Evansville is a city in and the county seat of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state’s third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in Southern Indiana, and the 249th-most populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Evansville metropolitan area, a hub of commercial, medical, and cultural commotion of southwestern Indiana and the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area, that is home to greater than 911,000 people. The 38th parallel crosses the north side of the city and is marked on Interstate 69.

Situated on an oxbow in the Ohio River, the city is often referred to as the “Crescent Valley” or “River City”. Early French explorers named it La Belle Rivière (“The lovely River”). The Place has been inhabited by various original cultures for millennia, dating help at least 10,000 years. Angel Mounds was a permanent settlement of the Mississippian culture from 1000 AD to in the region of 1400 AD. The European-American city was founded in 1812.

Evansville anchors a regional economic hub based primarily on trade, transportation, and utilities; professional and situation services; education and health services; government; leisure and hospitality; and manufacturing. Two NYSE-listed companies (Berry Global and OneMain Financial) are headquartered in Evansville, and three companies traded on NASDAQ (Escalade, Old National Bank, and Shoe Carnival) are after that headquartered in Evansville.

Evansville is house to Bally’s Evansville, the state’s first casino; Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden, one of the state’s oldest and largest zoos; and sports tourism industry. The city has several notable theoretical institutions. The University of Evansville is a private school on the city’s east side, while the University of Southern Indiana is a larger public institution just outside the city’s westside limits. The Indiana University School of Medicine furthermore maintains a campus in Evansville. Other local scholastic institutions increase the nationally ranked Signature School, the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, and the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation.