Shadeland, Indiana

About Shadeland

Shadeland, IN is a small town located in western Indiana counting 1,839 people who proudly call it home.

Shadeland holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 27.11 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 68 residents per square mile.

📰 Shadeland News Today

• Man standing outside car dies in east side crash Fox 59 · Jul 6
• Shadeland Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• Evonik invests US$100 million to upgrade drug substance manufacturing site in Lafayette, Indiana PR Newswire · Jul 8
• 29-year-old man struck, killed after crash on Indianapolis' east side WTHR · Jul 6
• Samone Marcaeia Wagner Obituary Feb 13, 2026 Indiana Funeral Care · Feb 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Shadeland Unique

• The only place in America named Shadeland — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Lafayette (7 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Shadeland

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Shadeland

• Arni's — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Inspired Fire · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shadeland

• Shadeland Recreation Center reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Shadeland

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