Editing Carmel, Indiana

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| motto              = "A Partnership for Tomorrow"
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| named_for          = [[Carmel (biblical settlement)|The Biblical settlement]]
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| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Sue Finkam]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) (2024–present)<ref name="FinkamElectedWRTV">{{cite news |last1=Howell Jr. |first1=James |title=Sue Finkam elected mayor of Carmel after 28 years of Jim Brainard |url=https://www.wrtv.com/news/politics/sue-finkam-elected-mayor-of-carmel-after-28-years-of-jim-brainard |access-date=27 December 2023 |work=WRTV Indianapolis |date=8 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="TopCop">{{cite news |last1=Tuohy |first1=John |title=The Indianapolis Star Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2023/11/08/sue-finkam-elected-carmel-mayor-needs-police-chief/71500926007/ |access-date=27 December 2023 |work=Indianapolis Star |date=8 November 2023}}</ref>
| established_title  = Platted
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| established_date1  = 1874
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| population_est     = 100777
| pop_est_as_of      = 2021
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| postal_code        = 46032, 46033, 46074, 46082, 46280, 46290<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?bycitystate|title=ZIP Code by City and State - Carmel, IN|website=[[United States Postal Service]]|access-date=July 4, 2021}}</ref>
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'''Carmel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑːr|m|ə|l}}) is a suburban city in [[Hamilton County, Indiana]], United States, immediately north of [[Indianapolis]]. With a population of 99,757 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city spans {{convert|49|sqmi||abbr=}} across [[Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana|Clay Township]] and is bordered by the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]] to the east and the [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone County]] line to the west. Carmel was home to one of the first electronic automated traffic signals in the country,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2019/01/01/carmel-indiana-loves-roundabouts-heres-why/2153927002/|title=Carmel loves roundabouts: Here's why|last=Contreras|first=Natalia|date=January 1, 2019|access-date=December 1, 2019|work=The Indianapolis Star}}</ref> and constructed 154 [[roundabout]]s between 1997 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carmel Roundabouts |url=https://carmelroundabouts.wordpress.com/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Carmel Roundabouts |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://www.carmel.in.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/21496/638382352854530000 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240930204159/https://www.carmel.in.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/21496/638382352854530000 |archive-date=2024-09-30 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=www.carmel.in.gov}}</ref>

==History==
In the 1820s, the government put the lands in the area on sale, leading many farmers to settle on the west bank of White River.<ref name=":1" /> The original settlers were predominantly [[Quakers]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Hamilton County History Timeline |url=http://www.carmelclayhistory.org/local-history/hamilton-county-history-timeline |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419214124/http://www.carmelclayhistory.org/local-history/hamilton-county-history-timeline |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=May 31, 2014 |publisher=Carmel Clay Historical Society}}</ref>

Carmel was originally called "Bethlehem". It was platted and recorded in 1837 by Daniel Warren, Alexander Mills, John Phelps, and Seth Green,<ref name="Haines">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8wWAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA241 | title=History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1 | publisher=B.F. Bowen & Co. | author=Haines, John F. | year=1915}}</ref>{{rp|241}} who donated their  adjoining properties of equal size to create the town. The donated parcels were situated along the [[Indianapolis-Peru Road]] (now Westfield Boulevard). The Carmel Clay Historical Society also started its first activities in 1837.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Carmel – The Polis Center |url=https://polis.indianapolis.iu.edu/about/community-culture/project-on-religion-culture/study-neighborhoods/carmel/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=polis.indianapolis.iu.edu}}</ref>

The plot first established in Bethlehem, located at the intersection of Rangeline Road and Main Street, was marked by a clock tower donated by the local [[Rotary Club]]  in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carloni |first1=Brittany |title=How a new development will impact Main Street in Carmel's Arts & Design District |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2022/01/18/carmel-indiana-arts-design-district-development-parking-garage-apartments-downtown/9109538002/ |access-date=27 December 2023 |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=18 January 2022}}</ref>

