Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana
after
Indianapolis
and Fort Wayne
. The largest city in
Southern Indiana, the city had a total
population of 121,582, and a metropolitan population of 342,815 as
of the 2000 census.
It is the county
seat of Vanderburgh County
and the regional hub for the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky
Tri-State Area.
Settled in 1812, the city is situated on a gentle horseshoe bend on
the
Ohio River and often referred to as
"River City." One of the most popular attractions in the region is
Casino Aztar, the first
riverboat casino in
the state of Indiana.
Evansville is also home to both the University of
Evansville
and the University of Southern Indiana
.
The broad economic base of the region has helped to build an
economy which is known for its stability, diversity, and vitality.
In 2004 Evansville was named an "All-America City" by the
National Civic League and in 2008 it
was voted one of the best cities in the country by the readers of
Kiplinger.
History
Settled by immigrants some 200 years ago, the city of Evansville is
situated on a gentle horseshoe bend on the Ohio River. The first
cabin built in Evansville was built in 1809, home of
George Miller. As testament to the
Ohio's grandeur, the early French explorers named it La Belle
Riviere ("The Beautiful River"). Initially settled in 1812, the
city was laid out in 1817. It was named in honor of
Robert Morgan Evans (1783-1844), one of
its founders, an officer under then General
William Henry Harrison in the
War of 1812.
It soon became a thriving commercial town, with an extensive river
trade. It was incorporated in 1819 and received a city charter in
1847.
The
completion of the Wabash and Erie
Canal, which connected the Great Lakes
to the Ohio River, greatly accelerated the city's
growth. Evansville's first railroad company,
Evansville &
Crawfordsville Railroad, was built in 1850. By the
U.S. census of 1890 Evansville
ranked as the 56th largest urban area in the United States, a rank
it gradually fell from in the early 1900s.
The first
highway bridge to cross the Ohio River and connect Evansville with
Henderson,
Kentucky
, was built in 1932. After the devastating
Ohio River flood of 1937,
the city established the Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority
District. It built a system of earth levees, concrete walls, and
pumping stations designed to protect the city.
The downtown riverfront area features
tiered stadium seating for special events and fireworks along the
Ohio River.
During
World War II, Evansville was the
largest inland producer of
LST
(Tank Landing Ships). Evansville also produced a specific line of
the
P-47 Thunderbolt known as the
P-47Ds.
These planes were also produced in Farmingdale
on Long
Island
, New
York
. The Evansville craft were given the suffix
"-Ra" while the Farmingdale planes were given the suffix "-Re".
Evansville produced a total 6,242 P-47s,almost half of the P47s
made during the war, and 167 LSTs during the war.
In the early 1950s, industrial production in the city expanded at a
rapid pace. Culturally, Evansville evolved in the 1950s with the
construction of
subdivisions on
the outer reaches of the community. This shift in population led to
other developments as shopping started to shift from the downtown
area into suburban shopping centers. In 1963,
Washington Square
Mall became the first enclosed mall in the state of
Indiana.
During the final third of the 20th century, Evansville became the
commercial, medical, and service hub for the tri-state region.
A 1990s
economic spurt was fueled by the growth of the University of
Southern Indiana, which now has 10,000 students. The arrival
of giant
Toyota and
AK Steel plants, as well as
Casino Aztar, Indiana's first gaming boat, also contributed to the
growth of jobs.
On November 6, 2005, an F3
tornado struck the
Evansville area and killed 25 people. The tornado began in Kentucky
and crossed the Ohio River.
It struck Ellis Park Racecourse
, East Brook Mobile Home Park, and then Newburgh
, leaving a of path of destruction for more than
. Nearly $85 million in damage was done. Following the
Evansville Tornado
of November 2005, the coordinating officer for the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency noted, "I don't think I've ever seen a community of
people come out so quickly to help each other. All communities come
together after a disaster, but this one is exceptional."
