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Muncie is a city with an area of 62.7 km˛ (24.2 mi˛) and a population of 67,430 people Search and find companies, telephone numbers, addresses, email addresses in the Business Directory Muncie The area was first settled in the 1770s by the Delaware Indians, who had been transported from their tribal lands near the east coast to Ohio and eastern Indiana. They founded several towns along the White River including Muncietown, near the site of present-day Muncie. The tribes were forced cede their land to the federal government and move further west in 1818, and in 1820 the area was opened to white settlers. The city of Muncie was incorporated in 1865. Contrary to popular legend, the city is not named after a mythological Chief Munsee, rather it was named after Munsee Town, the white settlers name for the Indian village on the site.