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Howard County

Population in July 2007: 2,519. Population change since 2000: -0.8%
 

Males: 1,161  (46.1%)
Females: 1,358  (53.9%)
Median resident age:  37.1 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46936.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,600 (it was $43,750 in 2000)
Greentown  $44,600
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $109,100 (it was $88,800 in 2000)
Greentown  $109,100
Indiana:  $122,900

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Races in Greentown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Greentown: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.5%), German (20.7%), Irish (13.0%), English (8.3%), Dutch (3.0%), French (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 844 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 2508 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Greentown

  • High school or higher: 89.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greentown town

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Greentown, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Greentown to the number of sex offenders is 840 to 1.

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

Greentown:  0.9% ($794)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anderson, IN (32.6 miles , pop. 59,734).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (49.2 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (150.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Windfall City, IN (8.1 miles ), Amboy, IN (8.9 miles ), Converse, IN (9.6 miles ), Swayzee, IN (9.8 miles ), Sharpsville, IN (10.8 miles ), Indian Heights, IN (11.1 miles ), Kokomo, IN (11.5 miles ), Tipton, IN (14.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 18 buildings, average cost: $114,300
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,500
  • 1998: 24 buildings, average cost: $44,100
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,300
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $155,200
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $211,500

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Latitude: 40.48 N, Longitude: 85.96 W


69 people in nursing homes

Area code: 765

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Population change in the 1990s: +502 (+24.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (17%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Greentown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Greentown town center killed 28 people and injured 123 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/6/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.7 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Greentown:
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP OF KOK (about 15 miles; KOKOMO, IN)
  • SCCI HOSPITAL OF KOKOMO (about 15 miles; KOKOMO, IN)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles; KOKOMO, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Greentown, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Greentown:
  • GRISSOM ARB (about 17 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 37 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 44 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Greentown:
  • KOKOMO MUNI (about 7 miles; KOKOMO, IN; ID: OKK)
  • CONVERSE (about 9 miles; CONVERSE, IN; ID: 1I8)
  • MISSISSINEWA RESERVOIR LANDING AREA (about 16 miles; PERU, IN; ID: 43I)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greentown:
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 46 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 50 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 52 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
Public high school in Greentown:
  • EASTERN JR & SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 648; Location: 421 S HARRISON ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Greentown:
  • EASTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 691; Location: 301 S MERIDIAN ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Private elementary/middle school in Greentown:
  • GREENTOWN FAMILY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 43; Location: 9540 NORTH SOUTH; Grades: PK - UG)
Library in Greentown:
  • GREENTOWN & EASTERN HOWARD SCHOOL PL (Operating income: $259,251; Location: 421 S HARRISON ST; 46,600 books; 526 audio materials; 2,500 video materials; 178 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attractions: Greentown Historical Society (Museums; 103 East Main Street), Greentown Glass Museum (112 North Meridian Street).

 

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

CENTER MEADOWS APARTMENTS (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2006 and FEB-07-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-19-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-19-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-07-2006)
  • Initial, Follow-up, or Routine SOWT M&R - Between JAN-01-2001 and MAY-22-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-22-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Greentown that have no violations reported:
  • GREENTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER (Population served: 2546, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.7%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.2%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

Greentown 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 significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Greentown (2007 data):
  • Keybank National Association: Greentown Branch at 221 West Main Street, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
  • First Farmers Bank and Trust Company: Greentown Branch at 603 West Main Street, branch established on 1988-04-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $560.2 mil, Deposits: $429.7 mil, headquarters in Converse, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: First Farmers 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
Sewerage 2$4,844$29,0640$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$7,570$30,2800$0
Other and Unallocable 1$1,734$20,8081$900
Water Supply 1$2,756$33,0720$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,218$26,6160$0
Other Government Administration 6$15,416$30,8320$0
Totals for Government 14$34,538$29,6041$900



Greentown government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $127,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $366,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $319,000
    Water Utilities: $181,000
    General - Other: $128,000
    Solid Waste Management: $124,000
    Police Protection: $105,000
    Regular Highways: $55,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $44,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $29,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,126,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $63,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,154,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $36,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $52,000
    General - Other: $39,000
    Regular Highways: $36,000
    Sewerage: $12,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $996,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $226,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $37,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $103,000
    General Support: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $274,000
    Individual Income: $84,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $234,000

4.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.65%
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 Miami County, IN  0.54% ($32,790 average AGI)
from Tipton County, IN  0.39% ($38,708)
from Cass County, IN  0.34% ($33,921)


5.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.80%
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 Miami County, IN  0.63% ($29,170 average AGI)
to Marion County, IN  0.48% ($28,988)
to Hamilton County, IN  0.43% ($48,125)


Strongest AM radio stations in Greentown:
  • WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, 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)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WNDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBRI (1500 AM; daytime; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Greentown:
  • WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZWZ (92.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GRP OF KOKOMO, INC)
  • WURK (101.7 FM; ELWOOD, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WARU-FM (101.9 FM; ROANN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WMYK (98.5 FM; PERU, IN; Owner: MIAMI COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFRR (93.7 FM; WALTON, IN; Owner: CHRISTIAN FRIENDS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJOT-FM (105.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Greentown:
  • WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • WKGK-LP (Channel 48; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: KINGDOM OF GOD MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTHR (Channel 13; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOINDIANA, INC.)
  • WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
  • WXIN (Channel 59; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WISH-TV (Channel 8; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WRTV (Channel 6; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHMB-TV (Channel 40; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WALV-CA (Channel 50; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOHIO, INC..)




Greentown fatal accident list for 2006:
Jun 29, 2006 06:30 AM, Cr-800, Cr-300, Lat: 40.435053, Lon: -85.975431, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 1, 2006 08:15 AM, Cr- 600, Cr- 100, Lat: 40.492111, Lon: -86.012803, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


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