The Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the

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, is the 227th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the

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. Centering on the city of

Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute ( ) is a city in Vigo County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,389 and Terre Haute metropolitan area, its metropolitan area had a populati ...

, it was originally formed by the

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in 1950 and consisted of

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

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are now a part of this MSA.

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