Geography and climate
Geography
Evansville is located at 37°58'38" North, 87°33'2" West (37.977166,
-87.550566).According to the
United States Census Bureau, the
city has a total area of 105.6 kilometers²
(40.8 sq mi). 105.4 kilometers²
(40.7 sq mi) of it is land and 0.2 kilometers²
(0.1 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 0.15%
water.
The city faces the
Ohio River along its
southern boundary. Most of the city lies in a shallow valley
surrounded by low rolling hills.
The west side of the city is built on
these rolling hills and is home to Burdette Park, Mesker Amphitheatre, and Mesker Park
Zoo
. The eastern portion of the city developed
in the valley with the
Pigeon
Creek flowing from downtown and is protected by a series of
levees that closely follow the path of
Interstate 164. A notable landmark on the
east side is the
Wesselman Woods Nature
Preserve.
The
Evansville
Metropolitan Area, the
142nd largest in the United States, includes four Indiana counties (Gibson
, Posey
, Vanderburgh, and
Warrick) and two Kentucky
counties (Henderson
, and Webster
). The metropolitan area does not include
Owensboro,
Kentucky
, which is an adjacent metropolitan area about
southeast of Evansville. This area is sometimes referred to
as "
Kentuckiana," although "
Tri-State Area" or
"
Tri-State"
are more commonly used by the local media.
Possibilities for expansion and combination
There is a chance that another Kentucky county, Union, and two
Illinois counties, White and Wabash, may be added on in the 2010
census as a significant amount of all three counties' populations
commute to jobs in Vanderburgh County or any of the other five
counties. Another Indiana County, Spencer, may find itself in both
the Evansville and Owensboro areas. There is also a chance that the
Owensboro and Evansville Metros could become the
Evansville-Owensboro, IL-IN-KY Combined Statistical
Area in 2010 as travel time decreases and interaction
increases with improved infrastructre between the two areas and
many of the micropolitan areas to the north and south like
Interstate 69, the expansion of the 6-lane
Lloyd Expressway to the west and
east as well as the new
U.S.
231 Corridor.
Climate
Evansville has a
humid
subtropical climate (
Koppen climate classification
Cfa. Summers are hot and humid, winters are cool to cold.
Average temperatures range from 33 degrees
Fahrenheit to . Annual rainfall averages and
annual snowfall averages . Evansville is one of the few major
cities in the Midwest where it is been known for an entire winter
to pass without any measurable snowfall (this occurred, for
example, in 1983. 2008 also had almost no measurable snowfall,
however Evansville did have nearly 1 inch of ice).
Demographics
According to the
census of 2000, there are
121,582 people and 30,527 families residing in the city. The
population density is 1,153.4 per
kilometer² (2,987.0 per sq mi). There are 57,065 housing units
at an average density of 541.3 per kilometer² (1,402.0 per
sq mi). The racial makeup of the Evansville is 86.24%
White, 10.92%
African American, 0.21%
Native American, 0.72%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.49% from
other races, and 1.37% from two
or more races. 1.1% of the population is
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 85.59% of the
population is non-Hispanic white.
There are 52,273 households out of which 26.6% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% are
married couples living together, 13.7% have a
female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% are
non-families. 35.1% of all households are made up of individuals
and 13.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or
older. The average household size is 2.24 and the average family
size is 2.90.
In the city the population consists of 22.7% under the age of 18,
11.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and
16.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years.
For every 100 females there are 88.8 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there are 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $31,963, and the
median income for a family is $41,091. Males have a median income
of $30,922 compared to $21,776 for females. The
per capita income for the city is $18,388.
13.7% of the population and 10.1% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total
population, 19.0% of those under the age of 18 and 8.4% of those 65
and older are living below the poverty line.
Cultural features
Performing arts
The
Victory
Theatre
is a vintage 1,950-seat venue that is home to the
Evansville
Philharmonic Orchestra. Each year, the orchestra
presents a seven-concert classics series, four double pops
performances, and special event concerts, as well as numerous
educational and outreach performances. The theater also hosts local
ballet and modern dance companies, theater companies, and touring
productions.
