Bass Lake, Indiana

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Population (year 2000): 1,249

Males: 587	(47.0%)
Females: 662	(53.0%)

Starke County

Median resident age:	43.3 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46534.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,900 (it was $42,440 in 2000)

Bass Lake	$42,900
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,800 (it was $88,300 in 2000)

Bass Lake	$99,800
Indiana:	$114,400

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Races in Bass Lake:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Bass Lake: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.4%), Irish (19.3%), Polish (19.1%), English (8.3%), Italian (7.6%), United States (5.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 715 feet

Land area: 9.15 square miles.

Population density: 137 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bass Lake

High school or higher: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 10.7%
Mean travel time to work: 38.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bass Lake CDP

Never married: 16.0%
Now married: 64.8%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 10.7%

66 residents are foreign born (3.6% Europe, 1.7% Latin America).

This place:	5.3%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Bass Lake:	0.8% ($744)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Bend, IN (38.2 miles , pop. 107,789).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (86.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Knox, IN (5.0 miles ), Monterey, IN (8.8 miles ), Hamlet, IN (10.4 miles ), Culver, IN (11.5 miles ), Winamac, IN (12.4 miles ), North Judson, IN (12.9 miles ), Koontz Lake, IN (14.6 miles ), Walkerton, IN (17.6 miles ).

Latitude: 41.23 N, Longitude: 86.59 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 574

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (26%)
Educational services (9%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Metal and metal products (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Legal support workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

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Average climate in Bass Lake, Indiana

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Bass Lake-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.0 miles away from the Bass Lake place center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bass Lake:

STARKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; KNOX, IN)
PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WINAMAC, IN)
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE OF NORTHERN IN (about 22 miles; PLYMOUTH, IN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bass Lake:

PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 33 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; ID: VPZ)
SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 38 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; ID: SBN)
GRISSOM ARB (about 52 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bass Lake:

STARKE COUNTY (about 8 miles; KNOX, IN; ID: OXI)
ARENS FIELD (about 11 miles; WINAMAC, IN; ID: RWN)
FLYING U RANCH (about 21 miles; UNION MILLS, IN; ID: 4C1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bass Lake:

PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 32 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500)
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 33 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 33 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 56 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 58 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)

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Notable location: Bass Lake State Fish Hatchery (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Beach: Bass Lake State Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	68.5%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	14.7%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This place:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Bass Lake compared to Indiana state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage significantly 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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Bass Lake mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Starke County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
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 Marshall County, IN	0.98% ($28,524 average AGI)
from Porter County, IN	0.90% ($37,545)
from LaPorte County, IN	0.64% ($32,091)

6.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,426 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.92%
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 Marshall County, IN	1.03% ($25,943 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, IN	0.71% ($26,967)
to LaPorte County, IN	0.69% ($26,525)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bass Lake:

WKVI (1520 AM; daytime; 2 kW; KNOX, IN; Owner: KANKAEE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, 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.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bass Lake:

WKVI-FM (99.3 FM; KNOX, IN; Owner: KANKAKEE VALLEY B/CING. CO., INC.)
WFRI (100.1 FM; WINAMAC, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WHLP (89.9 FM; HANNA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
W217AT (91.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Bass Lake:

WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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