Editing Indiana, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{About|the Pennsylvania borough}}
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'''Indiana''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Indiana County, Pennsylvania]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 14,044 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web   |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> It is the principal city of the [[Indiana, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area|Indiana, Pennsylvania micropolitan area]], about {{convert|46|mi}} northeast of [[Pittsburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=January 4, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004708/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |archive-date=January 21, 2017 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[Office of Management and Budget]]  }}</ref> It is a part of the greater [[Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area]], as well as the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]] and [[Media in Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh media market]]s.

The borough and the region as a whole promote itself as the "[[Christmas tree|Christmas Tree]] Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Growers Association was founded there. There are still many Christmas tree farms in the area. The largest employer in the borough today is [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]], the second-largest of 14 [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education|PASSHE]] schools in the state.<ref>{{cite book|last=Swetnam|first=George|title=A Guideline to Historic Western Pennsylvania|year=1991|publisher=University of Pittsburgh Press|isbn=0822936305 |id=}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:PA Indiana 1900 Map.jpg|thumb|left|Indiana in 1900]]
In 1768, Thomas and Richard Penn, sons of William Penn, secured the southern part of what would later become Indiana County from the Iroquois Six Nations through the First Treaty of Fort Stanwix.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History & Heritage |url=https://indianacountyceo.com/live-and-visit/history-heritage/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Indiana County |language=en-US}}</ref> Indiana takes its name from Indiana County, which in turn gets its name from the "Indiana grant" of the [[Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768)|First Treaty of Fort Stanwix]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History of Indiana County, PA |url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~paicgs/history.shtml |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=sites.rootsweb.com}}</ref> Indiana was founded in 1805 to be the new county's seat from a grant of land by [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]] [[George Clymer]]. By 1810, it had a population of 125.<ref name=":0" />

On at least one occasion, an anti-slavery mob in Indiana rescued a fugitive slave from [[Fugitive Slave Act of 1850|extradition]] back to slavery in the [[Southern United States|South]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Indiana County and the Underground Railroad |url=https://www.iup.edu/library/departments/archives/civilwar/historical-background/indiana-county-and-the-underground-railroad.html |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=Indiana University of Pennsylvania}}</ref> The town was also where James Moorhead, a local [[Abolitionism|abolitionist]] leader, published several anti-slavery newspapers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antislavery Newspapers |url=https://www.iup.edu/library/departments/archives/civilwar/historical-background/antislavery-newspapers.html |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=Indiana University of Pennsylvania}}</ref> The first of these was ''The Clarion of Freedom'', founded in 1843. Moorhead eventually sold the ''Clarion'' and founded a new anti-slavery paper, the ''Indiana Independent,'' which he published until his death in 1857. The ''Independent'' was published by his son J. W. Moorhead after his death.

The ''[[Indiana Weekly Messenger]]'' was published in the town between 1874 and 1946.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86053538/|title=About The Indiana weekly messenger. (Indiana, Pa.) 1874-1946|publisher=Library of Congress|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119144314/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86053538/|archive-date=January 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Downtown Indiana Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1993. Also listed on the National Register are [[Breezedale]], [[Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Indiana Passenger Station]], [[Silas M. Clark House]], [[Graff's Market]], [[James Mitchell House]], [[Old Indiana County Courthouse]], [[Indiana Borough 1912 Municipal Building]], [[Indiana Armory]], [[Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office]], and [[John Sutton Hall]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:32 - 20180728 - Indiana, PA.jpg|alt=Photo showing Philadelphia St. in Downtown Indiana Boro|thumb|Downtown Indiana]]

The borough is an independent municipality surrounded by [[White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania|White Township]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

