Editing Indianapolis (section)

====Neighborhoods====
{{See also|List of Indianapolis neighborhoods}}
[[File:Webster Avenue in Irvington Terrace.jpg|thumb|Single-family homes in [[Irvington Terrace Historic District|Irvington Terrace]]]]
For statistical purposes, the consolidated city-county is organized into 99 "neighborhood areas" with most containing numerous individual historic and cultural districts, subdivisions, and some semi-autonomous towns. In total, some 500 self-identified neighborhood associations are listed in the city's Registered Community Organization system.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Data |url=https://indyvitals.org/AboutTheData |publisher=The Polis Center at IUPUI |access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref> As a result of the city's expansive land area, Indianapolis has a unique [[Transect (urban)|urban-to-rural transect]], ranging from dense urban neighborhoods to suburban [[tract housing]] subdivisions, to rural villages.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Bodenhamer |editor1-first=David J. |editor2-last=Barrows |editor2-first=Robert G. |title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1994 |location=Bloomington and Indianapolis |pages=243–244|isbn=0-253-31222-1}}</ref>

Typical of American cities in the Midwest, Indianapolis urbanized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, resulting in the development of relatively dense, well-defined neighborhoods clustered around streetcar corridors, especially in [[Center Township, Marion County, Indiana|Center Township]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Center Township |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Donnelly |first1=Cathleen |last2=Verderame |first2=Jyoti |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/center-township/ |access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref> Notable [[streetcar suburb]]s include [[Broad Ripple Village, Indianapolis|Broad Ripple]], [[Irvington Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana)|Irvington]], and [[University Heights, Indianapolis|University Heights]].<ref name="Neighborhoods and Communities">{{cite book |editor1-last=Bodenhamer |editor1-first=David J. |editor2-last=Barrows |editor2-first=Robert G. |title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1994 |location=Bloomington and Indianapolis |pages=132–39 |isbn=0-253-31222-1}}</ref> Starting in the mid-20th century, the [[post–World War II economic expansion]] and subsequent [[suburbanization]] greatly influenced the city's development patterns. From 1950 to 1970, nearly 100,000 housing units were built in Marion County, most outside Center Township in suburban neighborhoods such as [[Castleton, Indianapolis|Castleton]], [[Eagledale, Indianapolis|Eagledale]], and [[Nora, Indianapolis|Nora]].<ref name="Neighborhoods and Communities"/>

Since the 2000s, [[downtown Indianapolis]] and surrounding neighborhoods have seen increased reinvestment mirroring nationwide market trends, driven by [[empty nesters]] and [[millennials]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Olson |first=Scott |date=November 15, 2013 |url=http://www.ibj.com/articles/44639-study-downtown-can-sustain-huge-apartment-boom |title=Study: Downtown can sustain huge apartment boom |newspaper=Indianapolis Business Journal |publisher=IBJ Media |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Russell |first=John |date=February 25, 2015 |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/money/2015/02/25/report-downtown-apartment-market-booming-units-way/24000905/ |title=Report: Downtown apartment market booming, with more units on the way |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett Co. |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> Renewed interest in urban living has been met with some dispute regarding [[gentrification]] and [[affordable housing]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Eason| first=Brian |date=August 18, 2015 |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/07/23/tax-relief-plan-targets-gentrifying-indy-neighborhoods/30585231/ |title=Council passes resolution seeking help for owners in gentrifying areas |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett Co. |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Courage |first=Cara |date=August 21, 2015 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/21/indianapolis-gentrification-arts-big-car-jim-walker-fountain-square-garfield-park |title=Why Indianapolis is a test case for a fairer form of gentrification |work=The Guardian |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Larson |first=Annika |date=February 10, 2016 |url=http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/the-rent-is-too-damn-high/Content?oid=3787156|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212100211/http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/the-rent-is-too-damn-high/Content?oid=3787156 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2016 |title=The rent is too damn high! |newspaper=NUVO |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> According to a Center for Community Progress report, neighborhoods like [[Cottage Home Historic District|Cottage Home]] and [[Fall Creek Place, Indianapolis|Fall Creek Place]] have experienced measurable gentrification since 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Emily |date=December 14, 2016 |url=https://www.nuvo.net/arts/general_arts/are-indy-neighborhoods-gentrifying/article_f7ef3602-5992-5043-b61a-25a88b59aabd.html |title=Are Indy neighborhoods gentrifying? |newspaper=NUVO |access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> The [[North Meridian Street Historic District]] is among the most affluent urban neighborhoods in the U.S., with a mean [[household income]] of $102,599 in 2017.<ref>{{citation |title=High Income Urban Neighborhoods |publisher=Higley 1000 |website=higley1000.com |url=http://higley1000.com/about-this-site/methodology/top-urban-neighborhoods-by-mean-household-income |access-date=September 17, 2017 |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914124844/http://higley1000.com/about-this-site/methodology/top-urban-neighborhoods-by-mean-household-income |url-status=dead}}</ref>