The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area is a tri-state area where the U.S. states of Illinois , Indiana , and Kentucky intersect, and a region of the Upland South . 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.
5-765: The 2010 population estimate of the 30-county core region is 911,613 people. With approximately 118,000 people, Evansville, Indiana , 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 and the hub for the Owensboro Metropolitan Area . The other six cities with 10,000 or more people include Harrisburg, Illinois ; Henderson, Kentucky ; Madisonville, Kentucky ; Vincennes, Indiana ; Washington, Indiana ; and Jasper, Indiana . The dissecting point of
10-498: The Tri-State Area, Daviess County, Indiana ( / ˈ d eɪ v iː z / ), and Daviess County, Kentucky ( / ˈ d eɪ v ɪ s / ). Both counties are named for Maj. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss , U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky who prosecuted Aaron Burr . 38°00′N 87°24′W / 38.0°N 87.4°W / 38.0; -87.4 Evansville, Indiana Too Many Requests If you report this error to
15-978: 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. Note: Italicized counties were included by only WTVW prior to DTV. See above map. Illinois: Indiana: Kentucky: Major local broadcast television stations are: Other area broadcast television stations are: The major local broadcast FM radio stations are: Population Total: 128,750 Population Total: 477,056 Population Total: 293,160 There are two counties named Daviess in
20-553: 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 Henderson County , like the other stations. (See map on right.) In addition, the counties on the eastern edge of
25-668: 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 counties along the edges may or may not consider themselves 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
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