Editing Carmel, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
Carmel occupies the southwestern part of Hamilton County, adjacent to [[Indianapolis]] and, with the annexation of [[Home Place, Indiana|Home Place]] in 2018, is now entirely coextensive with [[Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana|Clay Township]]. It is bordered to the north by [[Westfield, Indiana|Westfield]], to the northeast by [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]], to the east by [[Fishers, Indiana|Fishers]], to the south by [[Indianapolis]] in [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]], and to the west by [[Zionsville, Indiana|Zionsville]] in [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone County]]. The center of Carmel is {{convert|15|mi}} north of the center of Indianapolis.

According to the 2010 census, Carmel has a total area of {{convert|48.545|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|47.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 97.76%) is land and {{convert|1.085|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 2.24%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
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Major east–west streets in Carmel generally end in a 6 and include 96th Street (the southern border), 106th, 116th, 126th, 131st, 136th, and 146th (which marks the northern border). The numbering system is aligned to that of Marion and Hamilton counties. Main Street (131st) runs east–west through Carmel's Art & Design District; Carmel Drive runs generally east–west through the main shopping area, and City Center Drive runs east–west near Carmel's City Center project.

North–south streets are not numbered and include (west to east) Michigan, Shelborne, Towne, Ditch, Spring Mill, Meridian, Guilford, Rangeline, Keystone, Carey, Gray, Hazel Dell, and River. Some of these roads are continuations of corresponding streets in Indianapolis. Towne Road replaces the name Township Line Road at 96th Street, while [[Westfield, Indiana|Westfield]] Boulevard becomes Rangeline north of 116th Street. [[Meridian Street (Indianapolis)|Meridian Street]] ([[U.S. Route 31 in Indiana|US&nbsp;31]]) and Keystone Parkway (formerly Keystone Avenue/[[Indiana State Road 431|SR&nbsp;431]]) are the major thoroughfares, extending from 96th Street in the south and merging just south of 146th Street. The City of Carmel is noted for having well over 100 [[roundabout]]s within its borders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2017/09/14/carmels-latest-reason-celebrate-roundabout-no-110/665959001/|date=September 14, 2017|title=Carmel's latest reason to celebrate: Roundabout No. 110|first=Chris|last=Sims|website=The Indianapolis Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Carmel Roundabouts |url=https://carmelroundabouts.wordpress.com/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Carmel Roundabouts |language=en}}</ref>