Akron, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 1,014. Population change since 2000: -5.2%

Males: 502	(49.5%)
Females: 512	(50.5%)

Median resident age:	32.6 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46910.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,400 (it was $31,406 in 2000)

Akron	$34,400
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $85,400 (it was $70,600 in 2000)

Akron	$85,400
Indiana:	$122,900

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Races in Akron:

White Non-Hispanic (84.3%)
Hispanic (14.7%)
Other race (7.2%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Akron: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (19.6%), United States (14.2%), English (9.9%), Irish (7.5%), Scottish (2.5%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 859 feet

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 2230 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Akron

High school or higher: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Akron town

Never married: 22.4%
Now married: 57.4%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 8.7%

94 residents are foreign born (8.1% Latin America).

This town:	8.7%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Akron, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Akron to the number of sex offenders is 101 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Akron:	0.9% ($635)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elkhart, IN (44.7 miles , pop. 51,874).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (61.8 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (126.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Burket, IN (8.9 miles) , Macy, IN (9.0 miles ), Mentone, IN (9.3 miles ), Silver Lake, IN (9.5 miles ), Roann, IN (11.3 miles ), Claypool, IN (11.7 miles ), Denver, IN (12.5 miles ), Rochester, IN (12.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,500
1998: 1 building, cost: $160,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $66,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,900
2004: 1 building, cost: $75,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $85,000
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.04 N, Longitude: 86.02 W

Area code: 574

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Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+3.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (12%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Wood products (7%)
Paper (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Construction (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (9%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Apparel (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

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Akron-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 122% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Akron town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the town center killed 31 people and injured 252 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Akron:

WOODLAWN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ROCHESTER, IN)
KOSCIUSKO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WARSAW, IN)
OTIS R BOWEN CTR FOR HUMAN SVS INC (about 18 miles; WARSAW, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Akron:

GRISSOM ARB (about 30 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
ELKHART MUNI (about 47 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 50 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; ID: SBN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Akron:

MENTONE (about 8 miles; MENTONE, IN; ID: C92)
FULTON COUNTY (about 10 miles; ROCHESTER, IN; ID: RCR)
PERU MUNI (about 20 miles; PERU, IN; ID: I76)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Akron:

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 43 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 43 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 63 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 71 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)

Public high school in Akron:

TIPPECANOE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 647; Location: 8345 S SR 19; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Akron:

AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 202 E RURAL ST; Grades: KG - 05)

Library in Akron:

AKRON CARNEGIE PL (Operating income: $117,215; Location: 205 E ROCHESTER; 26,955 books; 162 audio materials; 1,258 video materials; 158 serial subscriptions)

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Hotel: North Ave Motel (110 West North Av).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Akron and their reported violations in the past:

AKRON WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between APR-01-2001 and MAR-09-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-09-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-19-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-21-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial, Follow-up, or Routine SOWT M&R - Between JAN-01-2001 and MAR-09-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-09-2006)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2000 and NOV-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-29-2000 to APR-01-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JAN-19-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2004)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-09-2006)

One routine major monitoring violation

24 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.0%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	7.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Akron compared to Indiana state average:

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Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Akron (2007 data):

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Akron Branch at 107 West Rochester Street, branch established on 1866-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Lake City Bank: Akron Branch at 102 East Rochester Street, branch established on 1990-10-03. Info updated 2006-05-11: Bank assets: $1,834.9 mil, Deposits: $1,476.4 mil, headquarters in Warsaw, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Lakeland Financial Corporation

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	1	$2,165	$25,980	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,999	$29,994	3	$3,367
Other Government Administration	1	$1,745	$20,940	4	$5,340
Water Supply	1	$2,595	$31,140	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$602
Totals for Government	5	$11,504	$27,610	8	$9,310

Akron government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $171,000
Charges - Sewerage: $130,000
All Other: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $0

Solid Waste Management: $0
Construction - Sewerage: $700,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $418,000
General - Other: $192,000

Sewerage: $170,000

Regular Highways: $50,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $316,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $60,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,328,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $29,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $460,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $471,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,313,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $18,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $50,000
Interest Earnings: $12,000

Rents: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $45,000
Sewerage: $7,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $339,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $382,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $190,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $45,000
Highways: $36,000
Tax - Property: $176,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $175,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $64,000

6.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,618 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.71%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kosciusko County, IN	0.94% ($29,360 average AGI)
from Marshall County, IN	0.93% ($32,635)
from Cass County, IN	0.61% ($26,980)

7.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.56%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Kosciusko County, IN	0.94% ($27,763 average AGI)
to Marshall County, IN	0.87% ($29,700)
to Miami County, IN	0.48% ($26,026)

Strongest AM radio stations in Akron:

WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Akron:

WARU-FM (101.9 FM; ROANN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WMYK (98.5 FM; PERU, IN; Owner: MIAMI COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WLZQ (101.1 FM; SOUTH WHITLEY, IN; Owner: LARKO COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WJOT-FM (105.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)
WROI (92.1 FM; ROCHESTER, IN; Owner: BAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRSW-FM (107.3 FM; WARSAW, IN; Owner: GBC MEDIA, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Akron:

WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)

Akron fatal accident list for 2006:
Nov 12, 2006 11:30 AM, Sr- 14, Divison Rd, Lat: 41.053175, Lon: -86.116311, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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