Terre Haute, Indiana

Vigo County

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Terre Haute is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana.

At the census in 2010 60.785 inhabitants were counted in the city on the banks of the Wabash River. It is the administrative seat of Vigo County. The mayor is Republican Duke A. Bennett. The city is home to the Indiana State University. Terre Haute has several zip codes. These begin with 478

Outside the town is the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex.

History

The name of Terre Haute means high land, it comes from French explorers who visited the plateau in the 18th century. 1811 was built during the War Tecumseh Fort Harrison, which represented the beginning of permanent settlement.

The city itself was founded in 1816. It was a center of agriculture and pig and had a port on the Wabash.

Population Development

¹ 1980 - 2010: census results

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926), socialist and presidential candidate
  • Max Ehrmann (1872-1945), writer and lawyer
  • Ray Arcel (1899-1994), boxing trainer
  • Claude Thornhill (1909-1965), bandleader, arranger and pianist
  • Scatman Crothers (1910-1986), singer, composer and actor
  • Philip José Farmer (1918-2009), science fiction author
  • Jess Hahn (1921-1998), actor
  • Greg Bell ( b. 1930 ), long jumper and Olympic champion
  • Mick Mars ( b. 1951 ), hard- rock guitarist
  • Edward Wilkerson ( born 1953 ), jazz musician and music teacher
  • Brian D. Kerns ( b. 1957 ), politician
  • Jose Pablo Cantillo ( born 1979 ), actor
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