New Albany, Indiana
| New Albany, Indiana | |||
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| City | |||
| City of New Albany | |||
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| Nickname(s): Sunny Side of Louisville, River City, Gateway to the South and North West, Kentuckiana | |||
 Location in the state of Indiana |
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| Coordinates: 38°18′07″N 85°49′17″W / 38.30194°N 85.82139°WCoordinates: 38°18′07″N 85°49′17″W / 38.30194°N 85.82139°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Indiana | ||
| County | Floyd | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jeff Gahan (D) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 15.11 sq mi (39.13 km2) | ||
| • Land | 14.94 sq mi (38.69 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 36,372 | ||
| • Estimate (2012) | 36,462 | ||
| • Density | 2,434.5/sq mi (940.0/km2) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP codes | 47150-47151 | ||
| Area code(s) | 812 & 930 | ||
| FIPS code | 18-52326 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0440013 | ||
| Website | www.cityofnewalbany.com | ||
New Albany /ˈɑːlbəni/ is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Kentucky. The population was 36,372 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Floyd County. It is bounded by I-265 to the north and the Ohio River to the south, and is considered part of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. The mayor of New Albany is Jeff Gahan, a Democrat; he was re-elected in 2015.
The land of New Albany was officially granted to the United States after the American Revolutionary War. The territory had been captured by George Rogers Clark in 1779. For his services Clark was awarded large tracts of land in Southern Indiana including most of Floyd County. After the war Clark sold and distributed some of his land to his fellow soldiers. The area of New Albany ended up in the possession of Col. John Paul.
New Albany was founded in July 1813 when three brothers from Connecticut —Joel, Abner, and Nathaniel Scribner—arrived at the Falls of the Ohio and named the site after the city of Albany, New York. They purchased the land from Col. John Paul. New Albany was platted by John Graham on the land owned by the Scribner brothers. In 1814 Joel and Mary Scribner built their home in New Albany; the Scribner House still stands today.
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