Why So Few Americans Live In Indiana

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    Indiana is an unusual state because, while its squished in between its sibling Northwest Territory states of Ohio, Michigan and Illinois, it didn't grow nearly as large or as fast as the other three. In fact, Indiana is about half the size of Illinois! So what's going on in the Hoosier State that kept people away during a time when people flocked to Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois?
    In this video, we'll cover the history of the Northwest Territory and how it got divided up into its current states, the physical geography of Indiana and how it compares with Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois, and why Indiana ultimately ended up less urbanized and populated than states that would otherwise be its peers within the United States.
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  • @johnarmstrong5287
    @johnarmstrong5287 2 місяці тому +2590

    Anyone from Indiana hearing the pronunciations of Indiana towns cringed...

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService 2 місяці тому +66

      Yup. I left the state in the 1990s and still flinched

    • @williamhigdon2620
      @williamhigdon2620 2 місяці тому +226

      Vincennes hurt

    • @Mantooth2851
      @Mantooth2851 2 місяці тому +80

      When he said Corydon 😬😬

    • @donnyconnelly8588
      @donnyconnelly8588 2 місяці тому +141

      Also when he tried to say Hoosier at the end.🤣 I still enjoyed the video.

    • @cyclesaviorn2700
      @cyclesaviorn2700 2 місяці тому +73

      All of them, pronounced like an ai 😂

  • @USAF-SF
    @USAF-SF 2 місяці тому +1611

    As a 65yrs old Boomer born and raised in Indiana, I can promise you, there isn't one single Hoosier that says "oh, I wish we had more people living here..." There are many secrets about living in Indiana that Hoosiers don't want the outside to ever discover...

    • @michaelschooler-f5x
      @michaelschooler-f5x 2 місяці тому +128

      Absolutely. Born and raised Hoosier here. I am more than happy to be the sleeper of the Great Lakes region.

    • @MeaThreattoDemocracy
      @MeaThreattoDemocracy 2 місяці тому +29

      Amen

    • @Lemonjellow
      @Lemonjellow 2 місяці тому +69

      Being from Southern Indiana I don't even want people from North of Terre Haute moving here... at least the river stumps most of the Kentuckians... and the Easterners up by Ohio tend to stay on their side.

    • @stormblood2027
      @stormblood2027 2 місяці тому +24

      @@Lemonjellow What's wrong with us northern brethren? 😅

    • @rachel4435
      @rachel4435 2 місяці тому +63

      we sound very outdated and slightly bigoted saying outsiders aren't welcome inside the indiana boarder.

  • @geom404
    @geom404 Місяць тому +179

    My car was giving me trouble on the Indiana Toll Road near Fremont while on vacation. I stopped at the service plaza and asked the man if there was a repair shop nearby, Called them up and they gave me directions over the phone until I found them. They were very friendly and eager to look at my car. They figured out the problem, but had to order an alternator. It was Saturday so I figured that I would not be going anywhere for a while. They were able to get one late the same day and the boss asked two mechanics if they would come in on Sunday when they were normally closed to get me on my way. Of course they said yes and had car fixed first thing.
    This was 20 years ago and I hope these people are well. Hoosiers are the best, Indiana should be proud.

    • @jeremybeaucooper
      @jeremybeaucooper Місяць тому +5

      We know how to work on our cars here. 😅

    • @inflameswetrust2194
      @inflameswetrust2194 29 днів тому +3

      An alternator takes like 2 minutes to fix

    • @googleuser868
      @googleuser868 24 дні тому +3

      @@geom404 We use to run a gas station with 24hr towing and did emergency repairs if we had the parts.
      Lots of gas stations use to have small garages before selling junk food became big oils new game. Think about that next time you get gas at the Quicky Mart.

    • @geom404
      @geom404 24 дні тому +1

      @@googleuser868 I did not take my car to Quicky Mart. This was an auto repair shop. No gas or food. Your assumption is erroneous.

    • @loganberlew3191
      @loganberlew3191 24 дні тому +1

      No shit, I live in Fremont, where did you take it?

  • @SmashhoofTheOriginal
    @SmashhoofTheOriginal 2 місяці тому +384

    Southern Indiana is particularly known for its limestone. 35 of the 50 state capitol buildings in the US are made from Indiana limestone. Also, famous buildings like the Empire State Building, the Biltmore estate, the Pentagon, and the National Cathedral are also made of Indiana limestone.

    • @lijohnyoutube101
      @lijohnyoutube101 2 місяці тому +19

      It is and Martinsville very roughly an hour south of Indianapolis is widely viewed as the headquarters of the KKK during the 1920’s. The popular book, A fever in the heartland is a shocking read as to the power of the KKK for a short time and its deep lasting legacy on Indiana.

    • @kel5944
      @kel5944 2 місяці тому +2

      @@lijohnyoutube101the kkk still has meetings at a public park in Madison from time to time. It may have been a few years since the last one, but they used to do them yearly. They put out flyers in neighborhoods throughout the area to recruit members, including Louisville, ky neighborhoods.

    • @ltwig476
      @ltwig476 2 місяці тому +11

      Yes, and the very finest limestone came from the rather small Oolitic stone quarry. My grandfather was a stone carver in Bedford and mother dirt poor from Oolitic. I would hate to hear his pronunciation of that town. Few get it correct that are not from southern In. Most of the major buildings in downtown Indy were built with Oolitic stone. The mid morning sun is incredible on those beautiful structures. The stone is a warmer white than most limestone quarries in the region.

    • @stormblood2027
      @stormblood2027 2 місяці тому +1

      Northern Indiana has a lot of limestone gravel quarries.

    • @ltwig476
      @ltwig476 2 місяці тому +3

      @@lijohnyoutube101 We had some major racist incidents in Martinsville in the 70s. that was big in the news. There is nothing going on there now. Quite a few black folks live there now. Hendrix Co. just west of Indy is home of the KKK Grand Wizard. Hendrix Co in extremely racist other than Danville. and some towns closer to Indy. We had some racist shit happen about 10 years ago in Avon that made headlines. They tied that teacher to a tree and roughed him up bit down in Morgan Co. a couple of years ago.

  • @progagainstpirates
    @progagainstpirates 2 місяці тому +747

    Say it with me:
    Vincennes - "vin-senz," Potawatomi - "pah-tah-wah-toe-me," Calumet - "Cal-you-met," Hoosier - "hoo-sher."

    • @SmashhoofTheOriginal
      @SmashhoofTheOriginal 2 місяці тому +17

      I always said Vincennes as Vin-sinz, instead of Vin-senz.

    • @angelinabrown3142
      @angelinabrown3142 2 місяці тому +57

      Me (yelling): VINSENZ! CORYDIN! POTAWHATAHMEE!! (weeping) I couldn't muster the strength to object to Calumet. Hoosier made me scream. How...how could he mess up Wabash? I have to go bang my head against a wall.

    • @MortonArchery
      @MortonArchery 2 місяці тому +6

      @@angelinabrown3142 Wabash got me but I got to admit, he might be in the right on that one. I've always heard it pronounced "wall-bash" and well there's no L in it. I'm not going to change, but I can't hate on him.

    • @josephmetzger8648
      @josephmetzger8648 2 місяці тому +2

      Try to pronounce " Osceola". It gets butchered all the time. But call anywhere in Orlando, Florida, and it pronounced perfectly.

    • @progagainstpirates
      @progagainstpirates 2 місяці тому +11

      Yo, I'm from the OC! O-SEE-O-LAH in da haus!

  • @davidfox7132
    @davidfox7132 Місяць тому +63

    As a Hoosier, I truly appreciate the shout out. I loved your presentation, but man... Your pronunciation of like, five different words made my eye twitch. You actually got me to yell at my phone in the lobby of a police station. I'm telling myself that it was purposefully done to drive engagement (and if so, congratulations, you got a comment out of me). But if it isn't...

    • @katefate1
      @katefate1 27 днів тому +6

      I wonder if this is AI. The tortured pronunciations sound like it.

  • @tedcoates402
    @tedcoates402 2 місяці тому +1110

    I live in Indianapolis and enjoyed the program very much. Please double check your pronunciations in future programs as there were really too many in this one.

    • @xylol412
      @xylol412 2 місяці тому +149

      @@tedcoates402 Yes. Potawatomi, Hoosier, Vincennes, etc.

    • @tedcoates402
      @tedcoates402 2 місяці тому +24

      @@xylol412 I think the fort he showed is in West Lafayette. Being a Purdue grad I spent some time there on dates and it is west of the river.

    • @scottyomcbrian
      @scottyomcbrian 2 місяці тому +66

      @@xylol412 Especially Hoosier. The others are more forgivable.

    • @HoosierBearcat25
      @HoosierBearcat25 2 місяці тому +43

      Agreed, good video but the pronunciations need some work. Hoosiers unique pronunciations of a number of our cities/towns is always something I’ve found amusing and interesting. Versailles, Lebanon, Lafayette, Loogootee, etc. It’s just a small thing, but you can tell if someone has been a lifelong hoosier just by how they pronounce certain ones.

    • @MaryLMeyer
      @MaryLMeyer 2 місяці тому +11

      @@HoosierBearcat25 yes indeed! And there’s Milan (My-lan) and Buena Vista (Byunee Vihsta). Some UA-camrs will ask there subscribers what they know about a place or topic. Consider how much more residents of an area know about a place over those just trying to put out a lot of material. Utilize their subscribers as respectful resources

  • @ZhenhaoGe
    @ZhenhaoGe 2 місяці тому +302

    I lived in Indiana from 2006 to 2017. As a foreigner coming to the US as a student, it is my first stop, after living in CA and TX later on, I still missed my time in Indiana, when I was at school, with nice American friends, and peaceful life over there.

    • @teresaellis7088
      @teresaellis7088 2 місяці тому +10

      Thank you.Did you go to IU?

    • @lisaling3035
      @lisaling3035 2 місяці тому

      Born, Raised in IN. Always told my mother I Would NEVER remain in this SAD SICK BACKWARD State as a teen!!! It's a JOKE!!! IN. Is a SICK BACKWARD STATE!!! 🤢😔👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

    • @Chosen1-q1v
      @Chosen1-q1v Місяць тому +5

      CA and TX are wayyy better in my opinion but that's just me. I prefer the weather and scenery in those areas. I'll even take the natural disasters that come with it. Everyone has a right to their opinion though. Im guessing that you're Chinese based on your name. Much respect to your country, your people and your rich culture and history. Love the wide variety of cuisine too. My neighbor's are Chinese and they've owned the local Chinese restaurant here in my area. Theyve known me for 30 years since I was a baby, the nicest people. Whenever they go to China, we always watch their house for them and they always bring back gifts, always giving us free food too. China really is a special place.
      You're welcome here in America anytime. Its good to have you

    • @confusion8579
      @confusion8579 Місяць тому +3

      @@lisaling3035 indiana is the second best midwestern state so i have no clue what you're yapping about

    • @Portuducks
      @Portuducks 12 днів тому

      @@Chosen1-q1vThere's a Chinese restaurant in Gary that's apparently still running. My parents used to take us there after church in the late 80s. Idk if it's the same one you're talking about, though.

