Bicknell, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 3,240. Population change since 2000: -3.7%

Males: 1,533	(47.3%)
Females: 1,707	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47512.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,237 (it was $23,046 in 2000)

Bicknell:	$25,237
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $52,748 (it was $40,500 in 2000)

Bicknell:	$52,748
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $56,849; Detached houses: $60,099; Townhouses or other attached units: $106,070; Mobile homes: $17,000

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Races in Bicknell:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Bicknell: 74.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.7%), German (16.2%), Irish (8.8%), English (7.2%), French (3.1%), Dutch (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1907

Elevation: 530 feet

Land area: 1.52 square miles.

Population density: 2126 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bicknell

High school or higher: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 14.1%
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bicknell city

Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 55.7%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 14.0%

58 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.7%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Bicknell, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bicknell to the number of sex offenders is 540 to 1.

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

Bicknell:	0.8% ($328)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Terre Haute, IN (48.3 miles , pop. 59,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (92.4 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (213.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Edwardsport, IN (2.0 miles ), Bruceville, IN (2.4 miles ), Wheatland, IN (2.8 miles ), Plainville, IN (2.9 miles ), Oaktown, IN (3.1 miles ), Washington, IN (3.3 miles ), Sandborn, IN (3.3 miles ), Monroe City, IN (3.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 16 buildings, average cost: $85,400
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $96,000
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $101,700
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 38.77 N, Longitude: 87.31 W

Area code: 812

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Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.1%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Mining (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Food (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Child care workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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Bicknell-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 114% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/7/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.5 miles away from the Bicknell city center injured 55 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 tornado 20.5 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bicknell:

DAVIESS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, IN)
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; VINCENNES, IN)
LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bicknell:

VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 44 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 51 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 57 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 59 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)

Public high school in Bicknell:

NORTH KNOX HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 498; Location: 10890 N SR 159; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bicknell:

NORTH KNOX CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 258; Location: 215 E 4TH ST; Grades: KG - 06)
NORTH KNOX ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (Location: 11110 N SR 159; Grades: 06 - 12)

See full list of schools located in Bicknell

Library in Bicknell:

BICKNELL-VIGO TWP PL (Operating income: $106,973; Location: 201 W 2ND ST; 61,142 books; 34 audio materials; 36 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)

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Park in Bicknell: Hooper Athletic Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

BICKNELL MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (Population served: 3378, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between NOV-09-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-09-2005)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.3%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.8%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	26.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bicknell, IN

29 people in nursing homes
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Bicknell compared to Indiana state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage 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 Bicknell (2009 data):

Old National Bank: Bicknell Branch at 215 North Washington Street, branch established on 1938-01-04. Info updated 2009-03-31: Bank assets: $7,712.9 mil, Deposits: $5,454.0 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 191 total offices, Holding Company: Old National Bancorp
Regions Bank: North Knox Banking Center at 104 W. 11th Street, branch established on 1980-10-20. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religon statistics for Bicknell

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Church of Christ	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	29.2%	12.1%	10.1%	7.8%	7.2%
Congregations	7.7%	21.8%	5.1%	3.8%	10.3%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Other religions
Adherents	4.7%	4.1%	4.1%	3.2%	17.5%
Congregations	2.6%	3.8%	2.6%	2.6%	39.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	2	$4,310	$25,860	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$3,810
Judicial and Legal	2	$2,058	$12,348	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	6	$15,620	$31,240	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$5,474	$16,422	3	$2,020
Firefighters	0	$0		2	$926
Fire - Other	0	$0		1	$150
Streets and Highways	3	$6,366	$25,464	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	4	$7,758	$23,274	0	$0
Sewerage	4	$9,208	$27,624	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,922	$23,064	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$7,642	$22,926	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$616
Totals for Government	30	$60,358	$24,143	14	$7,522

Bicknell government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $50,000
Charges - Sewerage: $431,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $76,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $347,000
Sewerage: $323,000

Water Utilities: $298,000

Solid Waste Management: $152,000

Regular Highways: $100,000

Fire Protection: $86,000

General - Other: $86,000

Central Staff Services: $85,000

Parks & Recreation: $47,000

Financial Administration: $46,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $150,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $152,000
Other, NEC: $7,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $144,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $604,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $642,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $108,000
Highways: $95,000

All Other: $42,000
Tax - Property: $538,000
Individual Income: $57,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $743,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