A wide variety of concerts, plays, and other special events are
held at the 2,500-seat auditorium at
The Centre downtown. Outdoor
concerts and special events are held at the 8,500-seat
Mesker Amphitheatre on the city's west
side.
Larger concerts, sporting events, and
special events are held at the 12,500-seat Roberts
Municipal Stadium
on the city's east side.
The New Harmony Theatre is a professional theatre produced by the
University of Southern Indiana and operating under an agreement
with the Actors Equity Association. Well known actors such as Polly
Holliday and Louis Zorich have appeared on the NHT stage, which
presents a three play season every summer. The University of
Southern Indiana also features a robust theatre program with a
professional repertory season in the Fall.
Evansville Civic Theatre is Southern Indiana's longest running
community theater, dating from the 1920s when the community theater
movement swept across the country. From its humble beginnings at
the old Central High School auditorium, Evansville Civic Theatre
has had many homes –
Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Coliseum, Bosse High School, the Rose Room of the
McCurdy Hotel, the Elks Ballroom, and the Evansville Museum of Arts
and Sciences. In 1974, Evansville Civic Theatre acquired the
historic Columbia Movie Theater as its permanent home.
The University of Evansville also maintains a prestigious theater
program, which features four mainstage and two studio productions a
year. A small independent music scene can also be found with local
bands playing nightclubs such as Club 1123 and Boney Junes.
Annual festivals
The
West Side Nut Club
Fall Festival is a street fair held in the area west of
downtown Evansville. It is held on the first full week of October
and draws nearly 150,000 people. The main attraction of the
festival is the food, with offerings of standards like elephant
ears and corn dogs to the more unusual, such as chocolate-covered
crickets,
brain sandwiches, and
alligator stew.
Paul Harvey once
remarked that only Mardi Gras in New
Orleans
is larger than the Fall Festival.
July the city plays host to the
Evansville Freedom Festival. The
United States Navy's
Blue Angels have
been an added attraction in recent years along with the Canadian
Forces Snowbirds.
Evansville also hosts
Thunder on the
Ohio each August.
Thunder on the Ohio is a
hydroplane boat race in the
H1 Unlimited season. The race is typically held
in August on the
Ohio River in downtown
Evansville. Evansville has hosted Thunder on the Ohio since 1979.
The winner of Thunder on the Ohio receives the
Four
Freedoms Trophy, which is named after the nearby Four
Freedoms Monument which rests along the
Ohio
River. The race has frequently been broadcasted on
ESPN and the
SPEED
television network.
The
Germania
Männerchor Volksfest is a three day German heritage festival
which takes place every July in the historic Germania Mannerchor
building on the cities west side. The festival includes food,
drink, dance and music. Many of the cities residents with German
ancestry also wear historic German attire.
On the last weekend of August, the popular
Frog Follies
takes place, when over 4,000 street rods converge on the
Vanderburgh County 4-H fairgrounds north of the city.
Museums
Angel Mounds State Historic
Site
is nationally recognized as one of the best
preserved prehistoric Native American sites
in the United
States
. From 1100 to 1450 A. D., a town near this
site was home to people of the Middle Mississippian culture.
Several thousand people lived in this town protected by a stockade
made of wattle and daub. Because Angel Mounds was a
chiefdom (the home of the chief), it was the
regional center of a large community.
The
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and
Science
is home to one of southern Indiana's most
established and significant cultural centers. It holds the
Koch Planetarium, the oldest in Indiana. Also on the campus is the
Evansville Museum Transportation Center, which features
transportation in southern Indiana from the latter part of the
Nineteenth Century through the mid-Twentieth Century.
The
Reitz Home
Museum
is Evansville's only Victorian House Museum.
It is noted as one of the country's finest examples of
Second French Empire architecture. It
was placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1973.