  • @codywilde945
    @codywilde945 2 місяці тому +51

    Where I live in Indiana is perfect! My family and I are 1 hour south of Indy, 1 hour north of Louisville, and 1 hour west of Cincinnati. The area is all farm land and forest. If we want something fun to do, we just drive a short distance any direction and BAM, there's a city. Great place to live!

    • @staceyn2541
      @staceyn2541 2 місяці тому +2

      Jackson County?

    • @codywilde945
      @codywilde945 2 місяці тому +3

      @@staceyn2541 Yes Jackson County. You too? I feel like it's the perfect place to live.

    • @staceyn2541
      @staceyn2541 2 місяці тому +4

      @@codywilde945 I tried moving back and just found it a little stifling, so we moved to Bloomington. But Jackson County will always be home. I traced my family there back to 1840 in Tampico and 1820 in Seymour. The location can't be beat. I loved that we got Louisville and Indy tv stations and at certain times of the year, the time zones let us watch 8 pm shows at 7 pm. It was great to have the chance to watch shows that were usually on at the same time. :)

    • @derekrequiem4359
      @derekrequiem4359 6 днів тому

      What jobs/industries are available in the area?

  • @georgew657
    @georgew657 2 місяці тому +514

    Born and live in Chicago. When we need a break from the madness we go to Indiana or Wisconsin. The people are nicer and it's so peaceful.

    • @ThePaulie02
      @ThePaulie02 2 місяці тому +42

      Please choose Wisconsin. They love you there, and they have better beer.

    • @joekoz3815
      @joekoz3815 2 місяці тому +27

      Lower your taxes and stress, move to Indiana.

    • @RUTHLESSambition5
      @RUTHLESSambition5 2 місяці тому +35

      Peaceful?? Indianapolis is INSANE now. the crime is everywhere. No parts of town are immune. It's even going down in Carmel and fishers where I live

    • @kel5944
      @kel5944 2 місяці тому +7

      @@RUTHLESSambition5safer than ever

    • @chiefchimp2789
      @chiefchimp2789 2 місяці тому +13

      @@RUTHLESSambition5 Stop fear mongering.

  • @cadody5319
    @cadody5319 2 місяці тому +106

    Southern Indiana has more in common with Kentucky and the south than it does with the rest of Indiana and the Midwest.

    • @bobbybob3865
      @bobbybob3865 2 місяці тому +6

      Southern Indiana wasn't flattened by the last five glaciers that came down from Canada. Rural Northern Indiana is mostly farmland, while much of Southern Indiana is forested. (Much of Indiana is covered with placer gold, small flakes of gold that came down from Canada in the last two glacial periods, but the state has NO vein gold. Panning for gold can be done in a few places where there are very shallow streams with bedrock bottoms. It's fun to pan for gold but NOT profitable. If possible, a person should ask the owner of private land for permission before panning and avoid as much as possible disturbing the stream and the land around it.)

    • @pamclements6802
      @pamclements6802 Місяць тому

      I was born and raised in Oakland City Indiana I'm a 85 year old baby

    • @wadecrocker9043
      @wadecrocker9043 Місяць тому +1

      Yup I am from Alabama and been up here working for awhile it's really not that much different.

    • @josephwebster2909
      @josephwebster2909 Місяць тому

      I spent a year in bloomington when I was 19, I moved from vegas to Indiana. I love indiana and nevada. The goal is to get two houses and a van or rv over the next 30 years so I can live and chill in both.

    • @masonmiller2697
      @masonmiller2697 Місяць тому

      I'd say as long as you stay pretty rural, all of the Hoosiers are similar. The cities are terrible with people. Up north here, they are mostly people from the Tennessee Kentucky border, or long stemmed families that have been here a long time.

  • @Cutterscorner
    @Cutterscorner 2 місяці тому +30

    There’s a lot of information you’ve left out about Indiana history. The southern part of the state is more like Kentucky. The northern and southern parts of the state are very different. There were a lot of Quaker settlers that hid native Americans too. We were the path to freedom for slaves escaping slavery. We are a proud people. Our population is just fine. We like it that way. ❤

    • @PinkShpongleFloyd311
      @PinkShpongleFloyd311 2 години тому +1

      @Cutterscorner I feel like these are only things that an Indiana native would be familiar with. I've lived in Indiana for 32 years of my 34. NWI to be exact. We are very ingrained with Chicago up here. Growing up, since all of our TV stations were from Chicago, we as kids all thought their politicians were ours lol. Besides the fact that Chicago is less than an hour away vs Indy which is almost 2.

    • @Killacamx5
      @Killacamx5 Годину тому +1

      @@PinkShpongleFloyd311 love seeing people from the 219 in the comments lol

    • @PinkShpongleFloyd311
      @PinkShpongleFloyd311 Годину тому

      @Killacamx5 we are everywhere man. Lol

  • @community1949
    @community1949 2 місяці тому +209

    I was born and raised in Indiana - I love it here and who wants more people to crowd everything? No one does. The location of the state is perfect because we don't have hurricanes, violent earthquakes, no volcanoes, and all the rest of the nonsense that people seem attracted to. We are at times effected by the New Madrid fault. It would be nice to be on some beach on the west, east coasts or Florida but all that can change in an instance after some horrible storm hits so no thanks I'll stay in my state forever!!!!

    • @mallowhoney
      @mallowhoney Місяць тому +6

      we have tornadoes though.

    • @void_eagle4577
      @void_eagle4577 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@mallowhoneyNot really? I cant remember the last tornado we had that did actual damage. The only one I know that did was when I was a kid in 2012 and 1 or 2 shingles got torn off our roof.
      Now if we're talking about strong winds? We got plenty of em'. Almost had a tree come down and destroy our chicken coop a couple years ago.

    • @mallowhoney
      @mallowhoney Місяць тому +3

      @@void_eagle4577 there was one in Muncie literally yesterday. YOU haven't had a tornado that did damage. Indiana gets tornadoes every year.

    • @KirkWallace-lw4sl
      @KirkWallace-lw4sl Місяць тому +3

      Just come up to NWI. We go to the beach all the time lol

    • @yunnnna4
      @yunnnna4 Місяць тому +1

      @@void_eagle4577 bro this year we had so many we literally had two of them today-

  • @Slaythehippies
    @Slaythehippies 2 місяці тому +420

    I would think that the fact Indiana has never had a real boom attributes to its stability and the fact its never had a real bust either. It just does its thing and it works out.

    • @rbull8416
      @rbull8416 2 місяці тому

      Gary is a bust. It looks like a war zone and getting worse

    • @aaronburdon221
      @aaronburdon221 2 місяці тому +63

      It's basically the state people come to when they don't want to deal with other people very much. This state is basically if "Get off my lawn" was a state.

    • @stache1954
      @stache1954 2 місяці тому +21

      There was a boom in the 1870's with the Indiana Gas Belt. When the gas ran out the factories were still there so work continued up until about 1980.

    • @donaldavis
      @donaldavis 2 місяці тому +18

      You can always tell when someone is not a local because of the way they pronounce place names- and Indiana has LOTS of pronunciations that can trip up non-locals (try "Terre Haute" or "Peru").

    • @Slaythehippies
      @Slaythehippies 2 місяці тому +2

      @@aaronburdon221 man, your making me reconsider Alabama for Indiana

  • @CurtisGrant-BoilerLA80
    @CurtisGrant-BoilerLA80 28 днів тому +12

    I'm a boomer from Indiana. West Central Indiana. My kids live in McCordsville. It takes 30 min to drive a few miles so many have moved there! I live 24 miles from Lafayette. I can get there in 20 minutes driving thru the country. I really don't need any more people crowding my space. Indiana is a flyover and I REALLY LIKE THAT!

  • @ojisanhoward8940
    @ojisanhoward8940 2 місяці тому +309

    ONLY! A non Hoosier would pronounce Vincennes that way!

    • @GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket
      @GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket 2 місяці тому +3

      I'm not a hoosier didn't even know how to correctly spell it to be honest. But I knew that was wrong. to be fair I'm from Ky so I've met plenty of people from Indiana. I'm sorry you guys have some of the worst second amendment rights in the nation.

    • @ojisanhoward8940
      @ojisanhoward8940 2 місяці тому +3

      @@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket One of the worst in what way?

    • @nedludd7622
      @nedludd7622 2 місяці тому +4

      Another ridiculous ai pronunciation.

    • @aaronburdon221
      @aaronburdon221 2 місяці тому +6

      @@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket We're a stand your ground, castle doctrine, open carry state so I dunno what you're talking about.

    • @TwinsDad1988
      @TwinsDad1988 2 місяці тому +3

      Yes, that was a painful pronunciation to say the least.

  • @NealCMH
    @NealCMH 2 місяці тому +202

    I was born and raised in Indiana. I did enjoy learning some details that I did not know. I have moved away to Ohio though. I also thought you would like to know that Hoosier is pronounced "whoshur".

    • @revinhatol
      @revinhatol 2 місяці тому +3

      Hoosier - (n.) alternate name for a hill.

    • @HeavyTopspin
      @HeavyTopspin 2 місяці тому +21

      Obviously Geoff is not a college sports fan. Indiana University teams are the Hoosiers.

    • @edubbs3528
      @edubbs3528 2 місяці тому +16

      and Wabash would be pronounced by a native Hoosier sound like Wah-bash...

    • @Tom_Ka_Guy
      @Tom_Ka_Guy 2 місяці тому +4

      @@HeavyTopspin and their rival further north in (West) LAF-ay-ett, not la-FAY-ett

    • @Motorboatasaurus
      @Motorboatasaurus 2 місяці тому +8

      It bothered me every time he mispronounced it.

  • @Awesomesauce1234-fs3cw
    @Awesomesauce1234-fs3cw Місяць тому +32

    As someone from (and still living in) Indiana, we really don’t need more people here. It’s pretty chill and stuff. I live in Indianapolis close to the white river and I just love it here. I find the plains quite pretty, and the rivers as well. Fishing here is really fun too. :)

  • @dennisyerger84
    @dennisyerger84 2 місяці тому +516

    Indiana has the shortest shoreline of any Great Lakes state in the Midwest, so that's one reason why it's so different.

    • @dvferyance
      @dvferyance 2 місяці тому +8

      I thought Pennsylvania was the shortest.

    • @dennisyerger84
      @dennisyerger84 2 місяці тому +28

      @@dvferyance It does, but Indiana has the shortest of the Midwest states mentioned in the video.

