Westfield

History

Westfield was founded on May 6, 1834, by North Carolina Quakers Asa Bales, Ambrose Osborne, and Simon Moon. It is believed that the town was planned as a stop on the Underground Railroad with many families of the Religious Society of Friends and the Wesleyan Methodist Church supporting the cause. When the laws against aiding escaped slaves were made harsher, part of the Westfield Quaker Friends Meeting House split off into the Anti-Slavery Friends meeting. Westfield was incorporated as a town in 1848. On January 1, 2008, Westfield was incorporated as a city, and Andy Cook was sworn in as mayor. With recent annexations in southern Washington Township and rapid population growth in areas previously within the town limits, the city population in 2010 (30,068) was more than triple that of 2000 (9,293). Because of the growing size of the city, officials are planning a major revitalization of city's downtown. New additions to downtown Westfield are expected to include a new library and city hall. The Union High Academy Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. In 2014, the city opened Grand Park Sports Complex, which hosted the 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

Geography

Westfield is located in western Hamilton County. It is bordered to the east by Noblesville and to the south by Carmel. To the west it is bordered by Zionsville in Boone County. U.S. Route 31 is the main highway through the city, leading north to Kokomo and south to Interstate 465, the beltway around Indianapolis. Downtown Indianapolis is south of the center of Westfield. Indiana State Road 32 is Westfield's Main Street and leads east to Noblesville, the county seat, and west to Lebanon. According to the 2010 census, Westfield has a total area of , of which (or 99.11%) is land and (or 0.89%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  26,168
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  23,074
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  20,223
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19,357
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,738
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,543
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  17,326
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  16,840

Largest nearby schools

• Carmel High School
  High · Carmel · 5,192 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Noblesville High School
  High · Noblesville · 3,227 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Westfield High School
  High · Westfield · 2,665 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• Westfield Middle School
  Middle · Westfield · 1,429 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Clay Middle School
  Middle · Carmel · 1,423 students · 18:1 ratio
• Westfield Intermediate School
  Middle · Westfield · 1,420 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Noblesville West Middle School
  Middle · Noblesville · 1,402 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Creekside Middle School
  Middle · Carmel · 1,349 students · 17.8:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2023-10-31
  7 km ESE of Linden, Indiana
• M 3.82 — 2021-06-17
  Illinois-Indiana border region
• M 3.8 — 2010-12-30
  6 km SE of Greentown, Indiana
• M 3.8 — 2004-09-12
  4 km NW of Manilla, Indiana