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Gregg Park
Gregg Park is a historic public park and national historic district located at Vincennes, Indiana. The park was dedicated in 1931, and developed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938–1939.
About Vincennes
City in Indiana, United StatesVincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute. It was founded in 1732 by French fur traders, including the namesake François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes. It is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Indiana and was its longest serving territorial capital. It is one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachians. The population was 16,759 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Vincennes
The median sale price was $134,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Vincennes
Safety Grade C
Vincennes reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.
Work & commute in Vincennes
Full picture →About one in 3 of Vincennes’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Vincennes (11%), Patoka (4%) and Washington (3%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Health in Vincennes
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 24% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 48% of towns with similar incomes.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 26 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Vincennes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Vincennes
Full climate →Vincennes has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Vincennes is a college town
Colleges →of Vincennes’s residents are enrolled in college. Vincennes University has about 17,471 students on campus.
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