Zip Code, Weather Forecast, Radio Stations, Population, Crime Rate, Area Codes

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Population (year 2000): 9,737. Estimated population in July 2005: 9,167 (-5.9% change)
Males: 4,722 (48.5%), Females: 5,015 (51.5%)

Zip code:

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $30,986 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)

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Races in Elwood:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Other race (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (28.5%), German (17.0%), Irish (10.8%), English (8.6%), Dutch (2.7%), Scottish (2.1%).Indiana

Elevation: 865 feet

Land area: 3.5 square miles

Elwood,

For population 25 years and over in Elwood

High school or higher: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elwood city

Never married: 17.7%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 14.6%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -346 (-3.4%).

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: IN Anderson, (16.1 miles pop. 59,734).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: IN Indianapolis, (39.6 miles pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: IL Chicago, (166.6 miles pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: IN Frankton, (5.8 miles IN Orestes, (7.8 miles City, IN (10.2 miles Windfall IN Alexandria, (11.1 miles IN Atlanta, (13.5 miles River Forest, IN (13.6 miles) , IN (13.8 miles Edgewood, IN (13.9 miles Tipton,

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,500
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $80,500
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $86,700
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,000
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $95,000
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $84,600
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $123,100
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $91,700
2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $98,600
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $98,600

Latitude: 40.27 N, Longitude: 85.84 W

Area code: 765

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (34.7%), Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,060 (-10.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,277 (33.1%)

Crime in Elwood by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	10.3	20.5	0.0
Robberies	0	2	4	1
per 100,000	0.0	20.5	41.1	10.3
Assaults	0	4	3	10
per 100,000	0.0	41.1	30.8	102.7
Burglaries	49	54	74	72
per 100,000	503.2	554.6	760.0	739.4
Thefts	342	407	483	472
per 100,000	3512.4	4179.9	4960.5	4847.5
Auto thefts	23	26	19	21
per 100,000	236.2	267.0	195.1	215.7
	194.6	245.9	293.9	286.5

Average climate in Elwood, Indiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Elwood,

Elwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Elwood city center killed 28 people and injured 123 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/14/1972, a category 4 tornado 27.4 miles away from the city center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Elwood:

ST VINCENT MERCY HOSPITAL, INC (1331 SOUTH A STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Elwood:

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANDERSON & MADSN CO (about 14 miles; ANDERSON, IN)
TIPTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; TIPTON, IN)
SAINT JOHNS HEALTH SYSTEM (about 17 miles; ANDERSON, IN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elwood:

ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 21 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
MOUNT COMFORT (about 31 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: MQJ)
DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 32 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elwood:

ELWOOD (about 3 miles; ELWOOD, IN; ID: 3I1)
ALEXANDRIA (about 15 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; ID: I99)
MARION MUNI (about 19 miles; MARION, IN; ID: MZZ)

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
Other Government Administration	2	$4,902	$29,412	7	$1,459
Financial Administration	5	$9,299	$22,317	1	$1,187
Police Protection - Officers	21	$57,863	$33,064	2	$578
Health	1	$1,457	$17,484	0	$0
Sewerage	10	$17,404	$20,884	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,435	$17,220	0	$0
Water Supply	9	$22,778	$30,370	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	8	$16,707	$25,060	1	$748
Judicial and Legal	5	$9,088	$21,811	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	3	$7,350	$29,400	0	$0
Firefighters	19	$50,222	$31,719	0	$0
Streets and Highways	13	$28,023	$25,867	0	$0
Police - Other	5	$9,000	$21,600	0	$0
Totals for Government	102	$235,528	$27,709	11	$3,972

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elwood:

ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 33 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 41 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 42 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)

Public high school in Elwood:

ELWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 601; Location: 1137 N 19TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Elwood:

OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 469; Location: 2100 S 'P' ST; Grades: KG - 05)
ELWOOD COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCH (Students: 463; Location: 1207 N 19TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 432; Location: 1803 N 'J' ST; Grades: KG - 05)
JOHN H HINDS CAREER CENTER (Students: 34; Location: 1105 N 19TH ST; Grades: PK - 12)

Library in Elwood:

NORTH MADISON COUNTY PL SYSTEM (Operating income: $823,493; Location: 1600 MAIN ST; 76,898 books; 1,063 audio materials; 4,275 video materials; 171 serial subscriptions)

Cemetery: Elwood Cemetery (1).

Park in Elwood: Callaway Park (1).

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

Strongest AM radio stations in Elwood:

WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBRI (1500 AM; daytime; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHBU (1240 AM; 1 kW; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
WGNR (1470 AM; 1 kW; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXNT (1430 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elwood:

WURK (101.7 FM; ELWOOD, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
WHTI (96.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
WBSB (89.5 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
WGNR-FM (97.9 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGRL (93.9 FM; NOBLESVILLE, IN; Owner: INDY LICO, INC.)
WQME (98.7 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: ANDERSON UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WNOU (93.1 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WFMS (95.5 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: WFMS LICO, INC)
WYXB (105.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WZPL (99.5 FM; GREENFIELD, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WFBQ (94.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRZX (103.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
WENS (97.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTPI (107.9 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elwood:

WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
WTHR (Channel 13; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOINDIANA, 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..)
WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBXI-CA (Channel 47; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WFYI (Channel 20; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)

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