    • @briandeiwert5911
      @briandeiwert5911 2 місяці тому +26

      @@dvferyance it might be, but Pennsylvania is not in the Midwest.

    • @jedendwatrzy4189
      @jedendwatrzy4189 2 місяці тому +22

      And the chances of another large city in Indiana developing on that lakeshore 20-30 miles away from Chicago would be unlikely.

    • @Nicksonian
      @Nicksonian 2 місяці тому +11

      Ya, at Gary, one of the ugliest cities in the U.S.

  • @dvferyance
    @dvferyance 2 місяці тому +419

    More people live in Indiana than Wisconsin or Minnesota. Keep in mind Indiana has less land than any other state in the Midwest.

    • @brianarbenz1329
      @brianarbenz1329 2 місяці тому +47

      And Indiana has nearly twice the population of Kentucky.

    • @jimoconnor6382
      @jimoconnor6382 2 місяці тому

      What else are ya going to do in West Virssippi besides drugs and make babies?

    • @77lissaable
      @77lissaable 2 місяці тому +23

      @@brianarbenz1329 thats because 1/4 of the population in Indiana migrated from Kentucky .....

    • @Nicksonian
      @Nicksonian 2 місяці тому +11

      New York City by itself has a higher population-8 million-than all of Indiana-with a fraction of the area.

    • @jimmydee1130
      @jimmydee1130 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Nicksonian This channel is Sperg Heaven

  • @blakerh
    @blakerh 28 днів тому +3

    I live in southern Indiana, and it is really nice. There are rolling hills and a large lake and state parks.

  • @stakknation123
    @stakknation123 2 місяці тому +194

    I mean to only be the 38th largest state with nearly 7 million people I wouldn't call it's population small.

    • @Nxkamxbxms
      @Nxkamxbxms 2 місяці тому +18

      ⁠@@realrobhnot really… it’s the 4th most populous state in the Midwest and 17th overall

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService 2 місяці тому +16

      Plus, Indy is actually the second largest city in the Midwest, especially going by city proper.

    • @stache1954
      @stache1954 2 місяці тому

      @@CortexNewsService Has been taken over by Columbus.

    • @Mantooth2851
      @Mantooth2851 2 місяці тому +10

      Click bait title.

    • @evancombs5159
      @evancombs5159 2 місяці тому +5

      ​@@CortexNewsService that is also likely because Indy is likely the largest city by land area.

  • @Ethan.D.McKinney37195
    @Ethan.D.McKinney37195 2 місяці тому +329

    I'm from Indiana, born and raised. I couldn't be more proud! I love Indiana!

    • @JoeJohnson-z2g
      @JoeJohnson-z2g 2 місяці тому +8

      ❤️🇺🇲👍

    • @DennisTheJuniorMenace
      @DennisTheJuniorMenace 2 місяці тому +14

      It's kind of a hillbilly state

    • @Ethan.D.McKinney37195
      @Ethan.D.McKinney37195 2 місяці тому +5

      @@DennisTheJuniorMenace Yep! I love it! Some may say I'm one of them lol

    • @richardr7947
      @richardr7947 2 місяці тому +12

      @@DennisTheJuniorMenace I guess u never been here. U need to go to kentucky tennessee or on south now thats hillbilly's.

    • @richardpare3538
      @richardpare3538 2 місяці тому +3

      @@DennisTheJuniorMenace If you want hillbilly, you need to go south to Kentucky and Tennessee.

  • @bradhill1099
    @bradhill1099 Місяць тому +7

    I live in Chigagoland in Illinois. I love Indiana. I love the people there and the sense of freedom there. Great neighbors to Illinois. Considering moving there. My niece, nephew and the dogs live in Indiana. Love visiting South Bend and Carmel. Love Bloomington and the surrounding area too.

  • @jamespadgett6871
    @jamespadgett6871 2 місяці тому +198

    Please speak to residents of Indiana. Most of the names and regions you mentioned are not pronounced in the way we pronounce them. Especially when you said Hoosiers. It does not sound like garden hose. Thank you.

    • @ojisanhoward8940
      @ojisanhoward8940 2 місяці тому +13

      I think he got it cornfused with Canadian Hosers!

    • @andrearc3002
      @andrearc3002 2 місяці тому +10

      This is so true. Hoosiers pronounce names kind of funny. I've been visiting Indiana for over 30 years and moved here 5 years ago. I still mess up some of the pronunciations. 😄

    • @Rej-gc5zi
      @Rej-gc5zi 2 місяці тому +13

      I don't care, he talked about us

    • @sarahlockridge7879
      @sarahlockridge7879 2 місяці тому +4

      Hey Hoser LOLOL

    • @mattsmith3126
      @mattsmith3126 2 місяці тому +12

      At least he didn't try to say Terre Haute

  • @josephdebaun9110
    @josephdebaun9110 2 місяці тому +55

    My parents were born around Sullivan, Ind. My grandfather was the mayor of sullivan.I was born in Mishawaka but moved to Long Beach, Calif. at the age of four. I moved back to Indiana in 1980. I love the slow life here and the lack of population does not bother me at all!

    • @beth8775
      @beth8775 2 місяці тому +1

      @@josephdebaun9110 Also from Sullivan

    • @boogie..
      @boogie.. 2 місяці тому +1

      I have lived in Greene county for 4 years. From Wayne county. I like it down here.

    • @bethiebooboochi
      @bethiebooboochi 2 місяці тому

      Linton represent! Love the lack of population lol

  • @pianoteacher365
    @pianoteacher365 2 місяці тому +56

    I came to Indiana 25 years ago from the east coast. I thank the Lord everyday! Indiana is the greatest state in the US with the greatest people.

    • @charlesxavier3489
      @charlesxavier3489 Місяць тому +5

      @@pianoteacher365 greatest state in the US?? absolutely Not.

  • @chrisschepper9312
    @chrisschepper9312 2 місяці тому +194

    Im just here to hear him say Potawatomi.

    • @LibraDiCaprio
      @LibraDiCaprio 2 місяці тому +8

      man dude, every time 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @Caroline-c7i
      @Caroline-c7i 2 місяці тому +10

      No kidding he really botched the pronunciation!!!

    • @mikescheele7455
      @mikescheele7455 2 місяці тому +13

      He also butchered Hoosier and several other names. How pathetic!

    • @kyledabearsfan
      @kyledabearsfan 2 місяці тому +2

      Indian names are hard 😂 if I didn't grow up here I'd struggle too

    • @Indyslotcar
      @Indyslotcar 2 місяці тому +6

      @@kyledabearsfan true, but if you're going to be a presenter there's a thing called the Internet up learn how to pronounce local names

  • @drewo6388
    @drewo6388 2 місяці тому +72

    Hey Geoff. I love and respect all of your videos but I do agree with other comments in that I think it's very important to make sure you're pronouncing cities, towns, Native tribes, etc correctly. Even if it may be spelled a certain way or pronounced a certain way in one region, it could be very different in another. Potawatomi is pronounced, "Potto-Wotta-Mee."

  • @superhawk20002
    @superhawk20002 2 місяці тому +15

    Born in Lafayette, went to Purdue, now live in Indianapolis. Been all over the world (thanks to the US Army), and I always miss Indiana when I've been away. I miss the tiny small towns and schools I grew up in/with. I hope to get back to the small towns as my kids grow up.

    • @lisaling3035
      @lisaling3035 2 місяці тому

      🤢🤮 !!! Born, Raised in IN. IT SUCKS 🫏!!!

  • @Ahmedkhan8802
    @Ahmedkhan8802 2 місяці тому +30

    My career brought me to Fort Wayne, IN, from 1990-2000. I found Indiana to be a very pleasant and agreeable place to live and work. The famed "midwestern friendly" was, for me, genuine. One doesn't go to Indiana for excitement or wild adventure, but it's still, well, pleasant.

    • @eventhejunglewantedhimdead480
      @eventhejunglewantedhimdead480 2 місяці тому +1

      Depends on one's definition of excitement and wild Adventure

    • @Ahmedkhan8802
      @Ahmedkhan8802 2 місяці тому +6

      @@eventhejunglewantedhimdead480 I was complimenting the Hoosier State. Yeah, you can find excitement in Indiana, but to me the appeal is its laid back ambience, a refuge from the hurly-burly.

  • @bobf4477
    @bobf4477 2 місяці тому +119

    Left Chicago in 96 and raised my family here, never moving. It’s great state, safe and stable, family oriented, with work ethic and graceful people. I hope the Coastal and big city types who moved here in recent years leave there hurried aggressive stressful pace behind.

    • @sierracarnahan6097
      @sierracarnahan6097 2 місяці тому +10

      @@bobf4477 I grew up in Indiana primarily and moved out of state in 1997. I brought my wife kicking and screaming plus our now 5-year-old twins back to Indiana in 2022.
      She misses home, but there's no doubt it's the best thing that we could have ever done for our twins

    • @macalcord
      @macalcord 2 місяці тому +2

      Agreed

    • @gallorumrex
      @gallorumrex 2 місяці тому +6

      Replanted Chicagoan here too (move here in 1983). I wouldn't live anywhere else in the world! I have all my kids and grandkids here too, a great place to raise a family!

    • @rickshupe8426
      @rickshupe8426 2 місяці тому +7

      @bobf4477 And their political beliefs. I'm proud to be a red state, and I want to keep it that way.

    • @OldSchoolJules
      @OldSchoolJules 2 місяці тому +1

      @@rickshupe8426thank you! Couldn’t agree more.😌

  • @RosinGoblin
    @RosinGoblin 2 місяці тому +25

    I'm in NW Indiana 15 miles away from Chicago and literally every house in my neighborhood sells to a family from Illinois 😂

  • @DJCamYank
    @DJCamYank 2 місяці тому +216

    The other states have “well established industries” but Indiana does not? What?
    Indiana leads the nation in steel production, not Pennsylvania.
    Indiana has the largest share of its workforce employed in manufacturing.

    • @ThisIS_Insane
      @ThisIS_Insane 2 місяці тому +6

      As long as you don't include Gary, as US Steel abandoned the city they created, leaving NW Indiana flapping in the breeze. Im unsure if Inland steel. is still around.

    • @davidyang8510
      @davidyang8510 2 місяці тому +12

      @@ThisIS_Insane US Steel still operates in Indiana, but automation in steel manufacturing caused jobs to disappear.

    • @evancombs5159
      @evancombs5159 2 місяці тому +19

      I think he phrased that poorly. He really meant that Indiana as a whole, and more specifically Indianapolis, has historically been more diverse which is why Indianapolis has avoided the worst of the rust belt that other historically larger Midwest cities like Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and St. Louis are struggling with.

