Demographics

Location

Region: North-central IndianaLand Area in County: 468 sq.mi.Area Municipalities: Cities-Elkhart, Goshen; Towns-Bristol, Middlebury, Millersburg, New Paris, Nappanee. County: Elkhart

Distance to Major Cities:

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Population

Census Year - City - County

• 1970 - 1,160 - 126,529
• 1980 - 1,281 - 137,330
• 1990 - 1,667 - 156,198
• 2005 - 1,644 - 195,362

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Elkhart-Goshen MSA

2003 Median Income Per Household: $45,253 (model based estimate)

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Labor

2/02 Elkhart County Preliminary Labor Force Estimates

Present Employment: 88,910

Labor Force: 94,180

Unemployment Rate: 5.6%

1995 Elkhart County Employment Patterns

• Total Covered Employment Average: 112,605
• Mfg. Average: 59,150
• Non-Mfg. Average: 47,320
• Local & State Government Average: 6,130

Wage Ranges--Low--High

• Skilled: 10.00-20.00
• Unskilled: 4.25-13.00

General Information

• % Manufacturing Companies Unionized: 6%
• State Right to Work Law: No

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Education

Wa-Nee School System

Schools - Academic - 4 Star Schools
Excellent Buildings/ Newest Technology
Outstanding Teachers
Athletics - Many State Contenders

State and NLC Champions
NLC in all Sports Boys and Girls

NorthWood High School Complete 4 Year

Programs - Honors & Regular Outstanding Records In All
Colleges and Universities and Industry.
Enrollment 792 Students

NorthWood Middle School - 489 Students

Three Elementary Schools:  

Wakarusa Elementary: 570 Students- 33 Teachers
Nappanee Elementary: 543 Students- 31 Teachers
Woodview Elementary: 636 Students- 37 Teachers
NorthWood High School: 801 students- 57 Teachers
NorthWood Middle: 446 students- 28 Teachers

Private/No.of Schools 35; Enrollment 3,030; Teachers 186.

Expenditure per Pupil $5,113 Student/Teacher Ratio 17:1
 
Daycare Centers Area No.:

Union Center Daycare
Family Daycare

2002 Combined Average Verbal & Math SAT Scores

Average SAT Score: 1015
Average Indiana SAT Score:1000
Average national SAT Score: 1020

VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
Elkhart: Elkhart Area Career Center

Elkhart Beauty College
Ivy Tech North-central
Purdue-Manufacturing Technology School(South Bend)
Indiana Travel Academy

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Area Colleges & Universities

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Transportation

HIGHWAYS

State Routes: 19,119

Interstate: 80/90 Distance to: 15mi.

U.S.: 6, 20 Distance to: 7,7mi.

State Highway Load Limits: 80,000lbs. gross

Rail

• Amtrak-Daily Service to Chicago, Washington, D.C. & Between.: Chicago South Shore-Daily Commuter South Bend to Chicago. Norfolk & Western-Wabash Railroad, Conrail
• Conrail's Elkhart yard is the largest freight classification yard in the country serving not only points in northern and central Indiana but is the Midwest's rail gateway for westbound freight shipments from the east through Chicago.

TRUCK LINES

Major National/Local Lines: ABF Freight System, Inc.; Consolidated Freightways; Con-Way Central Express (CCX); Direct Transit Lines, Inc.; General Generics, Inc.; H&H Trucking; Roadway Express, Inc.

Overnight Delivery Within 500 miles: None

AIR

Local Airport: None

Charter Service Available: Yes-Elkhart Municipal Airport, Goshen Municipal Airport

Nearest major airport: Michiana Regional Airport, South Bend (25mi.)

Goshen Municipal Traffic: Corporate/Private; Runway Length: 6500' E/W 4000' N/S; Surface: Asphalt, and is lit; Flights per Day: 140.

Michiana Regional Traffic: Carrier, freight, corporate, private; Runway length: 7,100' E/W (Primary); Surface: Asphalt, and is Lit; Flights per Day: 64

PORT FACILITIES (Nearest)

Burns International Harbor, Portage, Indiana Toledo, Ohio.

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Community Services & Recreational Facilities

Elkhart General Hospital: Physicians-175; Beds-367; Status-Private/NP

Services: Acute care, Long-term care, Cardiac Catheterization Unit, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Renal Dialysis, Skilled Nursing(long-term care), 26 bed Behavioral Medicine Unit, Oncology Unit.

Goshen General Hospital: Physicians-65; Beds-160; Status-Private/NP

Services: Acute care, Long-term care, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Endoscopic & Laser Surgery, Obstetric and Pulmonary Monitoring, Circle of Caring Birthplace, Community Education & Service Programs.

Wakarusa Medical Clinic: Physicians-4

Wakarusa Dental Office - 1 providing dental & orthodontic services

Family Chiropractic: Physicians-1

Nursing homes: 8; Elderly housing: 4; Retirement Comms: 2; Dentist(Elkhart): 43; Local: 2.

Additional Community Health Facilities:

Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Adult & Child Guidance Center, Dunlap Urgent Care, Family Counseling Services, Orthopedic Surgeons of Elkhart, Elkhart Convenience Clinic & Occupational Health Center.

Police Officers/Vehicles: 5/4; Firemen/Stations: 29/1; Emergency 911: Yes; Insurance rating: 5.

