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Noblesville, Indiana

Noblesville, Indiana
City
City of Noblesville
Motto: The Heart of Hamilton County
Location in the state of Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°3′0″N 86°1′17″W / 40.05000°N 86.02139°W / 40.05000; -86.02139Coordinates: 40°3′0″N 86°1′17″W / 40.05000°N 86.02139°W / 40.05000; -86.02139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hamilton
Government
 • Mayor John Ditslear (R)
 • Deputy Mayor Steve Cooke
Area
 • Total 32.79 sq mi (84.93 km2)
 • Land 31.37 sq mi (81.25 km2)
 • Water 1.42 sq mi (3.68 km2)  4.33%
Elevation 772 ft (235 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 51,969
 • Estimate (2012) 55,075
 • Density 1,656.6/sq mi (639.6/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 46060, 46061, 46062
Area code(s) 317
FIPS code 18-54180
GNIS feature ID 0440192
Website http://www.cityofnoblesville.org/

Noblesville is a city in, and the county seat of, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, located just north of Indianapolis. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the 14th largest city/town in the state, up from 19th in 2007. The city is part of Delaware, Fall Creek, Noblesville, and Wayne townships.

Noblesville is also home to the Klipsch Music Center, an outdoor music venue, and the Indiana Transportation Museum.

Noblesville's history dates back to 1818 when the land, which is now Hamilton County, was purchased by the government from the Native Americans in this area. William Conner, the only settler living in the area at the time, and his wife Mekinges Conner, a Lenape, established the first trading post in central Indiana in 1802 and lived in the first log cabin in the area. William Conner and Josiah Polk laid out what is now downtown Noblesville in 1823, which was designated as the Hamilton County seat in 1824 and incorporated in 1851. Conner's 1823 home is now one of a village of historic buildings making up Conner Prairie Pioneer Settlement, a living history museum south of Noblesville in Fishers.

Noblesville was named either for James Noble, one of the first two US senators from Indiana, or, according to legend, for Lavina Noble of Indianapolis, to whom Josiah Polk was engaged.


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