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Population in July 2007: 2,323. Population change since 2000: +2.1%
 

Males: 1,200  (52.5%)
Females: 1,084  (47.5%)

Noble County

Median resident age:  30.2 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46701.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,700 (it was $36,282 in 2000)
Albion  $36,700
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,200 (it was $76,300 in 2000)
Albion  $86,200
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Albion:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Albion: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.2%), United States (13.1%), Irish (8.5%), English (7.3%), French (6.4%), Swedish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 963 feet

Land area: 1.40 square miles.

Population density: 1650 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Albion

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Albion town

  • Never married: 26.3%
  • Now married: 49.8%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 17.1%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Albion, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Albion to the number of sex offenders is 329 to 1.

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

Albion:  0.8% ($607)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
Albion satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (29.9 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (158.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rome City, IN (7.7 miles ), Wolcottville, IN (9.8 miles ), Kendallville, IN (11.6 miles ), Tri-Lakes, IN (12.0 miles ), Ligonier, IN (12.6 miles ), Topeka, IN (12.8 miles ), Avilla, IN (12.9 miles ), Cromwell, IN (13.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 19 buildings, average cost: $90,500
  • 1997: 21 buildings, average cost: $95,400
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $93,200
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $85,800
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $146,900
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $138,400
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $87,800
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $130,000
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $106,800

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Latitude: 41.40 N, Longitude: 85.42 W


161 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 260

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Population change in the 1990s: +402 (+21.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (23%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (20%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Albion (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (42.8 per 100,000)
  • 5 thefts (213.9 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 11.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.61
US city average:  3.00

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Albion-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Albion town center killed 18 people and injured 285 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 24.6 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 41 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Albion:
  • PARKVIEW NOBLE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; KENDALLVILLE, IN)
  • PARKVIEW WHITLEY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; COLUMBIA CITY, IN)
  • LAGRANGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LAGRANGE, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Albion, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Albion:
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 34 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 46 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 59 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Albion:
  • KENDALLVILLE MUNI (about 13 miles; KENDALLVILLE, IN; ID: C62)
  • SMITH FIELD (about 27 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: SMD)
  • GOSHEN MUNI (about 27 miles; GOSHEN, IN; ID: GSH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Albion:
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 30 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 62 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 62 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
Public high schools in Albion:
  • CENTRAL NOBLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 444; Location: 302 COUGAR CT; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • CHAIN O'LAKES (Location: 3516 E 75 S; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Albion:
  • CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 50; Location: 4304 S OAK ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Albion:
  • ALBION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: 202 COUGAR CT; Grades: KG - 05)
  • CENTRAL NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 349; Location: 401 E HIGHLAND; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Albion:
  • NOBLE COUNTY PL (Operating income: $663,136; Location: 813 E MAIN ST; 87,271 books; 1,463 audio materials; 3,865 video materials; 382 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Albion: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Noble County Historical Society (215 West Main Street).

Courts: Noble County - Courts- County- County Court (Courthouse), Noble County - Courts- Superior- Superior Court (Courthouse), Noble County - Courts- Circuit- Circuit Court (Courthouse), Noble County Teen Court (100 East Main Street), Indiana State - License Branch Auto- Albion (104 West Main Street).

 

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

ALBION WATER & SEWER (Population served: 2284, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 21 regular monitoring violations
NOBLE TOWNSHIP PARKS (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-22-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2004), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2005)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
ST. MATTHEWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Population served: 92, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-28-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-28-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-10-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
SPARTA UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (Population served: 86, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
SHADY HAVEN RESORT (Population served: 72, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Albion that have no violations reported:
  • MT. PLEASANT LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 51, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.7%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.7%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.2%

Albion compared to Indiana state average:

Albion, Indiana environmental map by EPA

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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 Albion (2007 data):
  • The Campbell & Fetter Bank: Albion Main Branch at 304 South Orange Street, branch established on 1907-10-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $291.3 mil, Deposits: $173.0 mil, headquarters in Kendallville, IN, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: C&F Banc Shares Corporation
  • Community State Bank: 115 South Main Street Branch at 115 South Main Street, branch established on 1995-08-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $136.4 mil, Deposits: $103.9 mil, headquarters in Avilla, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Community Financial Corp.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 0$0 4$708
Police - Other 0$0 4$901
Police Protection - Officers 6$18,239$36,4783$1,165
Other Government Administration 1$3,432$41,1840$0
Financial Administration 1$3,027$36,3240$0
Water Supply 2$7,047$42,2821$945
Parks and Recreation 1$2,725$32,7001$1,169
Sewerage 1$3,565$42,7801$934
Streets and Highways 4$11,621$34,8632$2,340
Totals for Government 16$49,656$37,24216$8,163



Albion government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $225,000
    All Other: $74,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $572,000
    Water Utilities: $225,000
    Regular Highways: $205,000
    Sewerage: $186,000
    Parks & Recreation: $84,000
    Police Protection: $5,000
    Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $251,000
    Highways: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $725,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $700,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $41,000
    Interest Earnings: $35,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $260,000
    Regular Highways: $42,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,274,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $253,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $137,000
    Highways: $60,000
    All Other: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $539,000
    NEC: $9,000
    Public Utilities: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $649,000

6.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,028 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.23%
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 Allen County, IN  1.17% ($39,945 average AGI)
from DeKalb County, IN  0.87% ($28,560)
from LaGrange County, IN  0.84% ($32,524)


7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,357 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.03%
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 Allen County, IN  1.54% ($31,742 average AGI)
to DeKalb County, IN  0.98% ($27,912)
to LaGrange County, IN  0.71% ($29,715)


Strongest AM radio stations in Albion:
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WFCV (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Albion:
  • WBTU (93.3 FM; KENDALLVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WLEG (102.7 FM; LIGONIER, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTHD (105.5 FM; LAGRANGE, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
  • WBCL (90.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WBNI-FM (89.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NE IN., INC.)
  • WSHI (106.3 FM; COLUMBIA CITY, IN; Owner: JAMMIN' BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNHT (96.3 FM; CHURUBUSCO, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQKO (91.9 FM; HOWE, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WAWC (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, IN; Owner: WILLIAM ANDREW DIXON)
  • WJHS (91.5 FM; COLUMBIA CITY, IN; Owner: COLUMBIA CITY JOINT HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WMSH-FM (99.3 FM; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCVM (94.7 FM; BRONSON, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Albion:
  • WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPTA (Channel 21; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WFWA (Channel 39; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WISE-TV (Channel 33; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: NVG-FORT WAYNE II, LLC)
  • W66BD (Channel 53; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
  • W45AG (Channel 45; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAN STAR, INC.)

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