In October 2005 the
USS LST 325 moored
in Evansville and was turned into a museum (USS LST Ship Memorial)
in recognition of the city's war effort. During
World War II, Evansville produced 167
LST (and 35 other craft), making it the
largest inland producer of LSTs in the nation. The USS LST 325 is
the last navigable
tank landing
ship in operation.
The new
Children's Museum of
Evansville
opened its doors to the public in September
2006. The museum is the result of two years of planning and
was constructed in the historic Central Library downtown. The
Art Deco building is listed on the
National Register of
Historic Places. The museum offers visitors three floors of
interactive exhibits and galleries.
Parks and zoos
The city oversees the operation of 65 parks and 21 special
facilities encompassing more than of land in the City of Evansville
and Vanderburgh County. Among these are three popular 18-hole
public
golf courses and one 9-hole golf
course.
Located on nearly of rolling hills in western Vanderburgh County,
Burdette Park features an aquatic
center with water slides, three pools, and a snack bar. It also
offers a BMX racing track, batting cages, softball diamonds,
miniature golf, tennis courts, and locations for fishing.
Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo opened in 1928. Set on a spacious park, the
zoo features over 700 animals roaming freely in natural habitats
surrounded by exotic plants, wildflowers, and trees.
Wesselman Woods Nature
Preserve is a
National
Natural Landmark with nearly of virgin bottomland hardwood
forest. It is the largest tract of virgin forest located inside any
city limits within the United States. The Nature Center features
exhibits, events, wildlife observation areas, meeting rooms,
library, and gift shop.
Sports
- Also see: Sports in
Evansville.
Although
high school athletics are a constant
source of local patronage, the University of Evansville and University of Southern Indiana regularly draw thousands of spectators to NCAA
Division I, and Division II sporting events, respectively.
University of Evansville plays at Roberts
Stadium. University of Southern Indiana plays at the USI PAC.
The
Evansville Otters minor league
professional baseball team has played at
historic Bosse
Field
in the Frontier
League since 1995. Bosse Field opened in 1915 and is the third oldest baseball
stadium still in use in the United States and was the principal filming location for the
movie A League of Their
Own.
The
Evansville
IceMen
minor league professional ice
hockey team has played at Swonder
Ice Arena in the All
American Hockey League since 2008. The IceMen have
accepted a membership into the IHL, and will begin playing there
within 2 years. Other teams in the IHL are the Flint Generals,
Muskegon Lumberjacks, Port Huron Icehawks, Bloomington Prairie
Thunder, Dayton Gems, and defending Turner Cup Champion Fort Wayne
Komets.
The
Ohio River Bearcats
semi-professional
American
football team has played at the
Reitz Bowl &
Central Stadium in the
Midwest Football League
since 2008.
Evansville offers modern sports facilities for both soccer and ice
skating events. The
Goebel Soccer
Complex is a $3.4 million project that opened in the spring of
2004 on of land and features nine Olympic-size irrigated Bermuda
grass fields and one Olympic-size AstroPlay turf field.
Additionally, the
EVSC Double
Cola Fields provides twin soccer fields and stadium seating for
high school regular season and postseason matches.
Swonder Ice Arena is a $12.5 million
double-rink facility that opened in the fall of 2002 and features a
fitness center, a skate park, and party rooms. The schools of the
Evansville
Vanderburgh School Corporation use
Lloyd
Pool for all of their swimming and diving meets in the
Southern Indiana Athletic
Conference.
Current professional teams
Media
The only daily
newspaper is the
Evansville Courier
& Press, which is owned by the
E.W. Scripps Company.
The newspaper also
publishes the monthly Evansville Business Journal for the
region and owns the paper in neighboring Henderson,
Kentucky. Evansville
Living, a bi-monthly city
magazine
published by the Tucker Publishing Group, showcases the people,
businesses, and community. Other publications include
Maturity
Journal, a free monthly newspaper aimed at senior citizens,
and
News4U, a free monthly entertainment
magazine
The city has 32
radio stations that
include adult contemporary, big band, classical, inspirational,
jazz, rock, country, oldies, pop, and easy listening formats.
