Editing Indianapolis (section)

==Demographics==
{{see also|History of the Irish in Indianapolis}}
{{US Census population
|1840= 2695
|1850= 8091
|1860= 18611
|1870= 48244
|1880= 75056
|1890= 105436
|1900= 169164
|1910= 233650
|1920= 314194
|1930= 364161
|1940= 386972
|1950= 427173
|1960= 476258
|1970= 744624
|1980= 700807
|1990= 731327
|2000= 781926
|2010= 820445
|2020= 887642
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 879293
|estref= <ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/indianapoliscitybalanceindiana/PST045223 |website=census.gov |access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
The [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] considers Indianapolis as two entities: the consolidated city and [[Indianapolis (balance)|the city's remainder, or balance]]. The consolidated city is coterminous with [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]], except the independent municipalities of [[Beech Grove, Indiana|Beech Grove]], [[Lawrence, Indiana|Lawrence]], [[Southport, Indiana|Southport]], and [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]].<ref name="2010 pop hh">{{cite web |title=Indiana: 2010 – Population and Housing Unit Counts – 2010 Census of Population and Housing |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-16.pdf |date=September 2012 |access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> The city's balance excludes the populations of ten semi-autonomous municipalities that are included in totals for the consolidated city.<ref name=StatsIndiana12 /> These are [[Clermont, Indiana|Clermont]], [[Crows Nest, Indiana|Crows Nest]], [[Homecroft, Indiana|Homecroft]], [[Meridian Hills, Indiana|Meridian Hills]], [[North Crows Nest, Indiana|North Crows Nest]], [[Rocky Ripple, Indiana|Rocky Ripple]], [[Spring Hill, Indiana|Spring Hill]], [[Warren Park, Indiana|Warren Park]], [[Williams Creek, Indiana|Williams Creek]], and [[Wynnedale, Indiana|Wynnedale]].<ref name="2010 pop hh"/><ref name="Unigov">{{cite web |title=Unigov Handbook: A Citizen's Guide to Local Government |publisher=League of Women Voters of Indianapolis |url=http://civicliteracy.iupui.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Unigov-Handbook-2016-LR-Single-Pages.pdf |access-date=March 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313125701/http://civicliteracy.iupui.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Unigov-Handbook-2016-LR-Single-Pages.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> An eleventh town, [[Cumberland, Indiana|Cumberland]], is partially included.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |editor1-last=Bodenhamer |editor1-first=David |editor2-last=Barrows |editor2-first=Robert |title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |year=1994 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington & Indianapolis |page=728}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/indiana/Historic-church-at-heart-of-Unigov-fight-5324667 |work=The Journal Gazette |title=Historic church at heart of Unigov fight |date=March 16, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2017 |archive-date=December 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231155436/http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/indiana/Historic-church-at-heart-of-Unigov-fight-5324667 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2015, [[Brookings Institution|Brookings]] characterized the Indianapolis metropolitan area as a minor-emerging immigrant gateway with a foreign-born population of 126,767, or 6.4% of the total population, a 131% increase from 2000.<ref>{{cite web |last=Singer |first=Audrey |title=Metropolitan immigrant gateways revisited, 2014 |date=December 1, 2015 |url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Gateways-2014-update-1.pdf |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Brookings Institution}}</ref> Much of this growth can be attributed to thousands of Burmese-Chin refugees who have settled in Indianapolis, particularly [[Perry Township, Marion County, Indiana|Perry Township]], since the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |first=Fatima |last=Hussein |title=From Burmese to American: Profiles in assimilation |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/03/18/burmese-american-profiles-assimilation/97107262/ |work=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett |date=March 18, 2017 |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref> Indianapolis is home to one of the largest concentrations of [[Chin people]] outside of [[Myanmar]] (formerly Burma), with an estimated population ranging from 17,000 to 24,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indychins.org/about-us/ |work=Chin Community of Indiana |title=About Us |date=2017 |access-date=December 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Salaz |first1=Susan |last2=Raymer |first2=Steve |date=December 12, 2020 |title=Welcome To Chindianapolis |url=https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-culture/circle-city/welcome-to-chindianapolis |magazine=Indianapolis Monthly |publisher=Emmis Publishing, L.P. |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Natalie |last=Contreras |title=How Indiana's Burmese community is leading a movement for democracy |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2021/04/13/myanmar-coup-indiana-burmese-community-leads-efforts-help/4803320001/ |work=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett |date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=June 18, 2021}}</ref>