===Climate===
Indiana has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. Precipitation is highest in the summer months, falling as snow usually between November and April.
{{Weather box
|location = Indiana, Pennsylvania (3mi SE) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1946–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 91
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 76
|year record high F = 99
|Jan high F = 35.8
|Feb high F = 39.2
|Mar high F = 48.8
|Apr high F = 61.7
|May high F = 71.5
|Jun high F = 78.7
|Jul high F = 82.5
|Aug high F = 81.1
|Sep high F = 74.8
|Oct high F = 63.4
|Nov high F = 51.0
|Dec high F = 40.7
|year high F = 60.8
|Jan mean F = 26.7
|Feb mean F = 28.8
|Mar mean F = 37.1
|Apr mean F = 48.3
|May mean F = 58.7
|Jun mean F = 66.5
|Jul mean F = 70.7
|Aug mean F = 69.4
|Sep mean F = 63.0
|Oct mean F = 51.9
|Nov mean F = 40.5
|Dec mean F = 32.3
|year mean F = 49.5
|Jan low F = 17.6
|Feb low F = 18.4
|Mar low F = 25.4
|Apr low F = 34.9
|May low F = 46.0
|Jun low F = 54.4
|Jul low F = 58.8
|Aug low F = 57.7
|Sep low F = 51.2
|Oct low F = 40.3
|Nov low F = 30.0
|Dec low F = 23.9
|year low F = 38.2
|Jan record low F = −24
|Feb record low F = −26
|Mar record low F = −10
|Apr record low F = 10
|May record low F = 16
|Jun record low F = 31
|Jul record low F = 35
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 11
|Nov record low F = −4
|Dec record low F = −19
|year record low F = −26
|precipitation color = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.64
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.95
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.88
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.03
|May precipitation inch = 4.32
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.81
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.13
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.26
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.18
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.52
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.50
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.64
|year precipitation inch = 47.86
|Jan snow inch = 13.3
|Feb snow inch = 11.8
|Mar snow inch = 6.1
|Apr snow inch = 1.1
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 2.7
|Dec snow inch = 10.8
|year snow inch = 45.8
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 17.2
|Feb precipitation days = 14.3
|Mar precipitation days = 13.5
|Apr precipitation days = 14.7
|May precipitation days = 15.2
|Jun precipitation days = 13.6
|Jul precipitation days = 13.6
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 11.9
|Oct precipitation days = 12.7
|Nov precipitation days = 13.3
|Dec precipitation days = 15.1
|year precipitation days = 167.2
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 10.0
|Feb snow days = 7.8
|Mar snow days = 4.5
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 2.4
|Dec snow days = 6.1
|year snow days = 31.8
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pbz
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 8, 2021
| archive-date = July 5, 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120705132008/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pbz
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00364214&format=pdf
| title = Station: Indiana 3 SE, PA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 8, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1820 = 317
| 1830 = 433
| 1840 = 674
| 1850 = 963
| 1860 = 1331
| 1870 = 1605
| 1880 = 1907
| 1890 = 1963
| 1900 = 4142
| 1910 = 5749
| 1920 = 7043
| 1930 = 9569
| 1940 = 10050
| 1950 = 11743
| 1960 = 13005
| 1970 = 16100
| 1980 = 16051
| 1990 = 15174
| 2000 = 14895
| 2010 = 13975
| 2020 = 14044
| estyear = 2021
| estimate = 13508
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
| footnote = Sources:<ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208223555/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|archive-date=December 8, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208223555/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|archive-date=December 8, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212221153/http://factfinder.census.gov/main.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=American FactFinder }}</ref><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=October 19, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 13,975 people,<ref>{{cite news|last=Wells|first=Randy|title=Census finds more losses than gain in Indiana County|newspaper=Indiana Gazette}}</ref> and 4,624 households residing in the borough. The [[population density]] in 2000 was 8,440.0 people per square mile (3,267.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,096 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,887.6|/sqmi|/km2|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 91.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 4,804 households, out of which 14.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.5% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 65.3% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 8.2% under the age of 18, 59.4% from 18 to 24, 13.7% from 25 to 44, 10.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $21,279, and the median income for a family was $47,768. Males had a median income of $32,333 versus $27,831 for females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Source: 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-year estimates released December 2011|url=http://www.spcregion.org/pdf/Census%202010/Indiana%20County/INDI_IndianaBoro.pdf|publisher=US Government|access-date=October 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320014954/http://www.spcregion.org/pdf/Census%202010/Indiana%20County/INDI_IndianaBoro.pdf|archive-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $12,317. About 11.2% of families and 44.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Three iron [[Foundry|foundries]] operated in Indiana at different times between 1851 and 1948.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 15, 2020 |title=The Indiana Foundries |url=https://hgsic.wordpress.com/2020/12/15/the-indiana-foundries/ |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=HGSIC Historical Happenings |language=en}}</ref>

McCreary Tire and Rubber opened a plant in Indiana in 1914.<ref>{{Cite web |title=McCreary Tire and Rubber Company |url=https://hgsic.wordpress.com/tag/mccreary-tire-and-rubber-company/ |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=HGSIC Historical Happenings |language=en}}</ref> McCreary was renamed to Specialty Tires of America in 1992, and has its main office in Indiana.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gannon |first=Joyce |date=August 1, 2002 |title=Obituary: Donald D. Mateer / Rescued tire company that was on the skids |work=post-gazette.com Local News |url=https://old.post-gazette.com/obituaries/20020801mateer3.asp |access-date=April 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Company |url=https://www.stausaonline.com/company/ |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Specialty Tires of America}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Image:suttonhall.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Postcard depicting Sutton Hall at IUP]]
[[File:McElhaney Hall IUP Pennsylvania 2010.jpg|thumb|McElhaney Borough Hall on [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania|IUP]] campus]]
[[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] (or IUP) is a public university founded in 1875, originally founded as Indiana Normal School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iup.edu/about/iup/brief-history.html|title=Brief History}}</ref> 

For public K-12 education, the [[Indiana Area School District]], which includes the borough,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42063_indiana/DC20SD_C42063.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Indiana County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=September 23, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42063_indiana/DC20SD_C42063_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> supports four neighborhood elementary schools (Eisenhower, Horace Mann, East Pike, and Ben Franklin), a junior high school (Indiana Area Junior High School), and a high school (Indiana Area Senior High School), which are accredited and recognized for quality. A Catholic-affiliated Pre-K through grade 6 program is offered at the St. Bernard School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stbernardlc.org/Pages/default.aspx|title=St. Bernard Regional Catholic School|website=stbernardlc.org|date=October 14, 2016|access-date=January 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119082213/http://www.stbernardlc.org/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=January 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> in addition to other various [[parochial school]]s for different denominations.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