The
University of
Evansville's WUEV FM is a non-commercial
station that plays a variety of alternative, classical, and jazz
music. Other notable radio stations include
alternative/
hard
rock station 103 GBF (also known as "the River City Rocker")
and
pop music stations such as Hot 96
WSTO and 106.1
Kiss FM.
Evansville is the 102nd-largest
television
market in the United States according to
Nielsen Media Research.
The designated market area consists of 30
counties in Southeastern Illinois
, Southwestern
Indiana, and Northwestern Kentucky. The 2007 population estimate of this
30-county region is nearly one million people.
The major local broadcast television stations are:
The cable
Public Access
Television channels are:
Counties in the Media Market
Indiana counties
Illinois counties
Kentucky counties
Law and government
The Mayor of Evansville,
Jonathan
Weinzapfel, serves as the chief executive officer. A
nine-member elected
City Council is the
legislative branch of city government.
The City of
Evansville is the county seat for Vanderburgh
County
. In recent years the democratic party has
pushed for unifying the Evansville city and Vanderburgh County
governments, as was done in the Indianapolis merger with Marion
County
in 1970. The current proposal calls for
a Mayor and Deputy Mayor, who would be appointed by the mayor; and
a 15 member Metro Council composed of three at-large members and 12
members elected from individual districts.
Vanderburgh County's delegation to the Indiana State House of
Representatives comprises four representatives:
Dennis Avery (District 75),
Trent Van Haaften (District 76),
Phil Hoy (District 77), and
Suzanne Crouch (District 78). Evansville and
Vanderburgh County are represented by two state senators. In
general, the southern third of the county and Armstrong Township
are part of District 49, currently held by
Robert Deig. The county's west side is also in
District 49. Most of the county is in District 50, which extends to
the east, a seat held by
Vaneta
Becker.
The region is located in the
8th District of Indiana
(
map) and served by U.S.
Representative and
former Vanderburgh
County
Sheriff Brad
Ellsworth.
Education
- Also see: Evansville Vanderburgh
School Corporation.
- Also see: Roman Catholic Diocese of
Evansville .
K-12
The city
and county are divided into a nationally recognized public
school system of 20 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, and five
public high schools. In addition there are four parochial,
two charter, and one private school.
Signature School was listed as the 27th
best public high school in the nation on
Newsweek's Top 100 High School list in 2009. It was
the only school in Indiana to break the top 100.
On November 4, 2008 voters approved a $149 million bond issue for
the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. A long list of
projects includes a new $58.2 million high school for 2,000
students and an adjacent $27 million middle school for 1,000
students.
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offers grades JPK-12. The school's enrollment including all grades
is 325. *** Faith Heritage Christian
School offers grades K-12. The school's
enrollment including all grades is 125.
Higher education
The city
is home to two major universities, the University of
Evansville and the University of Southern Indiana (USI). The Indiana
University School of Medicine
also has a presence in the city with the Evansville
Center for Medical Education on the campus of USI. Other
campuses in the city include
Ivy Tech Community College,
ITT Tech,
Harrison College, and
Oakland City University's School of
Adult and Extended Learning.
The main campus of Oakland City University
is located just north of the city in Oakland
City, Indiana
.
Transportation
Immediate access to all major forms of
transportation makes Evansville an important
factor in Indiana's global economy. The city boasts an excellent
road, rail, water, and air transportation system.
Air Service
Interstate Highways
Interstate 64 (8 miles north of Evansville,
straddling the Gibson
- Vanderburgh County Line) routes west to the St.
Louis
and runs east to Louisville
.
Interstate
164 provides a convenient link from I-64 to the city's thriving
eastside retail district and a direct route to the downtown
business district via the Veterans Memorial
Parkway. Most of I-164 is to become Interstate 69.
Interstate 69 is being extended from
Indianapolis south to Evansville, creating a new international
trade corridor from Canada
to the Texas
and the
border with Mexico
.
