Carmel is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States located immediately north of Indianapolis, Indiana. The population was 79,191 at the 2010 census, and it is one of the most affluent communities in the Midwest. Until 1874, the settlement where present day Carmel now sits was called Bethlehem. Today, the plot first established in Bethlehem, located at the intersection of Rangeline Road and Main Street, is marked by a clock tower, donated by the local Rotary Club in 2002. In 1924, one of the first automatic traffic signals in the United States was installed at the intersection of... Main Street and Range Line Road. The signal that was installed was the invention of Leslie Haines and is currently in the old train station on the Monon. Carmel recently completed construction of Carmel Monon Community Center as well as $118 million concert hall "The Palladium" at the Center for Performing Arts. According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 48.55 square miles , of which 47.46 square miles is land and 1.08 square miles is water.
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| County: | Hamilton County |
| State: | Indiana |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 79,191 |
| Area: | 17.9 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Carmel, Indiana, Hamilton County / Carmel city |