==Media==
Indiana's local newspaper is the ''[[Indiana Gazette]]''. Indiana is also home to several radio stations:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=5 | [[FM broadcasting|FM]] stations
|-
|'''''Call letters''''' || '''''Frequency''''' || '''''Format''''' || '''''Location''''' || '''''Owner'''''
|-
|[[WCOA-FM]] || 88.5 || Religious || Johnstown || Family Life Ministries, Inc.
|-
|[[WQEJ]] || 89.7 || Classical || Johnstown || WQED Multimedia
|-
|[[WIUP]] || 90.1 || College || Indiana || Indiana University of Pennsylvania
|-
|[[WQMU]] || 92.5 || Hot AC || Indiana || Renda Media
|-
|[[WFGI-FM]] || 95.5 || Country || Johnstown || Seven Mountains Media
|-
|[[WKYE]] || 96.5 || Adult Contemporary || Johnstown || Seven Mountains Media
|-
|[[WRKW]] || 99.1 || Classic Rock || Ebensburg || Seven Mountains Media
|-
|[[WDAD]] || 100.3 || Classic Hits || Indiana || Renda Media
|-
|[[WCCS]] || 101.1 || News/Talk || Homer City || Renda Media
|-
|[[WFSJ]] || 103.7 || Christian Contemporary || Indiana || Godstock Ministries, Inc.
|-
|[[WMUG]] || 105.1 || Religious || Indiana || The Christian Witness, Inc.
|-
|[[WLCY]] || 106.3 || Country || Blairsville || Renda Media
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=5 | [[AM broadcasting|AM]] stations
|-
|'''''Call letters''''' || '''''Frequency''''' || '''''Format''''' || '''''Location''''' || '''''Owner'''''
|-
|[[WCCS]] || 1160 || News/Talk || Homer City || Renda Media
|-
|[[WDAD]] || 1450 || Classic Hits || Indiana || Renda Media
|}

== Christmas Tree Capital of the World ==
Indiana County became known as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" in the mid-1950s, as noted in an Associated Press report. In 1956 alone, the county harvested about 700,000 trees, emphasizing its importance in Christmas tree production. In 1958, Shelton, Washington, also claimed the title, but Indiana County defended its status when local nurseryman Walter Schroth confirmed an order of 15,000 trees being shipped to Tacoma, Washington. While other states may now produce more trees, Indiana County was one of the first to gain widespread recognition. A reporter covering various "Christmas Tree Capitals" noted that Indiana County was the only one with official roadside signs declaring the title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=WilkinsServices.com |title=History of the Indiana County Christmas Tree Growers {{!}} Indiana, PA |url=https://christmastreecapital.org/history.php |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=christmastreecapital.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Edward Abbey]], author whose fiction is set in Indiana.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives|publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons|year=1999|editor-last=Jackson|editor-first=Kenneth T.|location=New York, NY|chapter=Abbey, Edward Paul}}</ref>
* [[James H. Bronson]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient in American Civil War
* [[Renée Fleming]], Lyric Soprano and [[National Medal of Arts]] recipient who has sung in world's most prestigious opera houses; [[Tony Award]] nominee for [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]'s ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]''
* [[Doc Gessler]], Major League baseball player born Indiana, Pennsylvania
* [[Connie Kunkle]] (1958–2016), Former [[ShopHQ]] host, singer and television personality
* [[Chris Kuzneski]], author
* [[Ernest W. Lewis]], Arizona territorial jurist
* [[Paul McCandless]], Grammy Award-winning jazz woodwind player and composer
* [[Jim Nance]], football player inducted into [[New England Patriots]] Hall of Fame in 2009, was born in Indiana and graduated from Indiana High School
* [[Sandy McPeak]], actor
* [[Harriet Earhart Monroe]] (1842–1927), lecturer, educator, writer, traveling producer of religious stage plays
* [[Tawni O'Dell]], author
* [[Michael Ryan (baseball)|Michael Ryan]], Major League Baseball player
* [[Edward Scofield]], 19th [[Governor of Wisconsin]]; lived in Indiana, PA
* [[Joe Saylor]], drummer and jazz percussionist for [[Jon Batiste]] and [[Stay Human (band)|Stay Human]], the house band for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert
* [[Jack Sonni]], guitarist and writer ([[Dire Straits]])
* [[James Stewart|Jimmy Stewart]], actor. [[The Jimmy Stewart Museum]] is located in the public library, and there is an annual Jimmy Stewart film festival as part of the town's ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' holiday celebration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitindianacountypa.org/holiday-season|title=Indiana County Holiday Season|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422101151/https://www.visitindianacountypa.org/holiday-season/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Steve Wheatcroft]], professional golfer
* [[Mary Wiggins]], composer

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|www.indianaboro.com}}

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