Muncie, Indiana (implied setting)
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Muncie, Indiana (implied setting) is the small Midwestern American town famously depicted as the primary backdrop for the Garfield comic strip.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muncie, Indiana (implied setting) canonical | 1 |
| Muncie, Indiana, United States of America | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 765 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Garfield comic strip (as an implied or stated setting in some materials)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Davis (cartoonist, born in nearby Fairmount, Indiana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevatedTo | city status in 1865 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | trading post in the early 19th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Delaware County Regional Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
David Owsley Museum of Art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnetrista NERFINISHED ⓘ Muncie Civic Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | Muncie Public Library system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorHighway |
Indiana State Road 3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana State Road 32 NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana State Road 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 69 (nearby access) NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedia | The Star Press (local newspaper) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Middletown (in sociological literature) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 65,000 (early 2020s) ⓘ |
| hasRiver | White River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSportsTeam | Ball State Cardinals (NCAA teams based in Muncie) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | Muncie Transit System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | Ball State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inPopularCulture |
frequently referenced as a typical Midwestern town in U.S. discourse
ⓘ
often used as a representative American small city in media and research ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ball Corporation origins
ⓘ
Ball State University NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynds’ Middletown sociological studies NERFINISHED ⓘ automotive and industrial economy in the 20th century ⓘ being a classic example of a small Midwestern American city ⓘ manufacturing history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delaware County, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Munsee (Lenape) people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 70,085 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | 65,194 ⓘ |
| postalCode |
47302
ⓘ
47303 ⓘ 47304 ⓘ |
| role | county seat of Delaware County, Indiana ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Muncie, Indiana, United States of America