Vigo County, Indiana (Terre Haute, Indiana)

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Vigo County, pronounced (Ve-go), was officially formed in 1818 by order of the Indiana State Legislature. The county is named in honor of Col. Francis Vigo, of Italian heritage but a citizen of Spain due to residence in St. Louis. He is credited with great assistance to George Rogers Clark both in financing Clark's exploration and Revolutionary War efforts, and in service as an agent obtaining military information for Clark against British campaigns on the then frontier.

The county seat of Vigo County is Terre Haute with a population of 58,642 (2002 figures), and Vigo County including the City of Terre Haute has a population of 105,078 (2002 figures) which ranks Vigo County 16th of Indiana's 92 counties. Vigo County has a population density of 206.5 persons per sq. mile with a median age of 35.

Vigo County is comprised of 403.3 sq. miles, in 12 townships, on the western border of Indiana and Illinois and is considered the Crossroads of America because the first two National east-west and north-south highways (Highway 40 and Highway 41) cross in downtown Terre Haute.

Vigo County is home to nationally-recognized colleges, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, St. Mary of the Woods College, Indiana State University, and Ivy Tech College. Vigo County is also considered a regional shopping area with stores shopping centers and specialty shops that draw people from the surrounding Indiana and Illinois counties.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo_County,_IN
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Coordinates:   39°25'59"N   87°24'37"W

Comments

  • Number 42 in my list of counties to be traced out. Anybody living here is open to edit this page to include more details about your county. I only started this page as an anchor. I only know information about Southwestern Indiana.
  • This is another county that needs to be traced out.
  • Never Mind. I managed to get the polygon to work again.
  • i lived in terre haute for a couple months. it is mostly devoid of culture, i wouldn't recommend going there unless you must.
  • Terre Haute is the best place to raise kids and is a great history lesson for any able enough to learn. Here we have our own ways and most of it is something that many people who dont know the inter works of Terre Haute would surely miss!!1
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