It’s always good to see Fishers receiving attention in Indianapolis media outlets.  On July 21, the IndyStar published a piece on how many Hamilton County cities, such as Fishers, will soon run out of land to expand.  Now, Daniel Bradley of the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) has done a deep dive into how the population of Fishers will expand due to annexation.

The area Fishers is eyeing is located in the southeast corner of Hamilton County, near the Hancock and Madison County lines, adjacent to the Town of McCordsville.

Bradley’s piece says the current population of Fishers, estimated at about 105,000, could increase to a total of 107,000 to 1009,000.  Indiana’s third-largest city by population is Evansville at 115,000.  Fishers could be poised to overtake Evansville in the not-too-distant future as the state’s third-largest city.  Indy is the state’s largest city, followed by Fort Wayne.

What about opposition from the neighborhoods about to be annexed by Fishers?  Enough homeowners are bound by remonstrance waivers that it is unlikely any opposition would be successful.

Fortville would like to annex that same area, but that would require crossing county lines.  The legal complications for Fortville to make that move across county lines makes it an unlikely probability.  Many people living in that area have Fortville mailing addresses and some thought they were already living in the Town of Fortville, although they are not.

There is plenty more detail in Daniel Bradley’s well-written piece.  You can access the IBJ story at this link, but you may need a subscription to access the piece online.  The Star story is available at this link but also may require a subscription.