19 Facts About Muncie Indiana

The Muncie Indiana Star was founded in 1899 and the Muncie Indiana Evening Press was founded in 1905.

Muncie Indiana residents made it through the challenges of the Great Depression, with the Ball brothers continuing their role as major benefactors to the community by donating funds for construction of new facilities at Ball State and Ball Memorial Hospital.

Muncie Indiana received national attention after the publication of their book, Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture .

The postwar era was another period of expansion for Muncie Indiana, with continued growth and development of industries, construction of new homes, schools, and businesses.

Since the 1950s and 1960s Muncie Indiana has continued as an education center in the state and emerged as a regional health center.

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The first black police officer in Muncie Indiana was hired in 1899, and the city's first black police chief took his position in 1995.

Muncie Indiana has a humid continental climate experiencing four distinct seasons.

From its early days as a regional trading center for the surrounding agricultural community to its first wave of industrial development brought on by the Indiana gas boom in the mid-1880s, Muncie has retained its ties to an industrial economy, and to a lesser extent its agricultural roots.

From 2001 to 2011, Muncie Indiana lost thousands of jobs as the city continued transitioning from a blue-collar workforce to a white-collar service economy primarily based on health care, education, and retail.

Muncie Indiana has attracted some new manufacturers, while older factories have been converted to other industrial uses.

In 2009, Muncie became the U S headquarters for Brevini Wind, an Italian-based company that manufactures gearboxes for wind turbines.

In 2007, Muncie Indiana was rated the most affordable college town in America by real estate company Coldwell Banker.

Muncie Indiana is home to the NCAA Division I Ball State Cardinals which is a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Muncie Indiana was once home to the Muncie Indiana Flyers, known as the Congerville Flyers, the city's professional football team from 1905 to 1925.

The Muncie Indiana team was one of the eleven charter members of National Football League .

Muncie Indiana was home to the Muncie Indiana Flyers, a minor league hockey team.

Until 1986 Muncie Indiana's Wysor Street Depot at 700 East Wysor Street was a passenger train stop on the Chicago-Cincinnati service of Amtrak's Cardinal.

Until 1971, Muncie Union Station was a stop on the Penn Central's Indianapolis-Cleveland on the route of the New York Central's former Southwestern Limited and Cleveland Special .

Muncie Indiana has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:.