Editing Whitestown, Indiana (section)

==History==
[[File:Field next to Neighborhood at Anson.jpg|thumb|A field in Whitestown next to the Neighborhoods at Anson]]
Whitestown was laid out in 1851 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|title=Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/earlylifetimesin00hard|year=1887|publisher=Carlon & Hollenbeck|page=[https://archive.org/details/earlylifetimesin00hard/page/52 52]}}</ref> It was named for [[Albert Smith White]], a U.S. Senator from Indiana.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/347 347]|quote=...probably for Albert S. White...}}</ref><ref name="HistoryOfWhitestown">{{cite book |last1=McMakin |first1=Catherine |title=History of Whitestown, Indiana |date=1951 |url=http://whitestownhistory.com/uploads/1/0/8/2/108253955/whitestown_centennial_booklet_1951__rare_.pdf |access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="MLKDay">{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Tim |title=Whitestown celebrates diversity with first Martin Luther King Jr. holiday event |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/01/18/whitestown-celebrates-diversity-first-martin-luther-king-jr-holiday-event/78801670/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=The Indianapolis Star}}</ref> The name of the town has at points been noted for being easily perceived as having historical ties to racism in Indiana, despite Albert S. White being known as a leading [[abolitionist]].<ref name="Marker">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Sarah |title=Whitestown unveils historical markers in honor of Albert S. White |url=https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/whitestown-unveils-historical-markers-honor-albert-s-white/531-1ff883a0-68ce-46b9-a17d-14e3f0b3c79b |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=WTHR |date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> The first post office in Whitestown was established in 1853.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Boone&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Boone County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref>

In 1947, Whitestown was officially incorporated as a town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Whitestown Comprehensive PLAN Update |url=https://whitestown.in.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Whitestown_Comp_Plan_FINAL_Adopted_2015.pdf |access-date=March 26, 2025 |page=8}}</ref>

In the late 2000s, Whitestown annexed 6,500 acres south of the historic downtown district.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.whitestown.in.gov/vertical/sites/%7BB8BE8AC3-9DE8-4247-BCB0-1173F48CC7C3%7D/uploads/Whitestown_Downtown_Revitalization_Plan(1).pdf | title=Whitestown Downtown Revitalization Plan | access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> A master planned, [[mixed-use development]] named for U.S. Army officer and Boone County native [[Anson Mills]] was established in this area in 2005. The [[Great Recession]] adversely impacted the Anson project's original construction schedule, but residential, retail, and commercial growth gained momentum starting in 2011 and continues to this day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibj.com/articles/53684-mixed-use-anson-gains-momentum-after-slow-start | title=Mixed-use Anson gains momentum after slow start |publisher=IBJ|access-date=10 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ansonindiana.com/pdf/Anson-Fact-Sheet-8-14-15.pdf | title=Anson Fact Sheet | access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> The Anson development now features a large selection of retail, including superstores and several fashion and lifestyle stores.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/68965-whitestown-exit-along-i-65-explodes-with-retailers-fast-food |first=Samm |last=Quinn |title=Whitestown exit along I-65 explodes with retailers, fast food |publisher=Indianapolis Business Journal }}</ref>

From 2010 until current day, Whitestown has been the fastest-growing municipality in Indiana,<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitestown and Westfield among fastest growing cities in Indiana |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/westfield/2019/05/24/westfield-one-fastest-growing-cities-indiana/1204147001/ |website=Indianapolis Star |language=en}}</ref> more than doubling in population between 2010 and 2017.<ref name="IU Bloomington Newsroom">{{cite web|url=http://www.incontext.indiana.edu/2018/july-aug/article1.asp|title=Indy-area suburbs dominate list of Indiana's fastest-growing communities|last=Kinghorn|first=Matt|date=July–August 2018|website=InContext|access-date=2018-07-10}}</ref>

Whitestown is the home of the [[Little League]] Central Region headquarters.<ref name="LLRibbonCut">{{cite news |title=Whitestown cuts ribbon on Little League complex |url=https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/whitestown-cuts-ribbon-on-little-league-complex/531-22b2e43c-d307-4dab-b57e-bc5c97fc077d |access-date=15 August 2022 |work=wthr |date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, a new complex opened, including the [[Little League Baseball#Regions|Central Region]] Headquarters administration building, a gift shop, and a Little League field with stadium seating, bleachers, a press box, and lights. The complex hosts both the Little League Softball Central Region and the Great Lakes and Midwest Region tournaments.<ref name="LLRibbonCut"/>