    • @DrChili44
      @DrChili44 2 місяці тому +19

      Ummm, is the auto industry not a well established industry? GM, Stellantis, Honda, Toyota, Subaru. All in Indiana. C'mon.

    • @johnshepherd3021
      @johnshepherd3021 2 місяці тому +14

      @@DrChili44 an Cummins

  • @spadegaming6348
    @spadegaming6348 2 місяці тому +63

    Should say you missed a few things. Indiana has a decent amount of logging mining and quarrying and has had some of the best transport infistructure in the region since the late 1800's hell the first major us highway ended in the state.

  • @wrensmith8323
    @wrensmith8323 2 місяці тому +9

    I was taking my new wife to Illinois to see family. As is my families custom I got her up way before dawn and started driving from Kentucky through Indiana. We were halfway to Indianapolis driving though some of the flattest country side you will ever see. As the sun was coming up she woke and looked at me and said; "You were bored growing up weren't you." I simply said; "Yes."
    I still would not change a thing. Turns out in my travels I had taken for granted some of the most unique geography I had lived in. Keep up the good work Geoff.

    • @DebJones-dj7lz
      @DebJones-dj7lz Місяць тому +3

      @@wrensmith8323 I remember moving from NC to Greenwood, In area. The land was so flat that that you could count separate farms in every direction. The storms looked so impressive for the same reason. The fields of corn and soybeans are gorgeous in the fall. I loved it.

    • @SprinkledFox
      @SprinkledFox 11 годин тому

      ​@@DebJones-dj7lz Greenwood used to be so awesome, now it's getting crammed with WAY too much development.

  • @mlewis2785
    @mlewis2785 2 місяці тому +141

    Indiana has been the largest steel producer in the country for about 50 years, but please tell us how we're not a leader in manufacturing.

    • @Connie.T.
      @Connie.T. 2 місяці тому +25

      Yes, we literally have the highest percentage of the workforce in manufacturing of any state. He went off total numbers without caring to understand what they mean. Just turned the Wikipedia page into a vid and called it a day.

    • @jam1087
      @jam1087 2 місяці тому +10

      Not to mention Ely Lily

    • @MT_Madman
      @MT_Madman 2 місяці тому +15

      Don't forget Indiana limestone used in building the National Cathedral, Biltmore Estate, Empire State Building, the Pentagon, and several other buildings

    • @jeremylikens9943
      @jeremylikens9943 2 місяці тому +7

      Largest aluminum smelter in North America is in Newburgh Indiana.

    • @SmashhoofTheOriginal
      @SmashhoofTheOriginal 2 місяці тому +10

      Also, we're by far the largest manufacturers of RVs!

  • @stormblood2027
    @stormblood2027 2 місяці тому +25

    I think the allure to Indiana is our attitude and way of life. It's very much a "You do want you want, let me do what I want and we'll have no issues" We have people from all walks of life living right next to each other, with little conflict from it. It's common to find a gay or lesbian couple living right next to very religious people and still being friendly and not invading each others lives. Further, we have something for everyone to do, we don't have a specific industry that dominates too heavily. We like entrepreneurship but also have a level of respect for those that just want to have their 9 to 5 and go home. We're and easy going place, going slow to an unchosen place, just here for the journey.

    • @jackbaker6871
      @jackbaker6871 Місяць тому

      @@stormblood2027 fuckin democrat…🤫

    • @steveadkins1328
      @steveadkins1328 14 днів тому

      “You do what you want,” unless you happen to be gay or a woman

  • @kbrewski1
    @kbrewski1 Місяць тому +2

    As someone who went to college for 4 years in Indiana at the most prominent and beautiful Catholic University in the country, if not the world, Notre Dame, I have nothing but good things to say about Indiana. Notre Dame is in a great location in NW Indiana, just a few miles south of the Michigan border, and a quick hour drive from Chicago. The Indiana Dunes on the SE of Lake Michigan is a great little secret.
    In addition to Notre Dame, Purdue University is about an hour from Notre Dame, and Indiana University is a few hours south, both Big 10 major public universities, giving Indiana 3 prominent national universities, plus smaller quality schools such as Butler, DePauw, Indiana St etc.
    Indianapolis is a great central location for concerts and sporting events. I've been to French Lick in southern Indiana (Larry Bird country), which is surprisingly beautiful and the drive across the Indiana National Forest in the South going to Louisville is a very scenic drive.

  • @jimmydee1130
    @jimmydee1130 2 місяці тому +467

    Found it odd that Mr Geography failed to mention that Indiana is the SMALLEST STATE BY LAND AREA WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS.

    • @terrencet202
      @terrencet202 2 місяці тому +11

      He mentioned it toward the end

    • @A_Realist
      @A_Realist 2 місяці тому +20

      That’s a cool fact I never realized

    • @michael7054
      @michael7054 2 місяці тому +37

      That's actually Hawaii, but Indiana is second

    • @jimmydee1130
      @jimmydee1130 2 місяці тому +9

      @@michael7054 Do you realize how silly that comment is?

    • @michael7054
      @michael7054 2 місяці тому +27

      @@jimmydee1130 it's true though

  • @paxtonmosby9371
    @paxtonmosby9371 2 місяці тому +110

    You should at least interview 1 person from a place before you start trying to pronounce it’s most prominent names. It was informationally a great breakdown, but I lost my mind when you said Hoosier, Vincennes, and Wabash

    • @MaryLMeyer
      @MaryLMeyer 2 місяці тому +3

      Yes, totally agree-to interview someone from here. I’ve watched his channel many times but with this botch up on Indiana, I’m about ready to unsubscribe

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService 2 місяці тому +9

      How do you screw up Wabash?

    • @shonuff5297
      @shonuff5297 2 місяці тому

      @@CortexNewsService Waaabash

    • @aaronsavage4283
      @aaronsavage4283 2 місяці тому +3

      Guy sounded like a bot that doesn’t know pronunciation yet 😂 just awful with certain cities and even the pronunciation of Lafayette wasn’t totally correct

    • @ethanfriedersdorf
      @ethanfriedersdorf 2 місяці тому +1

      @CortexNewsService it's more like walbash, lol

  • @joedavid0798
    @joedavid0798 Місяць тому +2

    Great video Geoff! I’m from Indiana, now in Texas. I was surprised you showed a picture of my home town South Whitley. Thanks for highlighting my town. It made me reminisce school, they taught us Indiana history in elementary school and I was always fascinated with Indiana’s history with the rest of the country.

  • @sdlovell718
    @sdlovell718 2 місяці тому +168

    If your goal was to mispronounce every possible name, you succeeded.

    • @calebdavis8984
      @calebdavis8984 2 місяці тому +6

      @@sdlovell718 If your goal was to sound conceited for no reason… you succeeded.

    • @robpeeters9006
      @robpeeters9006 2 місяці тому +14

      @@calebdavis8984 nah man, I’m a born and raised Hoosier. I frequent Chicago, southwestern Michigan, Louisville, and Cincinnati. I have picked up on regional pronunciations just by talking to the locals. He pronounced almost every single one of our cities, rivers, and indigenous tribes incorrectly. Even our demonym “Hoosier.”
      There are plenty of resources available online that show the proper pronunciations. Honestly, the fact that he couldn’t pronounce or demonym correctly is baffling to me. Everything else in the video was spot on perfect. But every time he pronounced a city or river name, I cringed.

    • @josephbenson6301
      @josephbenson6301 Місяць тому +4

      @calebdavis8984 - and yet he is correct! So what does that make you? Someone who is okay with mispronunciation?

    • @BrentCoy
      @BrentCoy Місяць тому +4

      ​@@calebdavis8984so you're fine with mispronounced Native American words that are being kept alive?

    • @trickyzenmom
      @trickyzenmom Місяць тому

      Ikr 💀😭😭

  • @williethomas9953
    @williethomas9953 2 місяці тому +33

    Indiana, has very little frontage on the Great Lakes. The only state that has as little lake frontage is Illinois but it has a huge border on the Mississippi River. That connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi is why Illinois is the most prominent Great Lake and home to by far it's largest metro area Chicago.

  • @suzannemyers7530
    @suzannemyers7530 2 місяці тому +15

    I live in Indiana and after 40 years in Chicago this is like heaven. We have grass (the kind in your yard) and trees!

    • @offdutypopo
      @offdutypopo Місяць тому +5

      made sure you don't vote the same way chicago does. otherwise you can move the f%ck back.

    • @eagleeye761
      @eagleeye761 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@offdutypopoexactly... that's why it's stayed nice...

  • @MuddieRain
    @MuddieRain 2 місяці тому +56

    Brown County, IN 🙌🏽

    • @timk7073
      @timk7073 2 місяці тому +4

      Beautiful part of the state! Much of Southern Indiana is wooded and pretty!

    • @aaronburdon221
      @aaronburdon221 2 місяці тому +1

      It is a gorgeous county. We camped there once.

    • @patriciamurfitt4590
      @patriciamurfitt4590 2 місяці тому

      I'm coming down for a look soon 😅 waiting on the trees 😅

    • @Paeoniarosa
      @Paeoniarosa 2 дні тому

      Got married there.

  • @user-te3gl1dh3c
    @user-te3gl1dh3c 2 місяці тому +79

    The credibility of the information presented in UA-cam videos would be very much enhanced if presenters would take the time to look up names and places and find out how they are pronounced. I can't stress this enough. Vincennes, Hoosier, and Potawatomi were mispronounced. It takes a few minutes to check. It's pretty much a requirement if you're trying to teach an audience something. Don't guess. Know for sure.

    • @s.henrlllpoklookout5069
      @s.henrlllpoklookout5069 2 місяці тому +7

      And ironically he managed to pronounce Ouiatenon correctly

    • @TheAureliac
      @TheAureliac Місяць тому +1

      Geoff mispronounces key terms and locations in virtually all his videos. I have no idea why he's so lazy in this respect.

  • @jpt0614
    @jpt0614 Місяць тому +3

    Notwithstanding a few pronunciation challenges this is good, solid content. Great job sir!

  • @chadmyers953
    @chadmyers953 2 місяці тому +111

    Kind of glad Indianapolis isnt like Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Louisville. I'll take it as a compliment. 😊

    • @johnwilliams1182
      @johnwilliams1182 2 місяці тому +1

      Exactly!

    • @matthewperry4506
      @matthewperry4506 2 місяці тому +1

      @@chadmyers953, exactly what I was thinking. Crime rate is much higher in those cities for sure

    • @gonuts4donuts
      @gonuts4donuts Місяць тому +8

      @@matthewperry4506 speaking of crime rate, the crime rate in Indianapolis is 89% higher than the national average. Do you live under a rock or just ignore the crime that goes on in Indy? It’s no better where I live in Indiana, and coming from Detroit, Detroit isn’t that bad. The crime there is typically isolated to the northeast and northwest sides.
      Indy has just as bad areas as any other city mentioned by the OP

    • @intelligentmind4474
      @intelligentmind4474 Місяць тому

      @@gonuts4donuts Bingo 👏🏾

    • @auspiciousman
      @auspiciousman Місяць тому +1

      @@chadmyers953 Indianapolis is also more boring than any of those cities. It’s a glorified suburb.