4.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,254 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.95%
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 Lawrence County, IL	0.58% ($27,013 average AGI)
from Daviess County, IN	0.46% ($29,274)
from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.24% ($25,844)

5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,561 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
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 Vanderburgh County, IN	0.48% ($33,046 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, IL	0.37% ($19,471)
to Daviess County, IN	0.36% ($7,265)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bicknell:

WAOV (1450 AM; 1 kW; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAMW (1580 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: GREENE ELECTRONICS)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAKO (910 AM; 1 kW; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL; Owner: LAWRENCEVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bicknell:

WUZR (105.7 FM; BICKNELL, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING INC.)
WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZDM (92.1 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING INC.)
WATI (89.9 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WAMW-FM (107.9 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: GREENE ELECTRONICS)
WVUB (91.1 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: VINCENNES UNIVERSITY)
WFML (96.7 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: THE VINCENNES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
WBHW (88.7 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
WQTY (93.3 FM; LINTON, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC.)
WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBTO-FM (102.3 FM; PETERSBURG, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC)
WAKO-FM (103.1 FM; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL; Owner: LAWRENCEVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WTYE (101.7 FM; ROBINSON, IL; Owner: ANN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNDI-FM (95.3 FM; SULLIVAN, IN; Owner: J T M BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Bicknell:

WVUT (Channel 22; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VINCENNES UNIV.)
WTWO (Channel 2; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WTHI-TV (Channel 10; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Bicknell, Indiana:

Fatal accident count: 5
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 5
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Indiana average:

Fatal accident count: 102
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 32
Fatalities: 111
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 255
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

Bicknell fatal accident list:
Mar 17, 2007 03:50 AM, Kuhn Rd, Sr-159, Lat: 38.811219, Lon: -87.315125, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Jun 16, 2007 06:58 AM, Sr-67, Sr-358, Lat: 38.799442, Lon: -87.257103, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Jul 8, 1999 07:42 AM, Sr-67, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 1, 1990 01:06 AM, 67, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 2, 1981 10:51 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Muayyad Mustafa, 11614 Oaktown Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 93 m, Overall height: 94.2 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

.25 Mi E On Cr 500 N Hwy 159, Call Sign: WYK200, Licensee ID: L00027206
Assigned Frequencies : 151.550 MHz
Grant Date: 06/02/1998, Expiration Date: 08/09/2003, Cancelation Date: 10/12/2003
Registrant: Ernest B Miller & Sons Inc, Rr 1, Bicknell, IN 47512
1.3 Mi E Jct 550 & And Lamb Rd, Call Sign: KGC988, Licensee ID: L00392139
Assigned Frequencies : 154.490 MHz
Grant Date: 09/07/2001, Expiration Date: 09/18/2011
Registrant: Sylvan Ice, Rr 1, Bicknell, IN 47512, Phone: (812) 735-4895
WELL NO 5, 7445 Ft East Of Cr905e On Cr300nn, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 7.3 m, Call Sign: WPUW812
Assigned Frequencies : 154.965 MHz
Grant Date: 05/17/2002, Expiration Date: 05/17/2012, Certifier: Herb Hastings
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440
800 Maryland Street, Type: Pole, Structure height: 4.6 m, Call Sign: WQIY420
Assigned Frequencies : 150.987 MHz
Grant Date: 06/18/2008, Expiration Date: 06/18/2018, Certifier: Jon G Flickinger
Registrant: Skylines Unlimited Inc, 100 Stone Church Road, Carlisle, PA 17015, Phone: (717) 218-5003, Fax: (717) 218-5005, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bicknell)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: GLASFLUGEL H 301 B LIBELLE (Glider, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 3013 , Serial Number: 105, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 04/22/1969
Registrant (Individual): Ray E Hall, 10199 N Pine Bluff Dr, Bicknell, IN 47512
Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 470EH , Serial Number: 15077831, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 01/20/1976
Registrant (Corporation): Kirkwood Aeronautics LLC, 510 W 11th St, Bicknell, IN 47512
Aircraft: SATER KR-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION (36 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7753 , Serial Number: 74-10519-1, Year manufactured: 1989, Airworthiness Date: 08/07/1989
Registrant (Individual): James E Sater, 735 W 6th St, Bicknell, IN 47512

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13
Hazardous Condition: 5

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