A post office was established as "Carmel" in 1846 because Indiana already had a post office called Bethlehem.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hamilton |title=Hamilton County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=September 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012162043/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hamilton |archive-date=October 12, 2014 }}</ref> The name Carmel is a reference to [[1 Samuel 25]]:2 mentioning the biblical settlement [[Carmel (biblical settlement)|Carmel]].<ref name=":1" /> The town of Bethlehem was renamed "Carmel" and incorporated in 1874.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Haines" />{{rp|247}}

The [[Monon Railroad]] started operations in the city in 1883. Electricity and telephone lines arrived during the first decade of the 20th century. The city's first library was started by the local Wednesday Literary Club and schoolteacher Mahlon Luther Hains in 1904. With a grant from the [[Carnegie Corporation of New York|Carnegie Foundation]], the library was built at 40 East Main Streett in 1913. During the first half of the 20th century, the city was the host on and off of the Carmel Horse Show. The town's only bank closed in 1930.<ref name=":1" />

In 1924, one of the first [[traffic light|automatic traffic signals]] in the U.S. was installed at the intersection of Main Street and Rangeline Road. The signal was the invention of Leslie Haines and is currently in the old train station on the [[Monon Trail]].<ref>{{cite web | title=History of Carmel, Indiana | publisher=City of Carmel, Indiana | url=http://www.ci.carmel.in.us/government/History%20of%20Carmel.html | access-date=March 16, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615120332/http://www.ci.carmel.in.us/government/History%20of%20Carmel.html | archive-date=June 15, 2007}}</ref>

The [[Carmel Monon Depot]], [[John Kinzer House]], and [[Thornhurst Addition]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130705.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=July 5, 2013|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 through 6/28/13 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

During the 1950s and 1960s, the city anticipated a demographic boom and built large new public schools, leading to the creation of the [[Carmel Clay Schools|Carmel Clay School District]] in 1964 (and the Carmel Clay Educational Foundation in 1967). Six churches were built during the 1950s. The urban expansion was so fast that a 1958 ''[[The Indianapolis Star|Indianapolis Star]]'' article tagged it a "bedroom community", but one that could contribute to sustain the growth of [[Indianapolis]]. Construction of Interstate 465 started in 1967 and created the proper conditions for a rapid demographic growth. A new $330,000 library was built and opened in 1971.<ref name=":1" />

The first Chamber of Commerce opened in 1960 but closed two years later. With the demographic boom of the 1970s, it reopened in 1970.<ref name=":1" />

[[Carmel Symphony Orchestra|The Carmel Symphony]] was launched by Latvian immigrant Viktors Ziedonis in 1976.<ref name=":1" /> That same year, Carmel was incorporated as a city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Carmel, Indiana |url=https://www.carmel.in.gov/our-city/history}}</ref>

By the end of the 20th century, Carmel was one of Indiana's fastest growing cities. Suburban districts quickly replaced agricultural lands. The last farm operating within the city limits closed in 1993.<ref name=":1" />

==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
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1810342
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 28, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055723/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1810342
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
}}</ref>

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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 92
|1890= 471
|1900= 498
|1910= 626
|1920= 598
|1930= 682
|1940= 771
|1950= 1009
|1960= 1442
|1970= 6691
|1980= 18272
|1990= 25380
|2000= 37733
|2010= 79191
|2020= 99757
|estyear=2021
|estimate=100777
|align-fn=center
|estref=<ref name=2021censusest>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Carmel city, Indiana; United States|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/carmelcityindiana,US/PST045219|access-date=July 31, 2022|website=census.gov|language=en}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 16, 2014}}</ref><br />2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Carmel, 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=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Carmel city, Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1810342&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) – Carmel city, Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1810342&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) – Carmel city, Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1810342&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|34,467
|66,295
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75,534
|91.34%
|83.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75.72%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|550
|2,299
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,256
|1.46%
|2.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.26%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|45
|104
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65
|0.12%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,645
|6,988
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,966
|4.36%
|8.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.00%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|12
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|0.03%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|48
|169
|style='background: #ffffe6; |451
|0.13%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|317
|1,310
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,944
|0.84%
|1.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.95%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|649
|2,009
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,521
|1.72%
|2.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.53%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''37,733'''
|'''79,191'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''99,757'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 Carmel, IN.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Carmel, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(115, 178, 255)|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(159, 212, 0)|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 0, 0)|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 170, 0)|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(140, 81, 181)|Multiracial}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(153, 102, 51)|Native American/Other}}]]

According to a 2017 estimate, the median household income in the city was $109,201.