  • @Keith.Zielinski
    @Keith.Zielinski 2 місяці тому +82

    I am a Hoosier, true the state has a diverse history as well as terrain, your presentation was the equivalent to a quick and unprepared grade school summary.
    There was zero mention of the innovations to the automobile and aviation industry in Indianapolis, as well as the robust steel and limestone industries, and the missed opportunity to mention the well established collegiate schools throughout the state.
    The Hoosier state is less about industry and more about the folks who get the work done, generation after generation, morals and ethics keep the Hoosier hospitality alive and well.
    I can forgive the shortcomings but cannot forget the failure of the pronunciations, it's unique and pure Hoosier, outsiders wouldn't understand.

    • @literallyprussia3844
      @literallyprussia3844 Місяць тому +15

      @@Keith.Zielinski as a native Hoosier I had never really thought about how a unique “Hoosier” culture until scrolling through the comments and seeing every Hoosier mad about his mispronunciations and historical shortcomings lol

    • @weebtrash1146
      @weebtrash1146 Місяць тому

      From one Hoosier to another: you're not just an idiot, you're a dangerous idiot. This state is one of the worst in the country

    • @trickyzenmom
      @trickyzenmom Місяць тому

      Facts 💯 But all the better for us!!! 😂 We don't need millions of weirdos moving here jacking up our gorgeous peaceful state nor our calm, friendly, laid-back, hard working, Bible & gun toting culture and farmlands. Hope they stay away!!! 🙏🏽 😊 Let's let them keep believing there's nothing more than corn in Indiana. Lol 🤷🏽‍♀️ Love being a Hoosier! 🥰

    • @trickyzenmom
      @trickyzenmom Місяць тому +2

      Even thinking of Indiana turning into an Illinois, Michigan or Ohio makes me cringe 😬 Wisconsin is chill though (literally & figuratively...too cold). Just wayyy too perfect here 👌🏽 😊

    • @derekrequiem4359
      @derekrequiem4359 6 днів тому +1

      I'm looking forward to seeing your own video about the history of Indiana!

  • @celestephelps5897
    @celestephelps5897 Місяць тому +4

    62 year old veteran here... I grew up in Ohio and have been all over the place when I was in the Army. Moving to Indiana after living in Nevada, it was a nice change of pace once I got used to it.

  • @vernleroyson331
    @vernleroyson331 2 місяці тому +169

    The largest sports event on the earth happens in Indiana, every year in May.

    • @patriciamurfitt4590
      @patriciamurfitt4590 2 місяці тому +6

      Hell yeah!!! 😅

    • @billhiggins1882
      @billhiggins1882 2 місяці тому +4

      @@vernleroyson331 we also have the US national drag race here

    • @cahorv3
      @cahorv3 Місяць тому

      @@vernleroyson331 knot 🪢 any mo class basketball 🏀 sucks

    • @wngmv
      @wngmv Місяць тому +3

      This comment really says how ignorant you are 😂. A quick google puts indiannapolis 500 at #7, with about half a million attendees. Tour de france is at #1 with 12m. So, not even remotely close.

    • @nullisecundus775
      @nullisecundus775 Місяць тому +11

      @@wngmvwell the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the largest venue on earth and I think that’s what the guy meant.

  • @JoeCole_social
    @JoeCole_social 2 місяці тому +125

    I live in Indiana and we like it just the way it is. Very happy here with our small population, limited government, abundant jobs, and relatively low cost-of-living. Great place to raise a family or live a slower life.
    Edit -
    Oh yeah most don’t know, the worlds leader in diesel engines (Cummins) and leader in fork trucks (Toyota) are in Columbus. Subaru, Honda, Mitsubishi have a strong manufacturing presence here, most of the plastic on our phones originated or routes through Evansville, nuclear jobs in the north and enough top soil to feed the country, natural gas to heat, and fresh water to hydrate us. Not to mention the tech giants in the Indy area. This state has a LOT to offer.

    • @shawncoons
      @shawncoons 2 місяці тому +22

      Indiana state government is awful. Money goes to businesses instead of residents. This is why our education and quality of life measures are among the lowest in the country.

    • @JoeCole_social
      @JoeCole_social 2 місяці тому +15

      @@shawncoons my quality of life is great here. And with my low taxes, I’d say, my money goes further since where I live property taxes are super cheap. But daddy government isn’t going to change your diapers here. So one needs to be prepared to work within their community for aid and social services (novel concept).

    • @ethanfriedersdorf
      @ethanfriedersdorf 2 місяці тому +10

      ​@JoeCole_social also largest producer of steel for 50 years now. Also I agree. My quality of life is pretty great, bought my first house at 21, have a stay at home wife and 3 kids on a single income as an electrician

    • @JoeCole_social
      @JoeCole_social 2 місяці тому +5

      @@ethanfriedersdorf It's funny you say that because that is the EXACT same situation with me. Bought a home at 21, have a family of 3, stay at home wife, nice parcel of property with plenty of mature trees all on a single income, and I never got a penny from inheritance or anything like that. I stayed at a coastal state for a year long project in 2023, and there's no way I could have had the same amenities for the cost.

    • @ethanfriedersdorf
      @ethanfriedersdorf 2 місяці тому +5

      @@JoeCole_social absolutely I've traveled quite a bit and I would never leave, some of the best cost of living compared to income. What part of the state are you from?

  • @marykaybaker2621
    @marykaybaker2621 2 місяці тому +11

    Born and raised in NY. Went to college at Indiana State and never left. Loved living there, teaching and raising a family. Great state❤

    • @wildmouse5888
      @wildmouse5888 Місяць тому

      Hi, fellow Sycamore! IN is great EXCEPT for the smell of Terre Haute.

    • @deborahoverton7733
      @deborahoverton7733 Місяць тому

      It's a good thing he didn't try to pronounce your city.

  • @-Vannah-
    @-Vannah- 2 місяці тому +24

    I had a physical reaction to the pronunciation of Vincennes it was so off

    • @Dalton906J
      @Dalton906J Місяць тому

      I love Geoff but he just does not know how to say things

  • @CandycaneBeyond
    @CandycaneBeyond 2 місяці тому +109

    It's now growing because Illinois property taxes are crazy. So North West Indiana is booming right now. With it's proximity to Chicago

    • @ferrell_piano
      @ferrell_piano 2 місяці тому +16

      I can absolutely attest to this. I've lived in nw Indiana for my whole 18 years of existence, and most cities in Lake and Porter counties are booming. Crown Point and Valporaiso particularly. Although housing prices are starting to skyrocket.

    • @murphyc15
      @murphyc15 2 місяці тому +11

      Lots of people leaving Louisville for Southern Indiana as well

    • @joshkrieger5442
      @joshkrieger5442 2 місяці тому +5

      ​@makermario6665 live there too. NW IN is moving a lot farther east

    • @Nxkamxbxms
      @Nxkamxbxms 2 місяці тому +4

      Coupled with lots of people moving to the Indy metro area

    • @kyledabearsfan
      @kyledabearsfan 2 місяці тому +7

      Yeah :( then they will ruin the peace and relatively good cost of living 😢

  • @talbotd27
    @talbotd27 Місяць тому +1

    Living in a small town in Northwest Indiana is actually pretty great. I go to school out in Hammond, and I go to Chicago for events and concerts all the time. And while I love the activity, money, energy, and hustle and bustle of the city, there is such a peaceful feeling that hits you when you finally get back into your small Indiana town. The roads are smooth and emptier. There’s spaces to part. The city of LaPorte is beautiful, and we have one of my favorite lakes right in the middle of the city. The buildings are historic and well kept. The houses are mostly tidy and well cared for. You’re not going to find a world class theater department or high end shopping in LaPorte. But you will find some of the most friendly people you’ll ever meet who know each other very well. Living in a town of 20k people or less is very nice because it allows you to get to know people very fast, and everybody is connected somehow.
    Being in LaPorte on the 4th of July makes you feel like you’re in the center of the universe. The town becomes the capital of Indiana for a day, and the parade is really spectacular. Boats cruise in a huge circle at night on the lake, a few hundred of them. And the fireworks can be seen from the fairgrounds as well as countless houses around the lake. On those days I feel like I’m in some kind of Normal Rockwell painting or Bruce Springsteen song about America, and I absolutely love it.
    I’ve always said you could find whatever life you wanted to live here in LaPorte. We’ve had people go on to become famous and well respected in their industry. We’ve had people go to Ivy League schools. We also have plenty of people that just hang around town and work at the factories forever. There’s really anything you’re looking for here in Indiana. Lake Michigan 10 minutes away, Chicago 1 hour away, the Dunes National Park, and a lot of natural beauty. And all of that with much cheaper housing and taxes then Chicago

  • @Emanuel_carey
    @Emanuel_carey 2 місяці тому +38

    11:16 except it’s literally the crossroads of America

  • @tperkins17
    @tperkins17 2 місяці тому +24

    The real reason Indiana lacks Great Lake shoreline is because the state was originally settled from the south up. During the early 1800s before all the canals got built, people say the Ohio River as a more valuable means of transportation and trade than the Great Lakes. Look at Indiana’s original capitals at Vincennes and Corydon, both situated near the southern border of the state and along rivers that connected to the Mississippi.
    During Indiana’s early settlement, the potential of the Great Lakes was not seen by most, which is why the Great Lakes region was primarily set aside for natives; the gigantic lakes were more of an obstacle than anything at the time.
    Indiana’s borders were poorly thought-out, as were many of the state borders drawn during this time. This is why it is smaller in size and population than its neighbors.
    In truth, the original Hoosiers wanted the entire Indiana territory as their state. The modern borders were carved out of the large Indiana territory, and they were given a small chunk in comparison to what they had hoped for.
    Had the Indiana territory remained a single state, today it would be the largest in population with over 70 million people, and one of the largest in size, with a massive economy.

    • @michigandersea3485
      @michigandersea3485 Місяць тому

      Illinois and Ohio were originally settled from the south up, too. Chicago wasn't even founded until Illinois had already been a state for 20 years.

