Evansville, Indiana, United States

E67119

city county seat

Evansville, Indiana, United States is a mid-sized city along the Ohio River in southwestern Indiana known as a regional commercial, medical, and cultural hub.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Evansville, Indiana	36
Evansville, Indiana, United States canonical	6
City of Evansville	4
Evansville metropolitan area (core county)	1
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America	1
downtown Evansville	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T538082 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Evansville, Indiana, United States
Context triple: [Scott Rolen, placeOfBirth, Evansville, Indiana, United States]

A. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America is the capital and most populous city of the state of Indiana, known for its major role in transportation, manufacturing, and the annual Indianapolis 500 auto race.
B. Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana is a major city in northeastern Indiana known as a regional economic, cultural, and manufacturing hub.
C. Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana is a mid-sized city in western Indiana known historically as a regional industrial and transportation hub along major rail and river routes.
D. Richmond, Indiana
Richmond, Indiana is a small city in eastern Indiana known historically as a regional transportation hub and for its contributions to early jazz recording and manufacturing.
E. Roanoke, Indiana
Roanoke, Indiana is a small town in Huntington County known for its proximity to Fort Wayne and its mix of rural charm and light industrial and commercial development.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Evansville, Indiana, United States
Target entity description: Evansville, Indiana, United States is a mid-sized city along the Ohio River in southwestern Indiana known as a regional commercial, medical, and cultural hub.

A. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America is the capital and most populous city of the state of Indiana, known for its major role in transportation, manufacturing, and the annual Indianapolis 500 auto race.
B. Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana is a major city in northeastern Indiana known as a regional economic, cultural, and manufacturing hub.
C. Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana is a mid-sized city in western Indiana known historically as a regional industrial and transportation hub along major rail and river routes.
D. Richmond, Indiana
Richmond, Indiana is a small city in eastern Indiana known historically as a regional transportation hub and for its contributions to early jazz recording and manufacturing.
E. Roanoke, Indiana
Roanoke, Indiana is a small town in Huntington County known for its proximity to Fort Wayne and its mix of rural charm and light industrial and commercial development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ county seat ⓘ
areaCode	812 ⓘ 930 ⓘ
areaTotal	about 44 square miles ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countySeatOf	Vanderburgh County, Indiana ⓘ
economicSector	education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ retail trade ⓘ
elevation	118 meters ⓘ
foundingDate	1812 ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasAirport	Evansville Regional Airport ⓘ
hasAttraction	Angel Mounds State Historic Site ⓘ linked to: Angel Mounds Bosse Field ⓘ Ford Center ⓘ Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Riverside Historic District ⓘ
hasMuseum	Evansville African American Museum ⓘ Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science ⓘ
hasProfessionalSportsVenue	Ford Center ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	Evansville Otters ⓘ Evansville Purple Aces ⓘ
hasUniversity	University of Evansville ⓘ University of Southern Indiana ⓘ
incorporationDate	1817 ⓘ
isPartOf	Evansville metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Evansville Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area ⓘ
locatedIn	Vanderburgh County, Indiana ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Southwestern Indiana ⓘ
locatedOn	Ohio River ⓘ
locatedOnTransportCorridor	Interstate 69 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorRiver	Ohio River ⓘ
namedAfter	Robert Morgan Evans ⓘ
nickname	Crescent City ⓘ River City ⓘ
population	approximately 118000 ⓘ
populationAsOf	2020 ⓘ
postalCode	47708 ⓘ
role	regional commercial hub ⓘ regional cultural hub ⓘ regional medical hub ⓘ
state	Indiana ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Central Daylight Time ⓘ linked to: Central Time Zone

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