The median home price between 2013 and 2017 was $320,400.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Quick Facts - Carmel city, Indiana|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/carmelcityindiana/PST045217|access-date=January 28, 2019|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 79,191 people, 28,997 households, and 21,855 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1668.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 30,738 housing units at an average density of {{convert|647.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 2.5% of the population.

There were 28,997 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no partner present, 2.4% had a male householder with no partner present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.18.

The median age in the city was 39.2 years. 29.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.7% were from 45 to 64; and 10.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

==Economy==
The Meridian Corridor serves as a large concentration of corporate office space within the city. It is home to more than 40 corporate headquarters and many more regional offices. Several large companies reside in Carmel, and it serves as the national headquarters for OPENLANE (formerly KAR Global), [[Allegion]], [[CNO Financial Group]], [[Midcontinent Independent System Operator|MISO]], and [[Delta Faucet]].

===Top employers===
{{As of|2017|January}}, the city's 10 largest employers were:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investhamiltoncounty.com/Doing-Business-Here/Top-Employers.aspx|title=TOP EMPLOYERS|publisher=Invest Hamilton County|access-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024152826/http://investhamiltoncounty.com/Doing-Business-Here/Top-Employers.aspx|archive-date=October 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
|1
|[[CNO Financial Group]]
|1,600
|-
|2
|[[GEICO]]
|1,250
|-
|3
|[[RCI (company)|RCI]]
|1,125
|-
|4
|[[Capital Group Companies]]
|975
|-
|5
|[[Liberty Mutual]]
|900
|-
|6
|KAR Auction Services (Adesa)
|892
|-
|7
|[[Indiana University Health|IU Health North]]
|800
|-
|8
|[[Midcontinent Independent System Operator|Midcontinent ISO]]
|700
|-
|9
|NextGear Capital
|694
|-
|10
|[[Allegion]]
|595
|-
|}

Carmel also serves as the global headquarters for several fraternities and sororities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National fraternity HQ coming to Carmel |url=https://readthereporter.com/national-fraternity-hq-coming-to-carmel/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241210214207/https://readthereporter.com/national-fraternity-hq-coming-to-carmel/ |archive-date=2024-12-10 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=readthereporter.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Rollfast Gran Fondo===
Indiana's only [[Gran Fondo]], this cycling event attracts professional cyclists as well as recreational riders. In 2019, the event is the World Championship for the Gran Fondo World Tour. Each route is fully supported with food, drinks, and mechanical support.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.rollfast.us/ |url-status=dead |website=Rollfast}}</ref>

===Carmel Farmers Market===
Founded in 1998, the Carmel Farmers Market is one of the largest in the state of Indiana, with over 60 vendors of Indiana-grown and/or produced edible products. The market, which is managed by an all-volunteer committee, is held each Saturday morning from mid-May through the first weekend of October on Center Green at the Palladium, the farmers market attracts over 60,000 people a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.localharvest.org/carmel-farmers-market-M17128|title=Carmel Farmers Market - LocalHarvest|website=www.localharvest.org}}</ref>

===Carmel Monon Community Center===
A [[water park]] and fitness center is the centerpiece of Carmel's Central Park.

===Monon Trail===
[[File:Carmel - Monon Trail.jpg|thumb|Monon Greenway in 2008]]
The [[Monon Trail|Monon Greenway]] is a multi-use trail that is part of the [[Rails-to-Trails]] movement. It runs from 10th Street near downtown [[Indianapolis]] through [[Broad Ripple]] and then crosses into Carmel at 96th Street and continues north through 146th Street into [[Westfield, Indiana|Westfield]] and continues to [[Sheridan, Indiana|Sheridan]].

