Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area

The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area is a tri-state area where the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky intersect. The area is defined mainly by the television viewing area and consists of ten Illinois counties, eleven Indiana counties, and nine Kentucky counties, centered upon the Ohio and Wabash Rivers.

Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky
tri-state area
The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area within their states.
Dark shaded counties were included only by WTVW prior to DT.
Common names: Tri-State Area
Wabash Valley (Illinois, Indiana)
Ohio Valley (All three)
Green Valley (Kentucky)
Largest city
10,000+ cities		 Illinois
Harrisburg
Indiana
Evansville
Vincennes • Jasper
Princeton • Washington
Kentucky
Owensboro
Henderson • Madisonville
MSAs Evansville • Owensboro
µSAs Central City • Harrisburg • Jasper
Madisonville • Vincennes • Washington

The 2010 population estimate of the 30-county core region is 911,613 people. Evansville, Indiana, with approximately 118,000 people, is the largest city and the principal hub for both the Evansville Metropolitan Area and Southwestern Indiana. Owensboro, Kentucky, with approximately 60,000 people, is the second-largest city and the secondary hub as well as the hub for the Owensboro Metropolitan Area. The other seven cities with 10,000 or more people include Harrisburg, Illinois; Henderson, Kentucky; Madisonville, Kentucky; Princeton, Indiana; Vincennes, Indiana; Washington, Indiana; and Jasper, Indiana. The dissecting point between the three states is the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers, near the tripoint of Gallatin County, Illinois, Posey County, Indiana, and Union County, Kentucky.

Some of the counties along the edges may or may not consider themselves as part of the area. One of the Evansville TV stations (CW 7 WTVW) also includes Hardin and Saline Counties of Illinois; Crawford, and Orange Counties of Indiana; Breckinridge, Crittenden and Grayson Counties of Kentucky as part of its viewing area as well as the below-mentioned counties because, prior to the advent of digital television, the station broadcast on the VHF band (it now broadcasts on RF channel 28, in the UHF band). This was also due to its transmitter being located near Chandler, Indiana in Warrick County as opposed to in Henderson County, like the other stations. (See map on right.)

In addition, the counties on the eastern edge of the area are included in Kentuckiana, the northern edge counties are included in the Terre Haute viewing area and the western edge counties are either included in the Paducah–Carbondale–Cape Girardeau or the St. Louis viewing areas and the southern edge are included in the Nashville–Clarksville viewing area.

The counties

Note: Italicized counties were included by only WTVW prior to DTV. See above map.

Media

Fifteen largest cities
The Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas of the Tri-State Area
Population
Rank		 City State Population
2010		 County Region
1 Evansville Indiana 117,429 Vanderburgh Southwestern
Indiana
2 Owensboro Kentucky 57,265 Daviess Western Coal Fields
3 Henderson Kentucky 28,757 Henderson Western Coal Fields
4 Madisonville Kentucky 19,591 Hopkins Western Coal Fields
5 Vincennes Indiana 18,423 Knox Southwestern
Indiana
6 Jasper Indiana 15,038 Dubois Southwestern
Indiana
7 Washington Indiana 11,509 Daviess Southwestern
Indiana
8 Princeton Indiana 10,974 Gibson Southwestern
Indiana
9 Harrisburg Illinois 9,638 Saline Eastern Little Egypt
10 Olney Illinois 8,631 Richland Eastern Little Egypt
11 Mount Carmel Illinois 8,282 Wabash Eastern Little Egypt
12 Tell City Indiana 7,272 Perry Southwestern
Indiana
13 Mount Vernon Indiana 7,186 Posey Southwestern
Indiana
14 Boonville Indiana 6,834 Warrick Southwestern
Indiana
15 Central City Kentucky 5,893 Muhlenberg Western Coal Fields
15 Huntingburg Indiana 5,594 Dubois Southwestern
Indiana
  • All of the cities on the list are county seats of their respective counties except Huntingburg, Indiana and Central City, Kentucky.
  • Newburgh is currently undergoing annexation plans that will incorporate many of the surrounding developments which will increase the population to as much as 12,000 people putting the town right behind Jasper on the above list. Also Newburgh would be the only town on the list.

