Fishers, Indiana
| City of Fishers | |
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| City | |
Fishers City Hall
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 Location in the state of Indiana |
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| Coordinates: 39°57′22″N 86°0′46″W / 39.95611°N 86.01278°WCoordinates: 39°57′22″N 86°0′46″W / 39.95611°N 86.01278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Hamilton |
| Townships | Fall Creek, Delaware |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative-Mayor |
| • Mayor | Scott Fadness |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.84 sq mi (92.83 km2) |
| • Land | 33.59 sq mi (87.00 km2) |
| • Water | 2.25 sq mi (5.83 km2) |
| Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 76,794 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 81,833 |
| • Density | 2,286.2/sq mi (882.7/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 46038, 46037, 46040 |
| Area code(s) | 317 |
| FIPS code | 18-23278 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0434526 |
| Website | http://www.fishers.in.us |
Fishers is a city located in Fall Creek and Delaware Townships, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, with a population of 76,794, according to the 2010 census. A suburb of Indianapolis, Fishers has grown rapidly in recent decades: about 350 people lived there in 1963, 2,000 in 1980, and only 7,200 as recently as 1990. In 2011, Fishers was named the number one city for families by The Learning Channel and was selected as a Green Community by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. The city was named the safest in the nation by CQ Press for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. In 2010, Fishers was ranked eighth in the best places to live according to Money magazine, America's best affordable suburb by BusinessWeek, and the eleventh best place to move in the country by Forbes. Fishers was also ranked the 24th best place to live in America by Money magazine in 2005, 33rd in 2006, 10th in 2008, and 12th in 2012.
After the passage of a referendum on Fishers' status in 2012, Fishers transitioned from a town to a city on January 1, 2015. The first mayor of Fishers—Scott Fadness—along with the city's first clerk and city council were sworn in on December 21, 2014.
The William Conner House and West-Harris House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1802 William Conner settled what is now present-day Fishers, Indiana. Conner built a log cabin and a trading post along the White River (Indiana). The land that Conner settled is now known as Conner Prairie and is one of the nation's most respected living history museums.
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