===Carmel Arts & Design District===

Designed to promote small businesses and local artisans, Carmel's Arts and Design District and City Center is in Old Town Carmel and flanked by Carmel High School on the east and the Monon Greenway on the west, with the state goal of celebrating the creativity and craftsmanship of the miniature art form. The district includes the [[Carmel Clay Public Library]].<ref name="HAPLR">{{cite web|url=http://www.haplr-index.com/HAPLR100.htm|title=Library Name|work=haplr-index.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> 

The district hosts several annual events and festivals. The Carmel Artomobilia Collector Car Show showcases classic, vintage, exotic and rare cars, along with art inspired by automobile design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carmelartomobilia.com/|title=Home|website=ARTOMOBILIA|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> Every September, the Carmel International Arts Festival features a juried art exhibit of artists from around the world,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecenterpresents.org/tickets-events/|title=Tickets & Events|website=The Center For The Performing Arts}}</ref> concerts, dance performances, and hands-on activities for children.

The district includes the Museum of Miniature Houses.

===Carmel City Center===

Carmel City Center is a {{convert|1,000,000|sqft||abbr=|adj=on|spell=in}}, $300 million, [[mixed-use development]] located in the heart of Carmel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carmelcitycenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CCC-QA.pdf |title=Carmel City Center FAQ |work=carmelcitycenter.com |access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> Carmel City Center is home to [[The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts]], which includes a 1,600-seat concert hall, 500-seat theater, and 200-seat black box theater.

===Shopping===
[[Clay Terrace]] is one of the largest retail centers in Carmel. Other shopping areas include Carmel City Center,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carmelcitycenter.com/|title=Carmel City Center {{!}} Official Site of Downtown Carmel|last=Parallelus|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> Mohawk Trails Plaza, and Merchants' Square. The Carmel Arts & Design District has a number of retail establishments along Main Street, Range Line Road, 3rd Avenue, and 2nd Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carmelartsanddesign.com/|title=Carmel Arts and Design District : Carmel, Indiana|website=www.carmelartsanddesign.com|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

===Kawachinagano Japanese Garden===
Ground was broken for the Japanese Garden south of City Hall in 2007. The garden was dedicated in 2009 as the 15th anniversary of Carmel's Sister City relationship with [[Kawachinagano, Osaka|Kawachinagano, Japan]], was celebrated.<ref name="City of Carmel, IN: History">{{cite web |title=City of Carmel, IN: History |url=http://www.carmel.in.gov/index.aspx?page=44 |publisher=City of Carmel, IN |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512180335/http://www.carmel.in.gov//index.aspx?page=44 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An [[Japanese garden|Azumaya-style]] tea gazebo was constructed in 2011 and dedicated on May 2 of that year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Heck |first=Nancy S. |title=Dedication of Japanese Tea Gazebo with Sister City Kawachinagano, Japan |url=http://indy-biz.com/2011/04/30/dedication-of-japanese-tea-gazebo-with-sister-city-kawachinagano-japan/ |publisher=Indy Biz |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422070825/http://indy-biz.com/2011/04/30/dedication-of-japanese-tea-gazebo-with-sister-city-kawachinagano-japan/ |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Great American Songbook Foundation ===
The [[Great American Songbook Foundation]] is the nation's only foundation and museum dedicated to preserving the music of the early to mid-1900s. The foundation is led by [[Michael Feinstein]], who is also the artistic director of the Center for the Performing Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecenterpresents.org/about/great-american-songbook-foundation/|title=The Center for the Performing Arts {{!}} Great American Songbook Foundation|website=The Center For The Performing Arts|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecenterpresents.org/about/|title=The Center for the Performing Arts {{!}} About|website=The Center For The Performing Arts|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