The [[Williams Institute]] reported that the Indianapolis metropolitan area had an estimated 4.6% [[LGBT]] adult population in 2020, totaling about 68,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/MSA-LGBT-Ranking-Mar-2021.pdf |title=LGBT Adults in Large US Metropolitan Areas |date=March 2021 |work=[[Williams Institute]] |publisher=[[University of California, Los Angeles School of Law]] |first1=Kerith J. |last1=Conron |first2=Winston |last2=Luhur |first3=Shoshana K. |last3=Goldberg |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref>

===Census and estimates===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center; float:left;"
|-
!scope="col"| Historical racial composition
!scope="col"| 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.indystar.com/census/race-ethnicity/total-population-change/indianapolis-city-balance-indiana/160-1836003/ |title=2020 Decennial Census}}</ref>
!scope="col"| 2010<ref name="census10">{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/1836003.html |title=Indianapolis (city (balance)), Indiana |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807042256/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/1836003.html |archive-date=August 7, 2012}}</ref>
!scope="col"| 1990<ref name="census1">{{cite web |title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref>
!scope="col"| 1970<ref name="census1"/>
|-
!scope="row"| [[White American|White (Non-Hispanic)]]
| 50.1% || 58.6% || 75.2% || 80.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American|Black or African American]]
| 27.6% || 27.2% || 22.6% || 18.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
| 13.1% || 9.4% || 1.1% || 0.8%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian American|Asian]] 
| 4.2% || 2.1% || 0.9% || 0.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Multiracial American|Mixed]]
| 4.2% || 2.2% || – || –
|}
<br>
[[File:Ethnic Origins in Indianapolis.png|thumb|Ethnic origins in Indianapolis]]
[[File:Race and ethnicity 2010- Indianapolis (5560477952).png|thumb|A racial distribution map of Indianapolis, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ff0000|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#0000ff|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#00ffaa|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffa600|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffff07|Other}}]]
<br>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Indianapolis, Indiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP008>{{Cite web|title=P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US1836003&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1836003&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1836003&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!% {{partial|2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|527,675
|480,960
|style='background: #ffffe6; |444,504
|67.49%
|58.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.08%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|198,252
|223,053
|style='background: #ffffe6; |245,279
|25.36%
|27.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.63%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|30,636
|77,352
|style='background: #ffffe6; |116,221
|3.92%
|9.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|11,046
|17,053
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37,588
|1.41%
|2.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.23%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|10,808
|17,870
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37,152
|1.38%
|2.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.19%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|1,537
|2,123
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,940
|0.20%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,648
|1,760
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,627
|0.21%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|268
|274
|style='background: #ffffe6; |331
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''781,870'''
|'''820,445'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''887,642'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Indianapolis had a population of 887,642 and a population density of {{convert|2455|/sqmi||adj=pre|people}}. The estimated population was 880,621 in 2022.<ref name="QuickFacts22">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/indianapoliscitybalanceindiana/PST040222 |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> By population, Indianapolis is the state's largest city and the country's 16th largest.<ref>{{cite web |first=Eva |last=Hallman |title=Fort Wayne now the 83rd largest American city |url=https://wowo.com/fort-wayne-now-the-83rd-largest-american-city/ |work=[[WOWO]] |date=May 18, 2023 |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref>

The [[Indianapolis metropolitan area]], officially the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN metropolitan statistical area (MSA), consists of Marion County and the surrounding counties of [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone]], [[Brown County, Indiana|Brown]], [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton]], [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock]], [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]], [[Johnson County, Indiana|Johnson]], [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]], [[Morgan County, Indiana|Morgan]], [[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]], and [[Tipton County, Indiana|Tipton]].<ref name="OMB Bulletin No. 23-01">{{cite web |title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01 |pages=59, 138 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |date=July 21, 2023 |website=[[White House]] |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> In 2020, the metropolitan area's population was 2,111,040, the most populous in Indiana and home to 31% of the state's residents. In 2022, the estimated population was 2,141,779.<ref name="IBRC MSA">{{cite web |title=Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area |publisher=Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business |url=http://www.stats.indiana.edu/profiles/profiles.asp?scope_choice=b&county_changer2=Rmetro:26900 |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> In 2020, the larger Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, IN combined statistical area (CSA) had a population of 2,492,514, home to nearly 37% of Indiana residents across 20 of Indiana's 92 counties.<ref name="OMB Bulletin No. 23-01"/> In 2022, the estimated population was 2,524,790.<ref name="IBRC CSA">{{cite web |title=Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Area |publisher=Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business |url=http://www.stats.indiana.edu/profiles/profiles.asp?scope_choice=b&county_changer2=Rcomb:294 |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref>

