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Terre Haute, Indiana
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Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute
( ) is a city in and the
county seat
of
Vigo County
,
Indiana
,
United States
, near the state's western border with
Illinois
. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its
metropolitan area
had a population of 170,943. The city is the self-proclaimed capital of the
Wabash Valley
. With numerous higher education institutions such as
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
,
Indiana State University
and
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
located in Terre Haute, the city has embraced its college town persona. Terre Haute was named the "Community of the Year" in 2010 by the Indiana Chamber and is a quarter-finalist in the [https://americasbestcommunities.com/ America's Best Communities] contest, which is a contest operated by
Frontier Telephone
and
Dish Network
. Terre Haute was the home
Socialist Party of America
leader and five-time presidential nominee
Eugene V. Debs
. His
former home
is now a museum and is located on the campus of Indiana State University.
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