=== Christkindlmarkt ===
Founded in 2017, under the direction of then Mayor [[James Brainard]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The |title=Carmel Christkindlmarkt once again voted No. 1 |url=https://readthereporter.com/carmel-christkindlmarkt-once-again-voted-no-1/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> Carmel [[Christmas market|Christkindlmarkt]] is an open air Christmas market known for its Glühwein Pyramid, a {{convert|33| foot||adj=mid| tall}} structure lit with 3000 bulbs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-10 |title=These 6 U.S. Christmas markets feel like a fairy tale |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/best-christmas-markets-in-the-us |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Travel |language=en}}</ref> The market is one of Indiana's top tourist attractions hosting over 400,000 visitors annually.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=Best Holiday Market (2023) - USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards |url=https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-holiday-market-2023/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=10Best |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Michelle |title=New report looks at economic impact of Carmel Christkindlmarkt |url=https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/new-report-looks-at-economic-impact-of-carmel-christkindlmarkt |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Inside INdiana Business |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Carmel Indiana - Carmelfest (4772788604).jpg|thumb|Carmel City Hall in 2010]]
The government consists of a mayor and a city council. The current mayor is Sue Finkam, who has served since 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carmel.in.gov/index.aspx?page=47|title=City of Carmel, IN : Mayor|work=in.gov|access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> 

===Planned development===
In mid-2017, the city council was considering a multimillion-dollar bond issue that would cover the cost of roundabouts, paths, roadwork, land acquisition by the Carmel Redevelopment Commission and would include the purchase of an antique carousel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2017/07/10/carmel-considers-101-m-roundabouts-land-paths-carousel/465828001/|title=Carmel considers $101M for roundabouts, land, paths, carousel|date=July 10, 2017|work=Chris Sikich|publisher=[[IndyStar]]|access-date=July 20, 2017}}</ref> from a Canadian amusement park for an estimated purchase price of CAD $3 million, approximately US$2.25 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/07/19/toronto-centre-islands-110-year-old-carousel-sold-for-3-million.html|title=Toronto's 110-year old carousel on Centre Island sold for $3 million|date=July 19, 2017|work=Fatima Syed|publisher=Toronto Star|access-date=July 20, 2017}}</ref> However, a citizen led petition drive against the purchase caused the city council to remove it from the bond issue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/carmel/carmels-controversial-5-carousel-plan-removed-by-city-council|title=Carmel's controversial $5M carousel plan removed|last=McKinney|first=Matt|date=September 19, 2017|website=WRTV|access-date=July 18, 2019}}</ref>

According to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, as of 2019 the City of Carmel had an overall debt load of $1.3 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2019/05/02/carmel-mayor-election-jim-brainard-and-fred-glynn-differ-over-public-spending/3628932002/|title=Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard sees $1.3B as worthy investment. His challenger sees troublesome debt.|date=May 2, 2019|work=Natalia Contreras|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>

===List of mayors===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! No.
! Portrait
! Mayor
! Term of office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carmel.in.gov/about-the-city/history|title=History - City of Carmel|website=www.carmel.in.gov}}</ref>
! Election
! colspan=2 | Party<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10631596/carmel_first_city_election_nov_5_1975/|title=Republicans Sweep Carmel's 1st City Vote|access-date=April 11, 2019|date=November 5, 1975|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|page=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carmelclayhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Carmel-history-FINAL-2.pdf|title=Carmel Grows Up: The History and Vision of an Edge City|access-date=April 11, 2019|date=2017|website=www.carmelclayhistory.org}}</ref>
|-
| 1
|
| Albert Pickett
| January 1, 1976<br />–<br />January 1, 1980
| 1975
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 | Jane A. Reiman
| rowspan=2 | January 1, 1980<br />–<br />January 1, 1988
| 1979
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| 1983
|-
| 3
|
| Dorothy J. Hancock
| January 1, 1988<br />–<br />January 1, 1992
| 1987
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| 4
|
| Ted Johnson
| January 1, 1992<br />–<br />January 1, 1996
| 1991
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| rowspan=7 | 5
| rowspan=7 | [[File:Climate Impacts in the Midwest Becoming More Resilient (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=7 | [[James Brainard]]
| rowspan=7 | January 1, 1996<br />–<br />January 1, 2024
| 1995
| rowspan=7 style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| rowspan=7 | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| 1999
|-
| 2003
|-
| 2007
|-
| 2011
|-
| 2015
|-
| 2019
|- 
| 6
|
| Sue Finkam<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carloni |first1=Brittany |title=Sue Finkam wins Carmel mayor's race |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/11/07/carmel-indiana-mayor-election-2023-sue-finkam-miles-nelson-replace-jim-brainard/71396137007/ |access-date=November 7, 2023 |work=Indianapolis Star |date=November 7, 2023}}</ref>
| January 1, 2024 <br />–<br /> ''Incumbent''
| [[2023 Carmel mayoral election|2023]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

==Education==
[[File:Carmel Clay Public Library.jpg|thumb|Carmel Clay Public Library]]

===Public schools===
The [[Carmel Clay Schools]]<ref name="Home - Carmel Clay Schools">{{Cite web |title=Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref> district has 11 elementary schools (Kindergarten - Grade 5), three middle schools (Grades 6–8), and one high school (Grades 9–12).<ref name="Home - Carmel Clay Schools"/> Student enrollment for the district is above 14,500.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/district/home|title=Carmel Clay Schools|work=ccs.k12.in.us|access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>

The elementary schools include:

* Carmel Elementary (Feeds into Carmel Middle School)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/ces/home|title=Carmel Elementary School|website=1.ccs.k12.in.us|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> 
* Cherry Tree Elementary (Feeds into Clay Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cherry Tree Elementary Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/cte |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Clay Center Elementary (Feeds into Creekside Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clay Center Elementary Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/cce |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* College Wood Elementary (Feeds into Creekside Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=College Wood Elementary Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/cwe |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Forest Dale Elementary (Feeds into Carmel Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forest Dale Elementary Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/fde |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Mohawk Trails Elementary (Feeds into Clay Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohawk Trails Elementary Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/mte |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Prairie Trace Elementary (Feeds into Clay Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prairie Trace Elementary Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/pte |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Smoky Row Elementary (Feeds into Carmel Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smoky Row Elementary Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/sre |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Towne Meadow Elementary (Feeds into Creekside Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Towne Meadow Elementary Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/tme |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* West Clay Elementary (Feeds into Creekside Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Clay Elementary Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/wce |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Woodbrook Elementary (Feeds into Clay Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woodbrook Elementary School Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/wbe |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>

The middle schools include:

* Carmel Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/cam/home|title=Carmel Middle School|website=www1.ccs.k12.in.us|date=November 15, 2023 }}</ref>
* Clay Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clay Middle School home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/clm |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Creekside Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |title=Creekside Middle School Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/crm |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>

All middle schools feed into [[Carmel High School (Indiana)|Carmel High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carmel High School Home - Carmel Clay Schools |url=https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/chs |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ccs.k12.in.us |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Private schools===
Carmel has several private schools, including:

* Coram Deo Academy (Kindergarten–Grade 12)
* Midwest Academy (Grades 3–12)
* Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School (Kindergarten–Grade 8)
* Pilgrim Lutheran Preschool (Preschool)
* St. Elizabeth Seton Preschool (Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten)
* [[University High School (Carmel, Indiana)|University High School]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-schools/t/carmel-hamilton-in/|title=K-12 Schools in Carmel, IN|website=Niche}}</ref> (Grades 9–12)
* Walnut Grove Christian Prep School (Kindergarten–Grade 12)