Metropolitan and micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas
Name Primary City
or Cities		 State
or States		 County
or Counties		 Non-Area County or
Counties Influenced		 Area 2010
Population
Evansville, IN-KY
Metropolitan Statistical Area		 Evansville
Henderson
Princeton		 Indiana
Kentucky		 Gibson, Posey
Vanderburgh, Warrick
Henderson, Webster		 Illinois: Wabash, White
Indiana: Pike, Spencer
Kentucky: Union		 2,367 sq mi
6,130 km2		 358,676
Owensboro, KY
Metropolitan Statistical Area		 Owensboro Kentucky Daviess, Hancock
McLean		 Indiana: Perry, Spencer
Kentucky: Breckinridge, Ohio		 931 sq mi
2,410 km2		 114,752

Micropolitan areas
Name Primary City State
or States		 County
or Counties		 Area 2010
Population
Central City, KY
Micropolitan Area		 Central City
Greenville		 Kentucky Muhlenberg 479 sq mi
1,241 km2		 31,499
Harrisburg, IL
Micropolitan Area		 Harrisburg Illinois Saline 387 sq mi
1,002 km2		 24,913
Jasper, IN
Micropolitan Area		 Jasper Indiana Dubois
Pike		 776 sq mi
2010 km2		 54,734
Madisonville, KY
Micropolitan Area		 Madisonville Kentucky Hopkins 554 sq mi
1,430 km2		 46,920
Vincennes, IN-IL
Micropolitan Area		 Lawrenceville
Vincennes		 Illinois
Indiana		 Knox
Lawrence		 898 sq mi
2,330 km2		 55,273
Washington, IN
Micropolitan Area		 Washington Indiana Daviess 437 sq mi
1,130 km2		 31,648

Core counties

Eastern Little Egypt (Illinois)

Population Total: 135,933

County
Name		 County
Seat		 Population
(2010)		 Area
Clay Louisville 13,815 437 sq mi (1,130 km2)
Edwards Albion 6,721 223 sq mi (580 km2)
Gallatin Shawneetown 5,589 328 sq mi (850 km2)
Hamilton McLeansboro 8,457 436 sq mi (1,130 km2)
Lawrence Lawrenceville 16,833 374 sq mi (970 km2)
Richland Olney 16,233 362 sq mi (940 km2)
Saline Harrisburg 24,913 387 sq mi (1,000 km2)
Wabash Mt. Carmel 11,947 232 sq mi (600 km2)
Wayne Fairfield 16,760 716 sq mi (1,850 km2)
White Carmi 14,665 502 sq mi (1,300 km2)

Southwestern Indiana

Population Total: 474,251

County
Name		 County
Seat		 Population
(2010)		 Area
Daviess Washington 31,648 437 sq mi (1,130 km2)
Dubois Jasper 41,889 435 sq mi (1,130 km2)
Gibson Princeton 33,503 526 sq mi (1,360 km2)
Knox Vincennes 38,440 524 sq mi (1,360 km2)
Martin Shoals 10,334 341 sq mi (880 km2)
Perry Tell City 19,338 386 sq mi (1,000 km2)
Pike Petersburg 12,845 342 sq mi (890 km2)
Posey Mt. Vernon 25,910 429 sq mi (1,110 km2)
Spencer Rockport 20,952 401 sq mi (1,040 km2)
Vanderburgh Evansville 179,703 236 sq mi (610 km2)
Warrick Boonville 59,689 424 sq mi (1,100 km2)

Western Coal Fields (Kentucky)

Population Total: 291,891

County
Name		 County
Seat		 Population
(2010)		 Area
Daviess Owensboro 96,656 476 sq mi (1,230 km2)
Hancock Hawesville 8,565 199 sq mi (520 km2)
Henderson Henderson 46,250 467 sq mi (1,210 km2)
Hopkins Madisonville 46,920 554 sq mi (1,430 km2)
McLean Calhoun 9,531 256 sq mi (660 km2)
Muhlenberg Greenville 31,499 479 sq mi (1,240 km2)
Ohio Hartford 23,842 597 sq mi (1,550 km2)
Union Morganfield 15,007 363 sq mi (940 km2)
Webster Dixon 13,621 336 sq mi (870 km2)

Daviess County
The Two Daviess Counties within the Tri-State Area.

There are two counties named Daviess in the Tri-State Area, Daviess County, Indiana (/ˈdeɪviːz/), and Daviess County, Kentucky (/ˈdeɪvɪs/). Both counties are named for Maj. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky who prosecuted Aaron Burr.

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