Engineering design began in 1997 and construction began on July 16,
2008.
- A Second Bridge over the Ohio River
is planned for Interstate 69.
Construction is expected to start sometime in 2012.
US Highways
Indiana State Roads (local references)
Economy
Evansville is the regional center for a
large trade area in Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. The broad economic base of the region has
helped to build an economy which is known for its stability,
diversity, and vitality. Major industries today include
manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, retailing, health
care, and finance and business services. In 2007 the metropolitan
area was ranked 88th in the nation in terms of growth and economic
impact.
Corporate
headquarters include
Accuride,
Atlas Van
Lines,
Berry Plastics,
Mead Johnson,
Old
National Bank,
Shoe Carnival, and
Vectren. The city is also home to
American General Finance, a
division of
AIG.
Major
manufacturing operations around the city include AK Steel in Rockport
, Alcoa in Newburgh, SABIC in Mount
Vernon
, and Toyota in Princeton
.
The city's economy was expanded by
Casino Aztar's entertainment
facility in 1995. The main complex consists of a 2,700 passenger
riverboat casino, a 250-room hotel, a 1,660 vehicle parking garage,
and pavilion housing pre-boarding facilities, retail shops,
restaurants, and lounge area. An adjacent entertainment district
features a 100-room
boutique hotel
and additional restaurants.
The economic downturn beginning in 2008 hurt Evansville with
contractions by some of the area's largest employers. Toyota laid
off all temporary workers and offered a buyout to its permanent
employees. The company temporarily shut down its production lines
as production of the Tundra pickup truck was transfered to Texas
and the Highlander production was moved to Princeton.
On August 28, 2009
Whirlpool Corporation
announced they are moving operations from Evansville to Mexico, laying
off 1,100 hourly employees. The city was able to retain 300
salaried positions for a production design center.
The City of Evansville offers a pro-business tax structure for
companies locating inside the Evansville Urban Enterprise Zone.
Established in 1984 as one of only five enterprise zones in the
State of Indiana, the Evansville Urban Enterprise Zone offers
inventory tax credits and other tax credits to eligible
businesses.
Miscellaneous
Film and television
Game
scenes in the 1992 film A
League of Their Own were filmed at Bosse Field. It is the third oldest baseball stadium
still in use in the United States (behind Fenway Park
in Boston
and Wrigley
Field
in Chicago
). The ballpark served as the homefield for
the
Racine Belles.
All exterior shots on the 1988-1997
sitcom
Roseanne are still
photographs taken in and around Evansville. The Connors' house is
located at 619 South Runnymeade Avenue, and the Lobo Lounge is a
pizzeria located at the corner of Edgar and Louisiana Streets.
Matt Williams, the show's
creator and producer, is a native of Evansville.
The Daily Show has featured
Evansville in two episodes. The first featured a story about
comedian
Carrot Top's reopening the
historic Victory Theatre. The second poked fun at former mayor
Russel Lloyd Jr. for skipping out on a city meeting to attend
Cher's Farewell Tour concert being performed on
the same night at Roberts Stadium.
Evansville was also featured in
Alton
Brown's series
Feasting on
Asphalt. Alton and his crew visited the historic
Greyhound Bus station for its
vending machines, the
YWCA tea room for lunch, and the Hilltop Inn for a
brain sandwich and
burgoo. Other shows have included
Ghost Hunters which investigated Willard
Library's "Gray Lady" ghost and
Storm
Stories on
The Weather
Channel documented the devastating
tornado that struck the
city in 2005.
The city was briefly featured on the
Prison Break episode "
Chicago" in which
Sara Tancredi meets up with
Michael Scofield and
Lincoln Burrows in Evansville. The episode
premiered on
February 5,
2007.