==Notable people==
*[[Bernie Allen]], baseball player<ref>[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/cfc2ed10 Bernie Allen bio at Society for American Baseball Research]</ref>
*[[Ted Allen]], television personality
*[[Franklin Booth]], pen-and-ink artist
*[[Steve Chassey]], [[IndyCar]] driver
*[[Pete Dye]], golf course designer
*[[Alex Hall (author)|Alex Hall]], author known for ''[[Ben Drowned]]'' (2010)
*[[Mark Herrmann]], Purdue and NFL quarterback<ref>{{cite web | title = Mark Herrmann | publisher = purduesports.com | url = https://purduesports.com/staff-directory/mark-herrmann/1186 | accessdate = July 24, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Jay Howard]], British racing driver<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morrison|first=Janelle|date=May 2021|title=Carmel's Own IndyCar Driver Jay Howard: On Developing the Next Generation of Drivers|url=https://carmelmonthlymagazine.com/carmels-own-indycar-driver-jay-howard/|url-status=live|website=Carmel Monthly magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525124839/https://carmelmonthlymagazine.com/carmels-own-indycar-driver-jay-howard/ |archive-date=2021-05-25 }}</ref>
*[[Steve Inskeep]], host of ''[[Morning Edition]]'', [[National Public Radio]]
*[[Drew Kibler]], Olympic swimmer
*[[Kyle Krisiloff]], racing driver
*[[Rebecca Kubacki]], former Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives
*[[Midwxst]], rapper
*[[Cameron Lindley]], soccer player
*[[Jake Lloyd]], former actor known for his portrayal of young [[Darth Vader#Prequel trilogy|Anakin Skywalker]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]''
*[[Josh McRoberts]], former professional basketball player for the [[Dallas Mavericks]]
*[[Dorothy Mengering|Dorothy Letterman Mengering]], mother of comedian and talk show host [[David Letterman]]
*[[Jason Padgett]], math savant
*[[Mike Pence]], 48th vice president of the United States
*[[Rajeev Ram]], professional tennis player, winner of 2019 [[Australian Open]] – Mixed Doubles tournament<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theindychannel.com/sports/carmels-rajeev-ram-wins-major-mixed-doubles-title|title=Carmel's Rajeev Ram wins major mixed doubles title|last1=Brown|first1=Brad|website=RTV6|date=January 31, 2019|access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Matt Reiswerg]] (born 1980), soccer player, coach, and administrator
*[[Takuma Sato]], Japanese racing driver
*[[Lee Schmidt]], golf course designer
*[[Rob Schmitt]], reporter and [[Fox News]] co-host, now host at [[Newsmax TV]]
*[[Aaron Shackell]], Olympic swimmer
*[[Alex Shackell]], Olympic swimmer
*[[Avriel Shull]], architectural designer/builder and interior decorator
*[[Zach Trotman]], former professional hockey player ([[Boston Bruins]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]])
*[[Sheldon Vanauken]], author known for ''[[A Severe Mercy]]'' (1977)
*[[Seema Verma]], health policy consultant and former administrator of the [[Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services|Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]]
*[[Todd Young]], currently the senior United States senator from Indiana

==Sister cities==
===Current===
Carmel has six sister cities as designated by [[Sister Cities International]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youarecurrent.com/2023/10/19/carmel-adds-rueil-malmaison-as-6th-sister-city/|title=Carmel add's Rueil-Malmaison as 6th sister city|date=October 19, 2023 |publisher=Current Publishing|access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Kawachinagano, Osaka|Kawachinagano]], [[Osaka Prefecture]], Japan (1994)
*{{flagdeco|LAT}} [[Jelgava]], [[Semigallia]], Latvia (2022)
*{{flagdeco|ITA}} [[Cortona]], [[Tuscany]], Italy (2022)
*{{flagdeco|IND}} [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India (2023)
*{{flagdeco|FRA}} [[Rueil-Malmaison]], France (2023)
*{{flagdeco|GER}} [[Seiffen]], [[Saxony]], Germany (2023)

===Former===
*{{flagdeco|PRC}} [[Xiangyang]], [[Hubei]], China (2012–2024)<ref>{{cite web |last=|first=|title=
Carmel to end formal relationship with Chinese Sister City|url=https://youarecurrent.com/2024/03/27/carmel-to-end-formal-relationship-with-chinese-sister-city/|work=Current Publishing|date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of edge cities]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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