    • @williambogner9119
      @williambogner9119 14 годин тому

      @@michigandersea3485 You are both correct. Migration patterns in the US at the time Indiana was settled by Europeans were along two broad paths. The older southern route was either through Pittsburgh and down the Ohio River (favored for shipping) or through the Cumberland Gap then up into the Ohio Valley (very common for human migration into southern Indiana through the 19th Century). The northern route took off with the completion of the Erie canal in 1825, which made it easier to ship into the growing midwest (both of the southern routes required crossing Appellation Mountains). The Erie Canal and the Lakes were quicker and as they favored goods, that became the main commercial trade route. As is pointed out, this largely meant that Indiana may have been more of a through point, but not an end point along the northern route. Statehood was six years before the canal's completion, meaning that the population necessary to gain statehood was primarily from the southern migration paths. The result was that the state grew first from the south and then from the north, but never enough from either direction for one to overwhelm the other's area of influence. Thus, both flows were "Original" settlers. (And in historic fairness, they were not the "original" settlers, nor were the first nations like the Miami that were kicked out by the US. The Hopewell and similar mound building cultures / nations get that honor.)

  • @TheSassy1962
    @TheSassy1962 2 місяці тому +6

    Indiana is our country’s best kept secret. I moved here after 55 years in California. I dearly love the fact that there aren’t a lot of people here. The economy is great, and the people are friendly and welcoming. We have all the mod cons and culture in Fort Wayne and Indy, and the rest is the BEST of small town living.

  • @mitchellsmith4690
    @mitchellsmith4690 2 місяці тому +49

    Remember, Indiana was settled originally from Kentucky and Virginia, and is culturally distinct over most of the state. The uplands have a southern flavor, draw a triangle from the southern corners to Martinsville...from about 75 miles south of Gary to Indianapolis, down to the southwest extremity, its kinda midwestern. The north is called "the region" and is great lakes rust belt...the remainder is eastern industrial.
    Also, Vincennes is pronounced Vin-sins.

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService 2 місяці тому +4

      Grew up in the southern hills. And yes, it most definitely Southern influenced. It took years for my Southern accent to fade when I moved to Chicago

    • @lydiacarns
      @lydiacarns 2 місяці тому +4

      I'm from northern Indiana and I definitely consider southern Indiana to be southern, if not part of the south proper. Up in the north, we have a region shared with southwest Michigan called Michiana that I never hear referred to by anyone outside of the area! :)

    • @mitchellsmith4690
      @mitchellsmith4690 2 місяці тому +2

      I live in Harrison Co. This area is culturally and economiclly dominated by Louisville and is locally called "Kentuckyana".

    • @eliasruiz99
      @eliasruiz99 2 місяці тому +2

      ⁠​⁠@@lydiacarnsIve lived in Michiana my whole life and never realized that no one else calls the region Michiana

    • @pablovivant9089
      @pablovivant9089 2 місяці тому +2

      Very good point! Only the northwest countries from South Bend to the Illinois border got much of the migration from southern and eastern Europe in the late 19th and early 20th century, which means that Indiana as a whole retained the more southern mindset that probably also applied to Ohio and Illinois originally. As a genealogist, I can say that most of Indiana's white population has an ethnic stock that's very similar to Kentucky and similarly southern-oriented downstate Illinois.

  • @robertb6889
    @robertb6889 2 місяці тому +321

    Indiana's motto is "Crossroads of America" - IE "We know you're just passing through on your way to somewhere more interesting, but welcome while you're here!"

    • @Natediggetydog
      @Natediggetydog 2 місяці тому +30

      The joke we always made growing up was that “for a state calling themselves the crossroads of America, Indiana’s roads sure are crappy.” I grew up in Ohio just a few miles from the state line, and there is a clear difference in infrastructure quality as you cross the border. The people who lived in Indiana also had a reputation for being hicks, and that’s saying something because people from surrounding communities called people from my area hicks.

    • @jimoconnor6382
      @jimoconnor6382 2 місяці тому

      ​@Natediggetydog When ya tell people that the movie Orphan was based on Hoosyers , they get kinda shocked

    • @brianarbenz1329
      @brianarbenz1329 2 місяці тому +16

      @@jimoconnor6382 If you can't spell Hoosiers correctly, you look foolish trying to insult them.

    • @jimoconnor6382
      @jimoconnor6382 2 місяці тому +7

      @@brianarbenz1329 half of you can't read anyway, so who cares?

    • @robertb6889
      @robertb6889 2 місяці тому +14

      @@NatediggetydogI went to school in Indiana - and something about Indiana works infernal miracles in creating potholes. It was amazing - every fall had a huge corn harvest and every spring had a massive pothole harvest to rival it.

  • @kevindominguez6389
    @kevindominguez6389 Місяць тому +1

    It makes me really happy seeing all the Hoosier support💪🏼

  • @imrustyokay
    @imrustyokay 2 місяці тому +32

    "You probably think of Indiana the least"
    Me, an IndyCar fan: Well.....

  • @timvandenbrink4461
    @timvandenbrink4461 2 місяці тому +58

    My parents had Amish friends in Middlebury, Indiana. We would drive down there from Michigan maybe once a year to visit. I was a suburban kid and I loved playing in their barn, feeding animals and shooting.22’s out in the field. Dorothy made the best blueberry pie from scratch and Dad always said he’d drive 100 miles just for one slice. Good people, salt of the earth really.

    • @gematria79
      @gematria79 Місяць тому +4

      @@timvandenbrink4461In spite of technology Indiana is filled with small White towns & rural festivals. Almost nothing but bars are open after 10pm outside our few urban cities. IN is dangerously lacking in medical professionals today. There are kind, law-abiding people here but I believe bigotry is the main reason IN has a small, non-diverse population & does not appeal to 21st century corporations or young professionals.

    • @timvandenbrink4461
      @timvandenbrink4461 Місяць тому +4

      @@gematria79 “Small White towns and festivals”. Oh, the horror! People with a race obsession are weird.

    • @Archer-NatureWorn
      @Archer-NatureWorn Місяць тому +1

      Lol. My mom lives in Middlebury. Her maiden name is Yoder 😂

    • @Archer-NatureWorn
      @Archer-NatureWorn Місяць тому +1

      ​@@gematria79Bigotry? Wow. Take that Hyperbole to California

    • @Archer-NatureWorn
      @Archer-NatureWorn Місяць тому +1

      ​@@gematria79Take that Hyperbole to a liberal state please. We don't care about ethnicities here. People are people

  • @duskyboi1010
    @duskyboi1010 Місяць тому +5

    I like how small indiana is in terms of population, I want to keep it that way.

  • @MaryLMeyer
    @MaryLMeyer 2 місяці тому +40

    I like that there is not a lot of population here in Indiana. Is there supposed to be something better about having more population? I keep hearing less than , lacking, not as good as. Is urbanization better according to your criteria.

    • @kandiceblu1
      @kandiceblu1 2 місяці тому

      Yes and now people are discovering it ...we are going to become overpopulated soon...

    • @ethanfriedersdorf
      @ethanfriedersdorf 2 місяці тому +7

      Absolutely one of the best things about the state is its not Illinois and indy is not chicago! Lol

    • @eventhejunglewantedhimdead480
      @eventhejunglewantedhimdead480 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@ethanfriedersdorf I agree with the both of you. I live in northwest Indiana and it's getting crowded up here and because it's getting crowded it's getting more expensive

    • @eventhejunglewantedhimdead480
      @eventhejunglewantedhimdead480 2 місяці тому

      The flip side of the coin is that we do have jobs up here

    • @kel5944
      @kel5944 2 місяці тому

      @@eventhejunglewantedhimdead480I have to cross the border into Kentucky for work.

  • @artcollins6968
    @artcollins6968 2 місяці тому +18

    Indiana had many early automotive companies. Consolidation moved those industries toward Detroit.

  • @stevenm.6886
    @stevenm.6886 Місяць тому +4

    I’ve known many people who move away from Indiana, 3 years later I run into them. Oh we came back! These days boring is a good thing

  • @AndrewMann205
    @AndrewMann205 2 місяці тому +32

    Makes little sense to compare the capital of Indiana, Indianapolis, to non-capital cities of Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago. Indiana is also smaller in size compared to Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois which plays a role in the population size.

    • @sidneyadnopoz3427
      @sidneyadnopoz3427 2 місяці тому +1

      Indianapolis is the only large city in Indiana that's even comparable.

    • @johnwilliams1182
      @johnwilliams1182 2 місяці тому

      @@sidneyadnopoz3427 so

  • @libertarianrevolution7026
    @libertarianrevolution7026 2 місяці тому +22

    Indiana is the 17th most populated US state with over 6.785 million people. It is not a low population state.

    • @richardr7947
      @richardr7947 2 місяці тому +2

      Well We probably have around 9 million in this state because of all the border crossing. I am in Indianapolis and the city area we have population around 2.13 million from google. Its more like over 3 million here i can see it.

    • @libertarianrevolution7026
      @libertarianrevolution7026 2 місяці тому +3

      @@richardr7947 I was going by the population figure I looked up online, which I believe is the latest US Census figure.

    • @GizmoDew
      @GizmoDew 2 місяці тому +4

      @@richardr7947 you're unintentionally hilarious. Eyeballing population size so confidently.

    • @derekrequiem4359
      @derekrequiem4359 6 днів тому

      It's a lower population than its neighbors Illinois (6th most populated), Ohio (7th), and Michigan (10th) for sure.

  • @gussmoberg7738
    @gussmoberg7738 Місяць тому +1

    I’ve lived in Indiana for 40 years. Three in Indianapolis and 37 in the NE corner in Steuben County. I’m originally from the Chicago south suburbs and I truly love driving through Indiana when visiting and going to bowling tournaments. I often refer to the state as a “well kept secret” of the Midwest. The landscape in beautiful.

  • @jamiercollyer
    @jamiercollyer 2 місяці тому +24

    I've been flying in and out of Indy for a Client project over in Central Illinois and just ate at Rick's Cafe on THE MOST BEAUTIFUL lake just outside of the city. After watching this, I am definitely making plans to explore more of the state! Thanks.

    • @surlyogre1476
      @surlyogre1476 2 місяці тому +6

      I would hardly describe Geist reservoir at "the most beautiful lake", but maybe you meant Eagle Creek Reservoir.

    • @sammyk702
      @sammyk702 2 місяці тому +4

      Not a lake it's a reservoir

    • @francostacy7675
      @francostacy7675 2 місяці тому +1

      @@jamiercollyer the prettiest part of Indiana is in the southern third of the state especially right on the Ohio

    • @teresaellis7088
      @teresaellis7088 2 місяці тому +2

      There is a utube channel called Adventures with Roger.He travels all over southern Indiana.Its neat channel.

    • @teresaellis7088
      @teresaellis7088 2 місяці тому +1

      @@sammyk702Brown county?

  • @williamford9564
    @williamford9564 2 місяці тому +11

    14:25: The reason the state's population is growing faster than its neighbors, especially from Illinois, is its lower taxes and cost of living. Illinois is seeing rapid flight of its citizens to other neighboring states due to high taxes and in Chicago, out of control crime.