In the 2010 census, 97.2% of the Indianapolis population was reported as one race: 61.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 27.5% [[African American|Black or African American]], 2.1% [[Asian American|Asian]] (0.4% Burmese, 0.4% Indian, 0.3% Chinese, 0.3% Filipino, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% other Asian); 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]], and 5.5% as other. The remaining 2.8% of the population was reported as [[Multiracial American|multiracial]] (two or more races).<ref name=Factfinder2/> Indianapolis's [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] community was 9.4% of the city's population in the 2010 U.S. Census: 6.9% Mexican, 0.4% Puerto Rican, 0.1% Cuban, and 2% as other.<ref name=Factfinder2>{{cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> Sometime between 2020 and 2023, Marion County became majority non-white.<ref name="nw">{{Cite news |newspaper=Mirror Indy |url=https://mirrorindy.org/marion-county-becomes-majority-nonwhite/ |title=Marion County becomes majority nonwhite |language=en-US |department=Government |author=Indianapolis Capital Chronicle |date=2024-07-21 |accessdate=2024-07-21}}</ref>

In 2010, the median age for Indianapolis was 33.7 years. Age distribution for the city's inhabitants was 25% under the age of 18; 4.4% were between 18 and 21; 16.3% were age 21 to 65; and 13.1% were age 65 or older.<ref name=Factfinder2/> For every 100 females, there were 93 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90 males.<ref>The U.S. Census for 2010 reports the female population for Indianapolis as 424,099 (323,845 were age 18 and over) and the male population as 396,346 (291,745 were age 18 and over). See {{cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref>

The 2010 census reported 332,199 households in Indianapolis, with an average household size of 2.42 and an average family size of 3.08.<ref name=Factfinder2/> Of the total households, 59.3% were family households, with 28.2% of these including the family's own children under the age of 18; 36.5% were husband-wife families; 17.2% had a female householder (with no husband present) and 5.6% had a male householder (with no wife present). The remaining 40.7% were non-family households.<ref name=Factfinder2/> {{As of|2010}}, 32% of the non-family households included individuals living alone, 8.3% of these households included individuals age 65 years of age or older.<ref name=Factfinder2/>

The U.S. Census Bureau's 2007–2011 [[American Community Survey]] indicated the median household income for Indianapolis city was $42,704, and the median family income was $53,161.<ref name=AmSurvey>{{cite web |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2007–2011 American Community Survey |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211753/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=November 21, 2013}}</ref> Median income for males working full-time, year-round, was $42,101, compared to $34,788 for females. Per capita income for the city was $24,430. 14.7% of families and 18.9% of the city's total population lived below the poverty line. 28.3% of those in poverty were under the age of 18 and 9.2% were age 65 or older.<ref name=AmSurvey/>

===Homelessness===
In 2023, a [[Point-In-Time Count]] conducted by the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention identified 1,619 homeless individuals in Indianapolis. About 78% of the city's homeless population was sheltered, with 64% living in emergency shelters and 14% in transitional housing. The remaining 22% were unsheltered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chipindy.org/uploads/1/3/3/1/133118768/2023_indianapolis_point-in-time_count_report_final.pdf |work=Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention |title=2023 Indianapolis Annual Point-In-Time Count |page=6 |access-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003231920/https://www.chipindy.org/uploads/1/3/3/1/133118768/2023_indianapolis_point-in-time_count_report_final.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Religion===
{{Bar box|float=right|title=Religion in Metro Indianapolis (2016)<ref name=AVA>{{cite web |url=http://ava.publicreligion.org/#religious/2015/MetroAreas/religion/16 |work=[[Public Religion Research Institute]] |title=American Values Atlas |access-date=March 25, 2016}}</ref> |titlebar=#ddd|width=285px|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|bars={{bar percent|[[Protestantism]]|dodgerblue|31}}
{{bar percent|[[Evangelicalism]]|deepskyblue|23}}
{{bar percent|[[Catholic Church|Catholicism]]|#d4213d|15}}
{{bar percent|Other [[Christianity|Christian]]|indigo|4}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|orange|2}}
{{bar percent|[[Irreligion|No religion]]|grey|22}}}}
[[File:St John, Indianapolis, IN (14400587460).jpg|thumb|Interior of [[St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Indianapolis, Indiana)|St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church]], a parish of the [[Archdiocese of Indianapolis]] and the oldest Catholic congregation in the city.]]
Religion has played a central role in shaping the city's healthcare, political, and social service systems.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Religion and Health Care |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=June 2022 |last=Lantzer |first=Jason |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/religion-and-healthcare/|access-date=February 13, 2025}}</ref><ref name=Lantzer>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Religion and Politics |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=2022 |year=2024 |last=Lantzer |first=Jason |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/religion-and-politics/ |access-date=February 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Religion and Social Services |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2022 |last1=Wind |first1=James P. |last2=Badertscher |first2=Kattherine |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/religion-and-social-services/ |access-date=February 13, 2025}}</ref> [[Christianity]] is the prevalent religion in the Indianapolis area. In 2016, the [[Public Religion Research Institute]] identified the largest groupings of [[Protestantism in the United States|Protestantism]] by faith tradition: 23% [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestant]], 20% [[Mainline Protestant]], and 11% [[Black church|Black Protestant]], respectively. At 15%, the [[Catholic Church]] was the largest single denomination. Other predominant denominations include [[Baptist]]s (15%), [[Methodist]]s (8%), [[Disciples of Christ]] (5%), [[Pentecostal]]s (5%), [[Jehovah’s Witnesses]] (3%), and [[Lutheran]]s (2%). About 3% of the population adheres to non-Christian religions. Some 22% of residents identified as religiously "unaffiliated", consistent with the national average of 22.7%.<ref name=AVA/>

