Ashley, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 997. Population change since 2000: -1.1%

Males: 496	(49.8%)
Females: 501	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	30.3 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46705.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,300 (it was $35,893 in 2000)

Ashley	$39,300
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $84,900 (it was $70,200 in 2000)

Ashley	$84,900
Indiana:	$122,900

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Races in Ashley:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Ashley: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.6%), United States (12.1%), English (11.9%), Irish (6.3%), French (1.6%), Italian (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 0.81 square miles.

Population density: 1235 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ashley

High school or higher: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ashley town

Never married: 25.2%
Now married: 53.5%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 14.9%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.5%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ashley, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ashley to the number of sex offenders is 997 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Ashley:	0.8% ($565)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (31.3 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (181.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hudson, IN (1.3 miles ), Waterloo, IN (7.2 miles ), Corunna, IN (8.3 miles ), Angola, IN (8.8 miles ), Hamilton, IN (10.2 miles ), Auburn, IN (11.1 miles ), Garrett, IN (13.2 miles ), Altona, IN (13.5 miles) .

Latitude: 41.53 N, Longitude: 85.06 W

Area code: 260

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Population change in the 1990s: +245 (+32.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (27%)
Construction (11%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Wood products (5%)
Chemicals (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Health care (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (16%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Child care workers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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Average climate in Ashley, Indiana

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Ashley-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 82% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.8 miles away from the Ashley town center killed 23 people and injured 294 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 19.5 miles away from the town center killed 21 people and injured 293 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Ashley:

DEKALB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; AUBURN, IN)
CAMERON MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ANGOLA, IN)
LAGRANGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LAGRANGE, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Ashley, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ashley:

FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
W K KELLOGG (about 55 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ashley:

TRI-STATE STEUBEN COUNTY (about 8 miles; ANGOLA, IN; ID: ANQ)
WALKER/ROWE WATERLOO (about 11 miles; WATERLOO, IN; ID: 4C2)
HARROLD (about 13 miles; BUTLER, IN; ID: B25)

Amtrak station near Ashley:

8 miles: WATERLOO (LINCOLN & CENTER STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ashley:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 30 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; JACKSON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)

Public elementary/middle school in Ashley:

COUNTRY MEADOW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 376; Location: 2410 CR 10; Grades: KG - 05)

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Churches in Ashley include: Ashley-Hudson Church of the Nazarene (A), Saint Johns Church of Christ (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Ashley include: Carpenter Park (1), Firemans Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-22-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-31-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-22-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and DEC-06-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-06-2000 to APR-01-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-25-2000 to APR-01-2004)

4 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

PLEASANT CHAPEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (Population served: 46, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-19-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-19-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-12-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-18-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.3%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	12.8%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This town:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Ashley compared to Indiana state average:

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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 below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ashley (2007 data):

Farmers State Bank: Ashley-Hudson Branch at West State Street And Grand Avenue, branch established on 1971-07-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $455.6 mil, Deposits: $384.1 mil, headquarters in Lagrange, IN, positive income, 13 total offices, Holding Company: F.S. Bancorp

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Ashley mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Steuben County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Sewerage	1	$2,759	$33,108	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,897	$34,764	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$80
Streets and Highways	1	$2,578	$30,936	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		18	$1,280
Police Protection - Officers	3	$7,729	$30,916	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$802
Other Government Administration	1	$3,056	$36,672	3	$793
Financial Administration	1	$3,038	$36,456	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,192	$26,304	0	$0
Totals for Government	9	$24,249	$32,332	23	$2,954

Ashley government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $55,000
Charges - Sewerage: $224,000
Solid Waste Management: $34,000

All Other: $21,000
Construction - General: $24,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $373,000
General - Other: $300,000

Water Utilities: $160,000

Regular Highways: $101,000

Solid Waste Management: $33,000

Fire Protection: $1,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
Highways: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $25,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $195,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $184,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $739,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $715,000
Water Utilities: $146,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $38,000
Other, NEC: $24,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $59,000
General Revenue, NEC: $35,000

Rents: $31,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,058,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $194,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $119,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000
Highways: $31,000

All Other: $16,000
Tax - Property: $223,000
Individual Income: $60,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $319,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,438 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
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 DeKalb County, IN	1.24% ($30,686 average AGI)
from Allen County, IN	1.02% ($72,641)
from Branch County, MI	0.57% ($30,219)

7.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,436 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.78%
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	1.09% ($41,418 average AGI)
to DeKalb County, IN	1.09% ($24,546)
to LaGrange County, IN	0.47% ($39,098)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ashley:

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)
WTVB (1590 AM; 5 kW; COLDWATER, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WFCV (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashley:

WLKI (100.3 FM; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBTU (93.3 FM; KENDALLVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WXTW (102.3 FM; AUBURN, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
WCVM (94.7 FM; BRONSON, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WEAX (88.3 FM; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE UNIVERSITY)
WBOI (91.3 FM; ORLAND, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NORTHEAST INDIANA, INC)
WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
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.)
WNHT (96.3 FM; CHURUBUSCO, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
WTHD (105.5 FM; LAGRANGE, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFJZ (106.7 FM; HICKSVILLE, OH; Owner: FALLEN TIMBER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WQKO (91.9 FM; HOWE, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Ashley:

W07CL (Channel 7; AUBURN, IN; Owner: THE RAYMOND S. AND DOROTHY N. MOORE FOUNDATION, INC.)
WINM (Channel 63; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, 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)

Ashley fatal accident list for 2002:
Sep 14, 2002 09:30 AM, S Gonser Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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