  • @scottdan5230
    @scottdan5230 2 місяці тому +14

    I teach fourth grade and have found that it is extremely difficult to find high-quality video content about Indiana. Thank you so much for an amazing video that I look forward to sharing with all of my students for all the years to come. There’s a video is amazing.

    • @johnwilliams1182
      @johnwilliams1182 2 місяці тому +6

      Please teach your students how to pronounce Hoosiers, Vincennes, Corydon, and Lafayette.

    • @staceyn2541
      @staceyn2541 2 місяці тому

      Check out Adventures with Roger. His videos are pretty classroom friendly, I would definitely check first, and he does some great videography of local interest spots. He's introduced me to places I never knew after 40 years living here.😊

    • @smallmill
      @smallmill Місяць тому +2

      Do not use this video for educational purposes. Be a teacher instead.

    • @trishoconnor2169
      @trishoconnor2169 Місяць тому +2

      I certainly hope you will teach your students that raw population numbers are not a measure of population DENSITY (in which Indiana, being the smallest of the Lake Michigan states, ranks only behind Illinois). Honestly, the gaffes in this video should make a teacher question the value of this entire channel as a resource for teaching geography.

  • @andrearc3002
    @andrearc3002 2 місяці тому +31

    Hoosier here. I like that were less populated. It's better that way. 😊

    • @aaronburdon221
      @aaronburdon221 2 місяці тому +4

      Yup, this is the state you come to when you want people to get off of your lawn.

    • @richardr7947
      @richardr7947 2 місяці тому +1

      Just don't go to indianapolis it sucks here because of population.
      I live here and trust me it is growing very fast mainly northside Carmel/Fishers

    • @sherriestone94
      @sherriestone94 Місяць тому +1

      Amen ,Love our state

  • @disky01
    @disky01 2 місяці тому +20

    It's a state we don't really think about very much, and learning about its regional quirks was quite refreshing! To be honest, it's relative regional calmness feels like something of an asset to me.

    • @Tripps2564
      @Tripps2564 2 місяці тому +4

      I think it really depends the mindset of the person. I'm a guy you now is a doctor in Northwest Indiana, but was originally from the Chicago suburbs. If you like Indiana as its own place without much desire to attract attention from others around the world or nation, then Indiana could be a nice and pleasant place for you as I've found it to be for me.
      That said, this is something closed off and peculiar about how the people here rarely travel or seem to wish to be connected to other areas. A very cosmopolitan person would probably be unfulfilled in the way a smaller town person would be overwhelmed in a hustling city environment. Just different preferences.

    • @ninabooker2904
      @ninabooker2904 2 місяці тому +5

      @@disky01 I would describe us as the quintessential mid westerners; stable, pragmatic, hardworking, friendly, wholesome, and patriotic Americans. And I’m very proud to be a Hoosier. Stop by anytime for a glass of lemonade. 😁

    • @aaronsavage4283
      @aaronsavage4283 2 місяці тому +2

      Exactly, an asset. We in Indiana prefer our smaller population and would rather not have a influx of those from outside the state and if we had a population “boom” we’d rather it be our own Indiana residents creating the boom versus those outside the state mostly coming for the government benefits value we have due to having that lower size of population and not having to utilize those benefits as much as other states…thus the reason why we are also in less debt than the surrounding states.

    • @sunnysidecarebear
      @sunnysidecarebear 2 місяці тому +1

      @@disky01 def not for everyone. Mostly loners lol. But my privacy and peace is the most important living aspect for me. Ive traveled some. Not the world by any means, but i find myself just wanting to go home quickly. Lol. I dont really believe id want to live anywhere else. Plus, im partial to Indiana laws on certain subjects.

    • @kel5944
      @kel5944 2 місяці тому

      @@aaronsavage4283you’ve got a messed up view of how and why cities grow…

  • @acekingsuitedak2777
    @acekingsuitedak2777 2 місяці тому +5

    From Chicago. Love Indiana.

    • @RosinGoblin
      @RosinGoblin 2 місяці тому +1

      Also from Chicago. Moved to Munster Indiana and my wallet loves it lol. Only a 20 minute drive to the south loop!!

  • @britcat7780
    @britcat7780 2 місяці тому +43

    Overall, Indiana is an easy state to live in and raise a family. Low cost of living. Housing less expensive than other states. Abundance of skilled labor. Low taxes. Good transportation. Good schools (20/50). Good state university system. Low crime. Indiana is an exceptionally well-run state with minimal corruption compared to other states. . Fiscally well-managed withg debt as a % of GDP in the lower third of the US states. Roads are deliberately built to be larger than needed so that they can handle future growth - with the result that traffic is rarely congested. Public schools are better than the surrounding states and for that matter, most states (`20/50). Hard hard-working population of generally serious people influenced by many people growing up on farms. Not flashy with brilliant attractions like the coastal states with great museums etc but an excellent place to make a life, earn a living, build wealth, and raise a family.

    • @paperhoosier
      @paperhoosier 2 місяці тому +5

      An easy state to live in and raise a family??? If my state is easy then god help the other states...

    • @britcat7780
      @britcat7780 2 місяці тому +4

      @@paperhoosier My life has placed me in several locales in the US and worldwide. I would reiterate that Indiana is very good for living and family. Per the US - having lived on both coasts, north and south, as well as in some southern cities and overseas, my experience was that each place had its advantages and disadvantages. The comments above reflect my take on the time spent in Indiana. Schools were good, the cost of living was incredibly low compared to both East and West Coast cities, and taxes were among the lowest I have experienced in the US (although obviously Texas, FLA, NV, and some other states are notably better. It was striking to me how nice the people were in general. The quality of help - things like having people to work on your car, lawn, house components, etc - was really outstanding, the best of any US citizen I have experienced. The weather is fairly moderate - typical of the mid-Atlantic region. (I like having four seasons, so this is a matter of personal preference. I thought many people growing up in Indiana were well-parented and oriented to being hard workers and professionals. The culture was very family-oriented compared to the East or West Coast and much less of a hassle than life in the eastern US. There are some locales with notable crime but nothing close to life in eastern, northeastern, or west-coast cities.

    • @paperhoosier
      @paperhoosier 2 місяці тому +5

      @@britcat7780 Fair enough. Call me greedy, but I wish it could be a little better around here. Maybe less demanding for people with super inhuman power to work the job line; however Indiana is not terrible in fact I love it, even though we don't grow gold out of trees; however it is only human to want the best out of your homeland no?

    • @britcat7780
      @britcat7780 2 місяці тому +3

      @@paperhoosier
      That is a fair perspective, well-founded. It could always be better. I supposed I am impressed by how nice people are in IND in general compared to the hassling and anxiety of the NE in particular :-)
      Relative to other states I have lived in, my impression is that corruption is very low and competence of state authorities is very high (although government employees like NGO employees and university employees work at a snail's pace compared to business employees everywhere). But at least in terms of what the state can do, besides minimizing crime & maintaining solid infrastructure (which IND does), the two biggies are having a first-rate educational system, including vocational education (so people can get the training to advance themselves) and taxes & regulations as low as possible in order to attract more investment. Indiana is not as aggressive in this as other states I have been in, and this hurts the people since they have less opportunity. I would say that compared to the unbelievably harshly anti-business atmosphere of California, or the huge taxes I paid in Mass, Indiana is pretty stellar. But other states have done better (especially Texas, FLA, NV, and some others). Educationally, while IND is better than most in the US, when I compare it to the rigorousness and quality of the educational system I saw in Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, Finland, Denmark, and Switzerland (who spend less or the same per pupil but get much better results), we are playing to lose in IND and really across the US. I think we should look at the countries that are the best in education and learn from them and those best in bringing in investment and learn from them.

    • @paperhoosier
      @paperhoosier 2 місяці тому

      @@britcat7780 I think the two biggest problems involving first-rate educational systems come in a situation that Indiana is mostly a farming state. Farming provides plenty organic goods, and trade revenue; however First-rate education is of little importance in farming, so why even improve the education system? Another problem involving states around us. Since states like Texas, FLA, NV and some others have, attracted most of the entrepreneurs to those states more often, there not really compelled in leaving there prebuilt safety net, to states without the safety net, and might guarantee them a financial waste of time. The rigorousness and quality of the educational systems in Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, Finland, Denmark and Switzerland have outstanding education is, because those said nations are not pure farming nations. Some states within some nations might have farmland, yet they have plenty of lands for them to balance the issue; however Indiana, being a "pure farming nation" lacks land for education centers, proper facilities to improve the education, or even have enough businesses, and work facilities that complements that said education type. We do have education, but why improve, or research what other countries are doing with there education if our steady revenue is simply accomplished by farming? I really want Indiana to succeed, but changing my homes status quo, requires people to make this uncomfortable decision to execute. A process that might sadly not ever happen.

  • @bracebrooks967
    @bracebrooks967 2 місяці тому +21

    I live in the suburbs of Chicago and I'm just a 10 minute drive away from Indiana so I've been there so many times I can't even count the amount. The cheaper price of car gas and grocery items with no sales tax are also my motivation to go there. Best of all, the cost of living is quite cheap there which is why I hope to relocate there once I earn enough money to. The only downside about Indiana to me is the low amount of excitement there, but who I spend time with matters more to me than attractions.

  • @spacemanspiff8837
    @spacemanspiff8837 Місяць тому +1

    I'm pleased to say that he pronounced Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and South Bend correctly.

  • @bluegrasspalms
    @bluegrasspalms 2 місяці тому +28

    Might want to look at how to pronounce the names of things here. I guess Evansville also doesn't have a big enough population to be mentioned...

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService 2 місяці тому +2

      Considering how badly he mispronounced Vincennes, that might be a good thing

    • @sharonminsuk
      @sharonminsuk 2 місяці тому +2

      @@CortexNewsService I was gonna say that he left out "Evansville" because there's no real way to mess it up. 😛

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService 2 місяці тому +2

      @@sharonminsuk he managed to mispronounced Wabash, so are you sure he couldn't?

    • @renegadepuppy
      @renegadepuppy 2 місяці тому +1

      You cannot expect better from someone who messed up why Chicago is called Second City (even a very cursory google or Wikipedia search does better)

  • @bruce8511
    @bruce8511 2 місяці тому +63

    Indiana doesn't necessarily want to emulate Chicago, and Detroit. Many people are fleeing these areas and coming to Indiana for a better quality of life.

    • @aaronsavage4283
      @aaronsavage4283 2 місяці тому +11

      And I wish they wouldn’t because they are flooding my city and mostly taking up all the benefits of low income housing to the point those of us that are natives and in need of this assistance on an “occasional” basis can’t get it for a long time due to that very reason. Those that’s are coming in are dominantly from Chicago and stay on this assistance indefinitely. It’s not for better quality of life…it’s for living off benefits and safer life which the benefits part starts making it harder for native citizens to get that help when needed and puts pressure on tax payers to pick up the bill to provide housing for these individuals coming.