Town Recreational Facilities:

Total Town Parks: 2; Total Acreage: 25; Golf Courses: none

County Parks: 4; Basketball Courts: 2; Pavilions: 1

Ball Diamonds: 4; Tennis Courts: 2; Swimming Pools: none

Picnic Tables: yes

YMCA: Elkhart-Goshen; Bed & Breakfasts: 5; Rooms: 22.

Churches: Protestant-6; Catholic-0; Other-0.

Libraries: 1; No. of Volumes: 39,100.

Golf Courses: None (Public or Private).

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Area Churches

Bible Baptist Church
205 E. Waterford Street
Wakarusa, IN 46573
Telephone (574) 862-2214

Baugo Church of the Brethren
64051 Co Rd. 1
Wakarusa, IN 46573
Telephone (574) 862-2570

Bethel Missionary Church
63503 CR 7
Goshen, IN 46526
Telephone (574)862-2631

Holdeman Mennonite Church
65723 C.R. 1
Wakarusa, IN 46573
Telephone (574) 862-4751

Oak Grove Missionary Church
69009 Beech Road
Nappanee, IN 46550
Telephone (574) 633-4517

Olive Mennonite Church
61081 CR 3
Elkhart, IN 46517
Telephone (574) 293-2320

Wakarusa Missionary Church
202 W. Waterford Street
Wakarusa, IN 46573
Telephone (574) 862-2102

Wakarusa United Methodist Church
309 S. Elkhart Street
Wakarusa, IN 46573
Telephone (574) 862-2863

Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren
65575 CR 11
Goshen, IN 46526
Telephone (574) 862-1882

Yellow Creek Mennonite Church
64901 CR 1
Goshen, IN 46526
Telephone (574) 862-2595

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Utilities & Communications

Electrical & Natural Gas: Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)

Residential Users: 699

BTU Content: 1,000

Water: Wakarusa Water Works

Well Sites 2

Daily Usage: .25MGD; Capacity:.38MGD; Peak Demand: .3MGD

Sewer: Type of Treatment: Chemical & Mechanical

Daily Usage: .4MGD; Capacity: .5MGD; Coverage: 6miles

Trash Removal: Residential: No Charge; Business: Private Contract

Communications:

• Telephone Company: GTE North; Users: 2137(town)
• Newspapers (Area Newspapers and Circulation; Daily/Sun)
• Elkhart Truth: 29,000/30,000
• South Bend Tribune: 89,000/121,000
• Goshen News: 15,000
• Wakarusa Tribune 500
• The Paper 59,000
• Television Stations:
• WNIT TV (PBS/Channel 34)
• WMWB TV (WB/Channel 69)
• WHME TV (LeSEA Broadcasting-Channel 46)
• WNDU TV (NBC/Channel 16)
• WSBT TV (CBS/Channel 22)
• WSJV TV (Fox/Channel 28)
• WBND TV (ABC/Channel 58)

Radio Stations:

• WLRX FM-95.7 (Nappanee)
• WCMR AM-1270
• WFRN FM-104.7
• WTRC AM-1340
• WAMJ AM-1580
• WHME FM-103.1
• WNDV AM-1490
• WNDV FM-92.9
• WSBT AM-960
• WNSN FM-101.5
• WLTA FM-100.7
• WSND FM-88.9
• WAUS FM-90.7
• WGCS FM-91.1
• WHPZ FM-96.9
• WGTC FM-102.3
• WAUS FM-90.7
• WUBU FM-106.3
• WAOR FM-95.3
• WRBR FM-103.9
• WVPE FM-88.1
• WNIL AM-210
• WNIL AM-1290
• ESPN AM-1620
• WHLY AM-1580
• WKAM AM-1460
• WZOC FM-94.3
• WZOW FM-97.7

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Housing & Income

Housing:

• Median Housing Value: $149,200(Town); $163,800 (County)
• Total Housing Units: 618(Town); 69,791(County- 2000)
• Median Rental Cost (per month): varied Renter Occupied Units: 117 Rental Vacancy Rate: 6.7% (2000)

Income:

• Median household Income: $45,253 (model-based estimate 2003)
• Average Median Household: $29,637
• Per Capita personal income: $31,187 (ranked 15th in state 2004)

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Climate

Temperature Averages: Annual 49.4 Degrees; January 33.5; July 73.7

Precipitation Averages (in inches): Rain 34.2, Snow 29.4

Number of Days Over 90 degrees: 12 Number of Days Under 32 Degrees: 107

Annual Average Clear Days: 109 Partly Cloudy: 138 Cloudy: 118

Feet Above Sea Level: 757

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Government

Town:

Incorporated, Class 3 town
Type of Government: Elected Town Council
Area Within City limits: 3 Square Miles
Annual Budget: $1,100,000
Bonded Indebtedness (2002): $1,000,000
Zoning Ordinance in Effect: Yes
Miles of City Streets: 19 Paved

County:

Type of Government: Commissioners-Council

Area Within County: 464 sq. miles

Annual Budget: $52.4 million

Bonded Indebtedness (2002): $6.1 million

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Taxes

Individual Adjusted Gross Income Tax: 3.4% (after exemptions)

Property Tax: an annual valorem levy on all tangible property. Maximum assessment is at 33 1/2 of true cash value.

Average property tax assessment rate:

Town: $1.80 per $100

County Adjusted Gross Income Tax: 1.0%

CREDIT: .25%

Major Corporate Taxes:

Corporate Adjusted Gross Income 3.4%

Corporate Gross Income 1.2 or 0.3%

Corporate Supplemental Income 4.5%

Sales Tax: 5% Gasoline Tax: 33.83%

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