East Central Indiana facts for kids
East Central Indiana is a region in Indiana east of Indianapolis, Indiana, and borders the Ohio state line. The Indiana Gas Boom, which took place during the 1890s, changed much of the area from small agricultural communities to larger cities with economies that included manufacturing. Companies such as Ball Corporation and Overhead Door once had their headquarters in the region. Glass manufacturing was the first industry to be widespread in the area, because of the natural gas. As the glass industry faded, many of the skilled workers became employed at auto parts factories in cities such as Muncie and Anderson. With the decline of the American automobile industry, East Central Indiana became part of the Rust Belt. Many communities have been forced to reinvent themselves with a focus on services or a return to agriculture.
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Counties
County seats
- Anderson, Indiana-Madison
- Greenfield, Indiana-Hancock
- Hartford City, Indiana-Blackford
- Muncie, Indiana-Delaware
- New Castle, Indiana-Henry
- Portland, Indiana-Jay
- Richmond, Indiana-Wayne
- Winchester, Indiana-Randolph
Notable small towns
Blackford County
- Dunkirk (only a small portion)
- Montpelier
- Roll
- Shamrock Lakes
Delaware County
Hancock County
- Fortville
- Maxwell
- McCordsville
- New Palestine
- Shirley
- Spring Lake
- Wilkinson
Henry County
- Ashland
- Blountsville
- Cadiz
- Corwin
- Dunreith
- Greensboro
- Hillsboro
- Kennard
- Knightstown
- Knox
- Lewisville
- Middletown
- Millville
- Mooreland
- Mount Summit
- Shirley
- Spiceland
- Springport
- Stone Quarry Mills
- Straughn
- Sulphur Springs
- Van Nuys
Jay County
Madison County
- Alexandria
- Chesterfield
- Country Club Heights
- Edgewood
- Elwood
- Frankton
- Ingalls
- Lapel
- Markleville
- Orestes
- Pendleton
- River Forest
- Summitville
- Woodlawn Heights
Randolph County
Wayne County
- Abington
- Boston
- Cambridge City
- Centerville
- Dublin
- East Germantown
- Economy
- Fountain City
- Greens Fork
- Hagerstown
- Middleboro
- Milton
- Mount Auburn
- Spring Grove
- Whitewater
Public and large private high schools in East Central Indiana
Blackford County
- Blackford High School - Hartford City
Delaware County
- Cowan High School - Cowan
- Daleville High School - Daleville
- Muncie Burris High School - Muncie
- Wapahani High School - Selma
- Wes-Del High School - Gaston
- Yorktown High School - Yorktown
- Muncie Central High School - Muncie
- Muncie South Side High School - Muncie
- Delta High School - Eaton
Henry County
- Blue River Valley High School-Mr. Summit
- Shannondoah High School-Middletown
- Tri High-Lewisville
- New Castle Crystler High School- New Castle
- Knightstown High School-Knightstown
Jay County
- Jay County High School - Portland
Madison County
- Alexandria-Monroe High School-Alexandria
- Anderson High School-Anderson
- Anderson Preparatory Academy - Anderson
- Liberty Christian -Anderson
- Pendleton Heights High School-Pendleton
- Lapel High School-Lapel
- Frankton High School-Frankton
- Elwood Community High School-Elwood
Randolph County
- Union High School (Modoc)-Modoc
- Randolph Southern High School-Lynn
- Winchester Community High School-Winchester
- Union City High School-Union City
- Monroe Central High School-Parker City
Wayne County Indiana
- Hagerstown High School-Hagerstown High School
- Lincoln High School-Cambridge City
- Centerville High School-Centerville
- Richmond High School-Richmond
- Northeastern High School-Fountain City
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