Unlike most of Indiana, Evansville is in the Central Time Zone (same as Chicago.)
In 2008 the Evansville metropolitan area was home to 350,000 people. In 2010, the city had a population of 117,000. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for the Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois tri-state area.
Evansville is the largest city in Southern Indiana and the third-largest city in the state.