She grew up in an Indiana town … with them Indiana boys on an Indiana night.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane%27s_Last_Dance
Indiana wants me, Lord I can’t go back there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Wants_Me
Oh, the moonlight’s fair tonight along the Wabash
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Banks_of_the_Wabash,_Far_Away
A little ditty about Jack and Diane
Two American kids growin’ up in the heartland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_%26_Diane
I grew up in Greater Cleveland as a proud buckeye in “the best location in the nation” 1956 – 74. Learned about demography in my first 1974 quarter at New College in Sarasota from Dr. Peter Hruschka. Transferred to Indy in 1988. Remained ever since. Slowly became a “Hoosier”. Started documenting the Hoosier population in 2009, including the exceptional growth of our suburban Hamilton County.
The urban counties have tripled in growth. The others remain flat.
Urban counties will grow.
Indy has found a growth solution. Cleveland has not.
Urban growth, rural stagnation nationally.
Indy metro and a few suburban or university counties grew, others declined.
Long-term stagnation outside of Indy and a dozen counties.
Indy metro area is increasingly dominant.
Metro Indy stands out as a growth leader in the Midwest.
Rural America was behind in 1960. It was much further behind in 1980. The gap has continued to grow. This has huge political implications. George Wallace, Spiro Agnew and Richard Nixon deeply understood this in 1968. Not sure my Democratic party has yet caught on.
Metro areas thrived. Suburbs thrived even more.
The components of Hamilton County’s 50 years of growth.
Hamilton County breakout by suburb.
Net in-migration continues.
Population growth drives job growth.
More diverse …
Older …
An Indianapolis suburb can compete for “best place to live” in the US!
Yet I get an Indiana kick out of you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Get_a_Kick_Out_of_You
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