Editing Westfield, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Westfield, Indiana
| official_name      = 
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Westfield, Indiana.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Icon
| nickname           = Crossroads of Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = Westfield-indiana-downtown-bank.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Downtown Westfield in 2005
| image_seal         = Westfield IN Seal.png
| image_map          = File:Hamilton County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Westfield Highlighted 1882700.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Westfield in Hamilton County, Indiana.
| image_map1         = 
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| map_caption1       = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Indiana}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana|Westfield Washington]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Scott Willis ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Amy |date=2023-11-14 |title=Meet the mayor: Scott Willis connects to Westfield's past and its future  |url=https://youarecurrent.com/2023/11/14/meet-the-mayor-scott-willis-connects-to-westfields-past-and-its-future/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Current in Westfield |language=en-us}}</ref>
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1834
| established_title1 = Incorporated (town)
| established_date1  = 1848
| established_title2 = Incorporated (city)
| established_date2  = January 1, 2008
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_land_km2      = 82.57
| area_water_km2     = 0.57
| area_total_km2     = 83.14
| area_total_sq_mi   = 32.10
| area_land_sq_mi    = 31.88
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.22
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 902
| coordinates        = {{coord|40|01|56|N|86|09|11|W|region:US-IN_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 58,410<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dorger |first=Samanda |date=2023-05-24 |title=The Fastest Growing Cities in America |url=https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/fastest-growing-cities-in-america |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=TheStreet |language=en-us}}</ref>
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 46605
| population_density_km2 = 562.08
<!--2016 est.-->| population_density_sq_mi = 1455.77
| population_note    = 
| website            = {{URL|westfieldin.gov}}
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 46074, 46032 (part), 46033 (part), 46062 (part)
| area_code          = [[Area code 317|317]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-82700<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2397735<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397735}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Westfield''' is a city in [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton County]], [[Indiana]], United States. It is a northern [[suburb]] of [[Indianapolis]]. As of 2023, the population was 58,410.<ref name="USCensus2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2020.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref> Westfield is in the [[Indianapolis metropolitan area]].

== History ==
Westfield was founded on May 6, 1834, by [[North Carolina]] [[Quakers]] Asa Bales, Ambrose Osborne, and Simon Moon.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8wWAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA235 | title=History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1 | publisher=B.F. Bowen & Co. | author=Haines, John F. | year=1915 | pages=235–237}}</ref> It is believed that the town was planned as a stop on the [[Underground Railroad]] with many families of the [[Religious Society of Friends]] and the [[Wesleyan Methodist Church (United States)|Wesleyan Methodist Church]] supporting the cause. When the laws against aiding escaped slaves were made harsher, part of the Westfield Quaker [[Friends Meeting House]] split off into the [[History of the United States (1789–1849)#Anti-slavery movements|Anti-Slavery Friends]] meeting.

Westfield was incorporated as a town in 1848.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryformati00shirgoog | title=A History of the Formation, Settlement and Development of Hamilton County, Indiana: From the Year 1818 to the Close of the Civil War | author=Shirts, Augustus Finch | year=1901 | page=[https://archive.org/details/ahistoryformati00shirgoog/page/n212 207]| publisher=Shirts }}</ref>

On January 1, 2008, Westfield was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a city, and Andy Cook was sworn in as [[mayor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080105/LOCAL/801050308/1114/LOCAL0103 |title=DEAD LINK |website=Indianapolis Star |access-date=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051027/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080105%2FLOCAL%2F801050308%2F1114%2FLOCAL0103 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> With recent [[annexation]]s in southern [[Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana|Washington Township]] and rapid population growth in areas previously within the town limits, the city population in 2010 (30,068) was more than triple that of 2000 (9,293). Because of the growing size of the city, officials are planning a major revitalization of city's downtown. New additions to downtown Westfield are expected to include a new library and city hall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edencollaborative.com/PP21_Westfield.pdf |title=DEAD LINK |access-date=July 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313124851/http://edencollaborative.com/pp21_westfield.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The [[Union High Academy Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1995.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

In 2014, the city opened [[Grand Park (Indiana)|Grand Park Sports Complex]] which hosted the [[2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1738
|1870= 608
|1880= 350
|1890= 815
|1900= 670
|1910= 700
|1920= 574
|1930= 688
|1940= 709
|1950= 849
|1960= 1217
|1970= 1837
|1980= 2783
|1990= 3304
|2000= 9293
|2010= 30068
|2020= 46410
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of 2000 the median income for a household was $52,963; and for a family, $65,208. Males had a median income of $45,388; females, $26,864. The [[per capita income]] was $22,160. About 2.3% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.5% of those under 18 years and 3.7% 65 years or over. The [[American Community Survey]] estimated the median household income in Westfield from 2007 to 2011 at $86,054 and the median family income at $96,374.<ref name="ACSWestfield">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder Selected Economic Characteristics|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211753/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2013-12-15}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-11}}</ref> there were 30,068 people, 10,490 households, and 8,146 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1120.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 11,209 housing units at an average density of {{convert|417.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 90.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.8% of the population.

There were 10,490 households, of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.27.

The median age in the town was 33.7 years. 31.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 6.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

==Local media==
Westfield is served by a local weekly newspaper, the ''Current in Westfield''. The area is also served by the ''Times of Noblesville'' and the daily ''Hamilton County Reporter'' from the neighboring county seat of Noblesville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youarecurrent.com/|title=Main Home|website=Current Publishing}}</ref>

==Grand Park==
Grand Park is the largest youth sports campus in the United States, featuring 26 baseball and softball diamonds, 31 multipurpose fields for soccer, football, field hockey and lacrosse. An indoor events center opened in July 2016 that features three full-size multipurpose fields, and an indoor basketball/volleyball facility that features eight courts, with two of them being [[NBA]]-regulated, also opened and is named after the NBA's [[Indiana Pacers]]. Grand Park features an abundance of green space and more than {{convert|10|mi|0}} of pedestrian/bicycle trails, including the largest trailhead on the Monon Corridor.

Since opening, the campus has hosted several major events including: Whale of a Sale Consignment Event, [[Little League]] Softball and Baseball Region Tournaments, USA [[Archery]] Finals, [[Big Ten]] Women's and Men's Soccer Tournaments, [[US Club Soccer]] NPL Finals and Nationals, Suburban Indy Consumer Shows, plus many more.

In 2017 Westfield signed a 10-year contract with the [[NFL]]'s [[Indianapolis Colts]] for their annual training camp.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2017/09/10/colts-pay-grand-park-653-k-10-years-but-economic-boost-may-greater/647568001/|title=Colts to pay Grand Park $653K for 10 years but economic boost may be greater|last=Sikich|first=Chris|work=Indianapolis Star|date=10 September 2017}}</ref>

The park has experienced about 750,000 visitors and 1,900,000 visits on average each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibj.com/blogs/11-north-of-96th-lindsey/post/61771-grand-park-exceeds-total-visits-expectations-but-number-of-unique-visitors-falls?v=preview|title=Visits up at Grand Park in 2016|work=Indianapolis Business Journal (blog)|last=Erdody|first=Lindsey|date=22 December 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Westfield is located in western Hamilton County.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the east by [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]] and to the south by [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]]. To the west it is bordered by [[Zionsville, Indiana|Zionsville]] in [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone County]].

[[U.S. Route 31 in Indiana|U.S. Route 31]] is the main highway through the city, leading north {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Kokomo, Indiana|Kokomo]] and south {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 465]], the [[beltway]] around [[Indianapolis]]. [[Downtown Indianapolis]] is {{convert|20|mi}} south of the center of Westfield. [[Indiana State Road 32]] is Westfield's Main Street and leads east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to Noblesville, the [[county seat]], and west {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Lebanon, Indiana|Lebanon]].