Notable residents
- AJ Alexander, Playboy model and
actress
- Chic Anderson, sportscaster
- Alan Benes, baseball player
- Andy Benes, baseball player
- Avery Brooks, actor, best known for
Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine and Spenser: For
Hire
- Jamey Carroll, baseball
player
- Rudy Charles, Total Nonstop Action
Wrestling referee
- Calbert Cheaney, NBA basketball player
- Joe Cook, actor, entertainer,
and comedien
- Deke Cooper, NFL
football player
- John Cowan, singer, bassist John
Cowan Band and New Grass
Revival
- Elbert Frank Cox, mathematician
- Jody Davis, the guitarist for
Newsboys. He is a native of Evansville
- Neal Doughty, keyboard player,
REO Speedwagon
- Louise Dresser, actress
- Luke Drone, former NFL and current AF2 player
- David Emge, actor, best known for
Dawn of the
Dead
- Jace Everett, country music
singer
- Bob Ford, basketball player
- Ron Glass, actor, best known for
Barney Miller and
Firefly
- Phil Goss, actor
and television personality in Poland
and voice
over professional for MTV and VH1 in Europe
- Bob Griese, National Football League All-Star,
All-Pro, Hall of Famer
- Raymond Geuss, philosopher and
university professor
- Ernie Haase, Southern Gospel tenor
vocalist
- Roy Halston Frowick, fashion
designer
- Bob Hamilton, professional golfer
and winner of the 1944 PGA
Championship
- Kevin Hardy, football
player
- Luke Kruytbosch,
sportscaster
- Paula Leggett Chase,
singer/actress on Broadway and television actress
- Don Mattingly, baseball player for
the New York Yankees, hitting coach
for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Matt Mauck, NFL
quarterback
- Walter McCarty, former NBA player, assistant coach for UofL men's basketball.
- Arad McCutchan, basketball
coach
- Michael Michele, actress, best
known for ER
- Michael Rosenbaum, actor, best
known for Smallville
- Marilyn Miller, stage and screen
actress of the 1920s and 1930s
- Mock Orange, (indie-rock) band
- Roger Mobley,
child actor of the 1960s and later a
Christian pastor in
Texas
- Molly Newman, playwright and
television producer
- Ray Newman, MLB
player for the Chicago Cubs and
Milwaukee Brewers
- Robert D. Orr, former governor
of Indiana
- Paul Osborn, playwright, including
screenplay for East of
Eden
- Jeff Overton, professional golfer and member of the
PGA Tour
- Ray Ryan, gambler, an oilman, a
promoter, and a developer
- Winifred Sackville
Stoner, Jr., prolific child author and poet
- Steven Sater, Broadway Lyricist and
playwright and American Poet
- Ruth Siems, Stove Top Stuffing creator
- Paul Splittorff, baseball
player
- Larry Stallings, NFL linebacker
- Casey Stegall, national network
correspondent for Fox News
Channel
- John Roach Straton,
minister
- Scott Studwell, former NFL
player
- Kevin Thornton, musician
- Andy Timmons, guitarist, musical
director, and solo artist
- Lynn Townsend, former CEO of
Chrysler Corporation
- Henry Babcock Veatch,
philosopher and writer
- Geno Washington, soul
singer
- Matt Williams, producer
of The Cosby Show,
Home Improvement, and
Roseanne
Sister cities
Evansville has two
sister cities, as
designated by
Sister Cities
International, Inc. (SCI):
References
External links
CW Channel 19
ABC Channel 25
CBS Channel 44
NBC Channel 14
PBS Channel 9
Fox Channel 7
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, housed in a terminal, offers nearly 50 flights a day to
destinations around the country. A complimentary shuttle
service is offered from the airport to major hotels. The Metropolitan Evansville
Transit System (METS) provides bus transportation to all
sections of the city.
US
41 connects the city with Henderson
.
State
Road 57 (Petersburg Road)
State
Road 62 (Morgan Avenue / Lloyd
Expressway)
State
Road 65
State
Road 66 (Lloyd Expressway /
Diamond Avenue)
State Road 662 (Newburgh Road)
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