    • @renegadepuppy
      @renegadepuppy 2 місяці тому +3

      @@aaronsavage4283True but that is life. The Native Americans did not appreciate the white settlers coming in. Then the initial settlers did not like the late 19th and early 20th migration period from Europe to Midwest.
      And, also much less people are coming in compared to how many are moving south to the sunbelt states. Also, if high income people come in, it helps the state (if they manage properly) to reduce tolls and reduce overall taxes and improve infrastructure. But, I doubt this is moving from under 7 million to above 8 million anytime soon (in a decade).

    • @slibertas1996
      @slibertas1996 2 місяці тому +6

      We like our small government and conservative social/ economic policies. Another way we are not like Chicago or Detroit

    • @coffeehousedialogue
      @coffeehousedialogue 2 місяці тому +7

      @@slibertas1996 Right? The slow growth compared to our neighbors turned out to be a blessing in disguise. We just need to make it clear that we won't turn into another Chicago by passing more conservative laws.

    • @HouseofCastro
      @HouseofCastro 2 місяці тому

      EXACTLY!

  • @beachlife1498
    @beachlife1498 Місяць тому +4

    Northwest Indiana here (The Region). Those of us that live in the area know that we are currently getting overrun by people moving from Illinois. They can keep their jobs in Illinois where they pay higher. But live in Indiana and pay anywhere between seven to sometimes over 10 times less in property tax For larger homes with more property.

    • @tony8570
      @tony8570 Місяць тому

      Illinois is a damn joke. We dont want those weirdos over here

  • @Inyourbox-kr5uf
    @Inyourbox-kr5uf 2 місяці тому +35

    Born and raised in Fort Wayne Indiana

    • @kingmaybus8409
      @kingmaybus8409 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Inyourbox-kr5uf 808 proud lol

    • @slibertas1996
      @slibertas1996 2 місяці тому +1

      Live in ft Wayne but was born in Kokomo

    • @richardr7947
      @richardr7947 2 місяці тому

      Born raised Indianapolis. I have a niece lives in Bluffton thats close to Fort Wayne.

    • @Inyourbox-kr5uf
      @Inyourbox-kr5uf 2 місяці тому

      @@richardr7947 Blufftons not too far!

    • @stormblood2027
      @stormblood2027 2 місяці тому

      oof Fort Wayne can be a nightmare at times. Yall are some aggressive ass MFs on the roads lol

  • @mr-vet
    @mr-vet 2 місяці тому +22

    I joined the Army shortly after my 19th birthday in late 1988 to get out Indiana….spent over 10 years overseas total (deployments and overseas assignments), 3 years in NC, 12 years in the DC area and a couple of stints of lengthy training in CA, TX, and AZ…ended up staying in the DC area (Northern Virginia) after retiring from the military.

    • @77lissaable
      @77lissaable 2 місяці тому

      Thank you for your service!

    • @mitchellsmith4690
      @mitchellsmith4690 2 місяці тому +5

      I joined the Army in '79, and was glad to return to Indiana in 91.

    • @corydonrose6109
      @corydonrose6109 2 місяці тому +2

      and... you moved back? No, well, I did :D; stationed in California, Pennsylvania, and Japan then I end up back home.

    • @miniaturefarmer464
      @miniaturefarmer464 2 місяці тому +3

      Sorry about your current location.

    • @mr-vet
      @mr-vet 2 місяці тому

      @@miniaturefarmer464​​⁠where I live is one of the best areas to live in the US; despite the high cost of living. Public schools are in the top 10 in the nation, high wages, close to the coast and the mountains. Lots of recreational and adventure opportunities, national monuments & historic sites. Great mix of people from all over the US and the world. Traffic/long commutes and tourists are the top detractors.

  • @vkpskulls
    @vkpskulls Місяць тому +3

    I’ve lived in California and Utah. Indiana is a great place to live if you’re looking for a quiet, peaceful place.

  • @daleasberry
    @daleasberry 2 місяці тому +8

    One MAJOR thing missed was the early automotive industry starting in Indiana but moving to Detroit because it was cheaper to transport the huge amounts of the lighter coal rather than the much heaver and expensive iron ore over land.

    • @daveowens9849
      @daveowens9849 2 місяці тому +1

      Fort Wayne Pistons moved to Detroit. Named Pistons because of the piston manufacturing in town.

    • @slibertas1996
      @slibertas1996 2 місяці тому

      Kokomo was the birthplace of the automobile not Detroit

    • @leestamm3187
      @leestamm3187 2 місяці тому

      ​​@@daveowens9849 Zollner Piston, to be precise. They were first known as the Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons. Their early home games were played in the North Side High School gym. Allen County spent a lot of money and effort building the Coliseum for them, shortly after which Fred Zollner moved them to Detroit. Pissed off a lot of people, myself included.

    • @roadgeek123
      @roadgeek123 25 днів тому

      @@daveowens9849 Zollner Pistons.

  • @justj69
    @justj69 2 місяці тому +12

    Born & raised in Northern Indiana. It's the most southern Northern state 😉

    • @midwestcatholic6845
      @midwestcatholic6845 2 місяці тому

      I’m from northern Indiana we certainly are not southern. Southern Indiana is

    • @justj69
      @justj69 Місяць тому

      @midwestcatholic6845 It wasn't meant to be an insult. After living in Minnesota for a few years then moving to Georgia, I realized a few things.

  • @SandyMacGowan
    @SandyMacGowan 2 місяці тому +17

    As a Hoosier, I would greatly have appreciated if you had learned the pronunciation of many of the names prior to recording this. For instance, it’s not “Hosier” please take note of the double oo. Still interesting.

  • @KTWantland
    @KTWantland 2 місяці тому +13

    Isn’t Evansville the third largest city in Indiana? It shows as such on all the population data I can find, both city and metro compared to South Bend.

  • @jackottinger399
    @jackottinger399 2 місяці тому +8

    Born here, grew up here, lived all my life here. Believe me, we have enough people. Most of us are quite satisfied with status quo.
    People say well you don't have an ocean or a mountain, what in the world do you do? We enjoy life and if we want those things they're not that far away.

  • @OfficialDiRT
    @OfficialDiRT 2 місяці тому +27

    Why did you ignore the 3rd largest city in the state? Evansville, IN, is about the size of Illinois' capitol city of Springfield, but it's in the deep south of the state on the Kentucky border.

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService 2 місяці тому +2

      Actually, Evansville is bigger. I live in Springfield and we have about 117,000. I grew up just north of Evansville. Last I heard, Evansville had 123,000

    • @OfficialDiRT
      @OfficialDiRT 2 місяці тому +1

      @@CortexNewsService Riiight. I live in Springfield too, which is why I said it's "about the size." They are both about 120,000 people. I haven't actually counted everyone in each city on my own, so I'm not 100% sure on the numbers. That's why I used approximation words.

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService 2 місяці тому

      @@OfficialDiRT I was just agreeing with you that he should have mentioned Evansville and included the population as a reason why.

    • @ethanfriedersdorf
      @ethanfriedersdorf 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@OfficialDiRT but isn't south bend the third largest in the state with 320,000 people?

    • @elizabetholson2477
      @elizabetholson2477 2 місяці тому +1

      It seems like he's including Metropolitan area surrounding the cities and not just the cities on their own in the numbers he is showing. Evansville is #3 if you look based on city population alone. (However, the Evansville Metropolitan area's population is around 359,000 which should also put it in 3rd by metro area)

  • @HelloHi-g2u
    @HelloHi-g2u 2 місяці тому +11

    Indiana is not that small compared to other neighbors like Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri. It’s bigger than all of them. Indiana is not large or small, it’s kinda just normal regionally speaking.

  • @illcommunicvtion
    @illcommunicvtion 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video, with even better clear, understandable research.

  • @thedavidjwschmidt
    @thedavidjwschmidt 2 місяці тому +54

    How badly could one person mispronounce Indiana vocabulary - Hoosier, Potawatomi, Vincennes, Croydon, Wabash plus more that I probably missed...

    • @anteros__
      @anteros__ 2 місяці тому +9

      I think whats most incriminating is the Hoosier pronunciation. He stated 'Hoser' which is a derogatory term for someone who is dumb or idiotic. I can't believe he didn't review these more extensively.

    • @MaryLMeyer
      @MaryLMeyer 2 місяці тому

      @@anteros__ yes indeed!

    • @UserName-ts3sp
      @UserName-ts3sp 2 місяці тому +5

      Idk how he screwed up hoosier so bad

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService 2 місяці тому +7

      He even screwed up Wabash

    • @aaronburdon221
      @aaronburdon221 2 місяці тому +4

      @@CortexNewsService These are primarily native American names. Wabash is the anglo term for Wabashaki which literally means "White water"

  • @maybethistimeIV
    @maybethistimeIV 2 місяці тому +51

    I’ve always maintained that if you could only show a foreigner one state to represent the US, it would be Indiana

    • @aaronburdon221
      @aaronburdon221 2 місяці тому +8

      Yea, we do tend to be very murica-like.

    • @ScooterOnHisWay2024
      @ScooterOnHisWay2024 2 місяці тому +5

      Nothing to brag about for either Indiana or the US.

    • @aaronburdon221
      @aaronburdon221 2 місяці тому

      @ScooterOnHisWay2024 I think it's everything you should be bragging about. This state is very patriotic, its very stable and its generally very isolationist except when it's required not to be. Basically if you leave us alone, we'll leave you alone (which is more than I can say for the federal government for the last 50 years who always enjoys fucking with people around the world)

    • @GodOfTheDisturbed
      @GodOfTheDisturbed 2 місяці тому +10

      ​@@ScooterOnHisWay2024only someone that hates America would say something like that lmao, gtfo

    • @derekrequiem4359
      @derekrequiem4359 6 днів тому

      @@GodOfTheDisturbed Is he wrong?

  • @lindam3333
    @lindam3333 Місяць тому +1

    I am 70 yrs old born raised and still live in central Indiana. We may not have beautiful beaches, majestic mountains, or colorful canyons or lots of fast paced big cities. But its home. And for the most part the people are friendly, down to earth and welcoming with strong morals and many conservative values.

  • @davidconn3222
    @davidconn3222 2 місяці тому +7

    You really sht the bed with this one!🎉

  • @A_Realist
    @A_Realist 2 місяці тому +11

    I could be wrong but I don’t think placing Indianapolis on Lake Michigan would have done anything to create a population boom for Indiana because they wouldn’t have been able to compete with Chicago imho.

    • @digitalnomad9985
      @digitalnomad9985 2 місяці тому

      Watch it grow now that folk are fleeing blue states.