Indianapolis is home to roughly 1,200 congregations representing numerous faiths, including some 100 Christian denominations.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Religion Atlas |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |last1=Bodenhamer |first1=David J. |last2=Farnsley II |first2=Arthur E. |last3=Van Allen |first3=Elizabeth J. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/atlas/religion-atlas/ |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> Some of the city’s oldest congregations include [[Meridian Street United Methodist Church]] (1821),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Meridian Street United Methodist Church |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=June 2022 |last=Lantzer |first=Jason |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/meridian-street-united-methodist-church/ |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> [[Central Christian Church (Indianapolis, Indiana)|Central Christian Church]] (1833),<ref name=Seay>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ) |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Williams |first1=D. Newell |last2=Seay |first2=Scott |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/christian-church-disciples-of-christ/ |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> [[Bethel A.M.E. Church (Indianapolis, Indiana)|Bethel A.M.E. Church]] (1836),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Hale |first1=Michelle D. |last2=Blair |first2=Lyndsey D. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/bethel-african-methodist-episcopal-a-m-e-church/ |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> [[Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis)|Christ Church Cathedral]] (1837),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Christ Church Cathedral |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Dalton |first1=William D. |last2=Little |first2=Lee |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/christ-church-cathedral/ |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> [[St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Indianapolis, Indiana)|St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church]] (1837),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=St. John Catholic Church |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last=Markisohn |first=Deborah B. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/st-john-catholic-church/ |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> [[Second Presbyterian Church (Indianapolis, Indiana)|Second Presbyterian Church]] (1838),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Second Presbyterian Church |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2022 |last1=Isley Jr. |first1=William L. |last2=Farnsley II |first2=Arthur E. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/second-presbyterian-church/ |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> and the [[Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation]] (1856).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Hale |first1=Michelle D. |last2=Spiegel |first2=Pauline |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/indianapolis-hebrew-congregation/ |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> Newer establishments reflect the city’s growing religious diversity, including [[Masjid Al Mu'mineen]] (2001), the [[Hindu Temple of Central Indiana]] (2006),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Hindu Temple of Central Indiana |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=June 2021 |last=Verderame |first=Jyoti A. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/hindu-temple-of-central-indiana/|access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> and the [[Indianapolis Indiana Temple]] (2015), located in [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Mormon Temple |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=June 2021 |last1=Snideman |first1=Samuel S. |last2=Van Allen |first2=Elizabeth J. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/mormon-temple/ |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> The [[First Church of Cannabis]] was established in response to Indiana’s [[Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Indiana)|Religious Freedom Restoration Act]] in 2015.<ref name=Lantzer/>

Religious denominations headquartered in the Indianapolis area include the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)]],<ref name=Seay/> the [[Free Methodist Church]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Free Methodist World Ministries Center |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=June 2022 |last=Little |first=Lee |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/free-methodist-world-ministries-center/ |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> the [[Lutheran Ministerium and Synod – USA]], and the [[Wesleyan Church]].<ref name=Seay/> Indianapolis is the seat of two [[Diocese of Indianapolis (disambiguation)|dioceses]].