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City facts
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Overview
Albany is a town in Delaware and Randolph counties in the U.S. state of Indiana, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 2,295 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
Albany was founded and platted in 1833 by William Venard, after purchasing it from Andrew Kennedy the year prior. It was likely named after Albany, New York.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Albany has a total area of , of which (or 99.43%) is land and (or 0.57%) is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,457
- Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves2,257
- Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,230
- Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758)Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,195
- Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,106
- Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,082
- Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,002
- Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,553
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Delta High SchoolHigh · Muncie · 787 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · Muncie · 633 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- Royerton Elementary SchoolElementary · Muncie · 607 students · 16.9:1 ratio
- Selma Elementary SchoolElementary · Selma · 562 students · 17.6:1 ratio
- Wapahani High SchoolHigh · Selma · 357 students · 13.7:1 ratio
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · Muncie · 324 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Albany Elementary SchoolElementary · Albany · 299 students · 14.2:1 ratio
- Eaton Elementary SchoolElementary · Eaton · 268 students · 14.1:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2023-12-095 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio
- M 2.6 — 2015-06-126 km NW of Convoy, Ohio
- M 3.8 — 2010-12-306 km SE of Greentown, Indiana
- M 2.8 — 2008-09-305 km SW of Kettlersville, Ohio
- M 3.8 — 2004-09-124 km NW of Manilla, Indiana
- M 2.5 — 2004-01-302 km S of Rockford, Ohio
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
ISS034-E-19420 - View of Earth
ISS006-E-12582 - View of Indiana
ISS067-E-62843 - View of Earth
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Geo-tagged photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed; click any photo for license details).
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Indiana
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Albany
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Tige - West Celina RX Prescribed Fire, Perry, IndianaWildfires · 2026-04-08 · 163 mi
- Slate Branch Wildfire, Mingo, West VirginiaWildfires · 2026-04-12 · 244 mi
- Barren Plains Units 1 & 3 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, MichiganWildfires · 2026-04-19 · 247 mi
- rx-Northern Scupp EWO Prescribed Fire, Waukesha, WisconsinWildfires · 2026-04-09 · 247 mi
- rx-Young 1 Prescribed Fire, Jefferson, WisconsinWildfires · 2026-05-11 · 248 mi
- rx-Young 1 Prescribed Fire, Jefferson, WisconsinWildfires · 2026-04-13 · 248 mi
- STE - Alum Wildfire, McCreary, KentuckyWildfires · 2026-04-12 · 248 mi
- Baldwin Fuels 6 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, MichiganWildfires · 2026-04-23 · 249 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-05-24 15:30 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Albany, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET