Editing Zionsville, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
Zionsville is located approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} northwest of [[Downtown Indianapolis]]. According to the 2010 census, Zionsville has a total area of {{convert|10.298|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|10.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.63%) is land and {{convert|0.038|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.37%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
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In 2010, Zionsville annexed {{convert|39.5|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of land in [[Eagle Township, Boone County, Indiana|Eagle]] and [[Union Township, Boone County, Indiana|Union]] townships. This increased the area of the town to {{convert|49.7|sqmi|sqkm|2}} and added 9,159 residents as of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Darryl T.|title=Population Trends in Incorporated Places: 2000 to 2013|url=https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/demo/p25-1142.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Scott|title=Zionsville is model for Indiana in voluntary governmental consolidation|url=http://www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp?SectionID=31&subsectionID=303&articleID=53403|website=Indiana Economic Digest|access-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, Zionsville gained an additional {{convert|3.9|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of area as a result of annexing portions of [[Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana|Perry Township]], bringing the current area of the town to {{convert|53.63|sqmi|sqkm|2}}.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rose|first1=Rod|title=Indiana Supreme Court upholds merger of Zionsville and Perry Township|url=http://indianaeconomicdigest.com/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=133&ArticleID=82725|website=Indiana Economic Digest|access-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and cold winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Zionsville has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. Its inclusion in this climatic type is because of its four distinct seasons, large ranges between high summer temperatures and low winter temperatures, and enough precipitation to exclude arid or semi-arid classification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=593508&cityname=Zionsville,+Indiana,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Zionsville, Indiana Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>