About the 7th District

District Demographics

• District population (2000 census): 675,674

• 50.1% female; 49.9% male

• Households: 237,174

• Median Household Income: $36,522

• Race/Ethnic Origin: 63.0% White, 29.4% Black, 4.4%, Hispanic 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Amer. Indian, 1.5% Two+ races, 0.2% Other

• Occupation: 26.2% blue collar; 57.7% white collar; 16.1% gray collar; 12.6% military veterans

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Indianapolis Statistics

• City Population: 876,804

• Total Area: 396 square miles

• Founded in 1821

• 13 th most populous city in the United States

• Situated entirely within Marion County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Colleges and Universities

• Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

• Ivy Tech Community College

• Butler University

• Indiana Wesleyan University

• University of Indianapolis

• Marian College

• Martin University

• Oakland City University Indianapolis Campus

• Art Institute of Indianapolis

• Brown Mackie College

Sports Teams

• Indianapolis Colts – National Football League, 1970 and 2006 Super Bowl Champions

• Indianapolis Pacers – National Basketball Association

• Indianapolis Fever – Women’s National Basketball Association

• Indianapolis Indians – AAA Minor League Baseball, associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Indiana Ice – United States Hockey League

• Indianapolis Trax – Midwest Hockey League

• Indianapolis Impalas – U.S.A. Rugby

Nation’s Largest Single-Day Sporting Events

• Indianapolis 500

• Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

• NHRA U.S. Nationals – largest drag race event

Fortune 500 Companies

• Wellpoint, Inc. – Commercially known as Anthem, Wellpoint, Inc. is the nation’s largest health insurance company.

• Eli Lilly and Company – One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies.

Points of Interest

• American Legion National Headquarters

• Indiana Fairgrounds – One of nation’s largest fairgrounds. Hosted countless musical acts including Elvis Presley and The Beatles.

• Indianapolis Children’s Museum – Nation’s largest children’s museum.

• Kiwanis International Headquarters

• Lucas Oil Stadium – Host of the 2012 Super Bowl.

• NCAA Hall of Champions – Headquarters and Hall of Fame of the NCAA.

• Scottish Rite Cathedral – Nation’s largest Masonic building.

• Monuments – Indianapolis is second only to Washington, D.C. in number of monuments.

Notable Indianapolis Residents

• Benjamin Harrison – 23 rd President of the United States

• Thomas Hendricks – Vice President under Grover Cleveland

• Charles Fairbanks – Vice President under Theodore Roosevelt

• Julia Carson – Second African-American woman elected to Congress from Indiana

• Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. – novelist

• Booth Tarkington – Pulitzer Prize winning novelist

• James Whitcomb Riley – poet

• Steve McQueen – actor

• Jane Pauley – newscaster

• Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds – R&B musician

• David Letterman – Stand up comedian, host of the Late Show with David Letterman

• Oscar Robertson – athlete, NBA Hall of Famer

• Wilma Rudolph – 3 time Olympic gold medalist, 1960 “Worlds Fastest Woman”