The Evansville metropolitan area is the 164th largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States. The primary city is

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, the third most populous city in Indiana and the most populous city in

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as well as the hub for

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. Other

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cities include Boonville,

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, Oakland City, Princeton, and

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. Large towns in Indiana include Chandler, Fort Branch, McCutchanville, and Newburgh. Cities in

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include Henderson, Dixon, Providence, and Robards and currently covers an area of . It is the primary metropolitan area in the

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History

It was originally designated the Evansville, Indiana, standard metropolitan area and was formed by the

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in 1950, consisting solely of Vanderburgh County, Indiana. As surrounding counties saw an increase in their population densities and the number of residents employed within Vanderburgh County, they met Census criteria to be added to the MSA. Four

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and two

counties are now a part of this MSA. Because it includes counties in both Indiana and Kentucky, the Evansville metropolitan area is sometimes referred to as " Kentuckiana". The entire region is usually referred to as the Tri-State because of

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bordering Posey County less than 20 miles west of Evansville and to distinguish it from the

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Major employers

Healthcare

* Deaconess Health System, Evansville and Newburgh * St. Vincent Health, Evansville

Industrial

* Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
Gibson County *

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Warrick County *

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, formerly GE Plastics
Posey County * CenterPoint Energy, formerly Vectren, Operates three power plants in the area in Posey and Warrick Counties. * Duke Energy Indiana, Operates a

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in Gibson County.

Current populations

¹ County was not a part of Evansville MSA at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in MSA total.

References

External links

U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts
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* {{Great Lakes Megalopolis Indiana census statistical areas Southwestern Indiana