According to the 2010 census, Westfield has a total area of {{convert|27.081|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|26.84|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.11%) is land and {{convert|0.241|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.89%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1882700
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-07-29
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213090743/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1882700
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Herb Baumeister]], suspected serial killer
* [[Claude Bowers]], writer, Democratic politician, and ambassador to [[Spain]] and [[Chile]]
* [[Joey Chestnut]], competitive eater
* [[Martha Doan]], chemist and academic
* [[Thomas Jefferson Lindley]], Civil War veteran, Indiana state representative and senator
* [[Ryan Pepiot]], Major League Baseball pitcher ([[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Tampa Bay Rays]]), Westfield High School graduate
* [[Kevin Plawecki]], Major League Baseball catcher ([[Boston Red Sox]]), Westfield High School graduate
* [[Seth Cook Rees]], pastor and leading figure in the evangelical [[Holiness movement]]
* [[Ambrose J. Tomlinson]], first general overseer of the [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)|Church of God]]
* [[Eriq Zavaleta]], professional soccer player ([[Toronto FC]])
* [[Braden Smith (basketball)]], 2022 Indiana Mr. Basketball, Purdue Boilermakers Basketball, 2024 1st Team All Big Ten, 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year

==Education==
[[Image:Westfield-indiana-water-tower.jpg|upright|thumb|Westfield water tower. This tower was torn down and replaced with another, newer tower outside of downtown.]]

===Public===
* [[Westfield High School (Westfield, Indiana)|Westfield High School]] (Grades 9–12)
* Westfield Middle School (Grades 7–8)
* Westfield Intermediate School (Grades 5–6)
* Carey Ridge Elementary School (Grades K–4)
* Maple Glen Elementary School (Grades K–4)
* Monon Trail Elementary School (Grades K–4)
* Oak Trace Elementary School (Grades K–4)
* Shamrock Springs Elementary School (Grades K–4)
* Washington Woods Elementary School (Grades K–4)

===Private===
* Montessori School of Westfield
* St Maria Goretti School (Grades PreK–8)
* Union Bible College and Academy
* Options Charter School(Grades 7–12)

=== Colleges and universities ===
*[[Union Bible College and Seminary]]<ref name="AbbottChijiokeDandelion2012">{{cite book |last1=Abbott |first1=Margery Post |last2=Chijioke |first2=Mary Ellen |last3=Dandelion |first3=Pink |title=Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) |date=2012 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9780810868571 |page=79 |language=en}}</ref>

===Public library===
The town has a lending library, the Westfield-Washington Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=7 March 2018 | archive-date=February 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Sports ==
Westfield hosts the [[Little League World Series (Great Lakes Region)|Great Lakes Regional Tournament]] in the [[Little League World Series]] each year. The tournament is held at the [[Grand Park (Indiana)|Grand Park Sports Campus]].

Westfield also has a contract with the NFL's [[Indianapolis Colts]] to host their yearly training Camp at the Grand Park Sports Campus. This began in 2018, and the contract is for 10 years. Grand Park is also a sponsor of [[Indy Eleven]] and hosts some of the team's training.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Park |url=https://www.indyeleven.com/grand-park/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Indy Eleven |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{wikivoyage inline|Westfield (Indiana)|Westfield, Indiana}}
* [http://www.westfieldin.gov/ City of Westfield official website]
* [https://www.wws.k12.in.us/ Westfield Washington Schools]
* [http://www.wwhs.us/ Westfield-Washington Historical Society]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Westfield
|North     = [[Kokomo, Indiana|Kokomo]]
|Northeast = [[Cicero, Indiana|Cicero]]
|East      = [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]
|Southeast = [[Fishers, Indiana|Fishers]]
|South     = [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]]
|Southwest = [[Zionsville, Indiana|Zionsville]]
|West      = [[Whitestown, Indiana|Whitestown]]
|Northwest = [[Sheridan, Indiana|Sheridan]]
}}

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[[Category:Cities in Hamilton County, Indiana]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1834]]
[[Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Underground Railroad in Indiana]]
[[Category:1834 establishments in Indiana]]