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Dubois County

Population in July 2007: 470. Population change since 2000: +1.1%
 

Males: 238  (50.8%)
Females: 232  (49.2%)

Median resident age:  36.6 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47513.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,222 (it was $30,156 in 2000)
Birdseye:  $36,222
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,052 (it was $46,700 in 2000)
Birdseye:  $64,052
Indiana:  $122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $76,668; Detached houses: $88,918; Mobile homes: $31,739

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Races in Birdseye:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Birdseye: 69.7 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (25.6%), German (20.6%), English (9.5%), Irish (7.1%), French (3.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 719 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 733 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Birdseye

  • High school or higher: 59.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Birdseye town

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 60.4%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Birdseye, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Birdseye to the number of sex offenders is 470 to 1.

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

Birdseye:  0.7% ($323)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
Birdseye satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (45.0 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (51.7 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (249.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ferdinand, IN (3.3 miles ), English, IN (3.6 miles ), Jasper, IN (3.7 miles ), Huntingburg, IN (3.8 miles ), French Lick, IN (4.1 miles ), West Baden Springs, IN (4.2 miles ), Santa Claus, IN (4.3 miles ), Dale, IN (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 38.32 N, Longitude: 86.70 W

Area code: 812

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Population change in the 1990s: -85 (-15.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Furniture and related products (38%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Furniture and related products (26%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (25%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)



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Average climate in Birdseye, Indiana

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Birdseye-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the Birdseye town center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 37.2 miles away from the town center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Birdseye:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & HLTH CARE CENTER (about 15 miles; JASPER, IN)
  • DEACONESS ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HUNTINGBURG, IN)
  • BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY (about 19 miles; PAOLI, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Birdseye, IN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Birdseye:
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 48 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 52 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
Public elementary/middle school in Birdseye:
  • PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location: 4613 S PINE RIDGE RD; Grades: KG - 06)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Birdseye that have no violations reported:
  • BIRDSEYE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 972, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  61.3%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.0%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Birdseye, IN



Birdseye compared to Indiana state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below 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.
  • Renting percentage 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.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Birdseye travel time to work


Birdseye mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Dubois County Indiana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (57%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (4%)


Religon statistics for Birdseye

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of ChristUnited Methodist Church
Adherents71.4%7.9%6.4%3.7%3.5%
Congregations20.4%13.0%11.1%13.0%5.6%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of the NazareneInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.2%1.1%0.8%2.4%
Congregations3.7%3.7%3.7%3.7%22.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 1$1,600$19,2001$450
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$1,000
Sewerage 0$0 1$650
Water Supply 0$0 1$875
Totals for Government 1$1,600$19,2004$2,975



Birdseye government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $64,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $103,000
    General - Other: $59,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $87,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $77,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $398,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $126,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $31,000
    Individual Income: $27,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $119,000

4.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,775 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.36%
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 Spencer County, IN  0.48% ($30,367 average AGI)
from Pike County, IN  0.41% ($26,397)
from Daviess County, IN  0.22% ($29,757)


4.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,383 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.69%
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 Spencer County, IN  0.46% ($39,592 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN  0.43% ($25,347)
to Pike County, IN  0.37% ($30,148)


Strongest AM radio stations in Birdseye:
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WITZ (990 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WSLM (1220 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, IN; Owner: DON H. MARTIN)
  • WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Birdseye:
  • WBDC (100.9 FM; HUNTINGBURG, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQKZ (98.5 FM; FERDINAND, IN; Owner: GEM COMMUNICATIONS LLP)
  • WGZB-FM (96.5 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • W209AY (89.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WITZ-FM (104.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
  • WAXL (103.3 FM; SANTA CLAUS, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKLO (96.9 FM; HARDINSBURG, IN; Owner: WKLO, LLC)
  • WBRO (89.9 FM; MARENGO, IN; Owner: CRAWFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
  • WUME-FM (95.3 FM; PAOLI, IN; Owner: IRONIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFLQ (100.1 FM; FRENCH LICK, IN; Owner: WILLTRONICS BROADCASTING)

TV broadcast stations around Birdseye:
  • WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
  • WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)


Birdseye fatal accident list:
Oct 14, 2007 10:40 AM, Schnell Rd., Mentor Rd., Lat: 38.276622, Lon: -86.748022, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Feb 13, 1981 02:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Shelley Doolity, 10320 E. Conservation Club Road (Birdseye# 87734), Type: Tower, Structure height: 93.9 m, Overall height: 99.4 m
  • Muayyad Mustafa, King Ridge Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.9 m, Overall height: 105.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00024153
    Registrant: New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • Lottie L Thompson, Cr-286 (Siberia# 22804), Type: Tower, Structure height: 92 m, Overall height: 94.2 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Patoka Reservoir Ofc Rr 1, Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: KZF875, Licensee ID: L01307679
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.240 MHz, 159.345 MHz, 159.465 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/13/2003, Expiration Date: 07/29/2013
    Registrant: State Of Indiana, 402 W Washington St 255c, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: (812) 685-2464
  • Patoka Law Enforcement Ofc, Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: KNCH466, Licensee ID: L01307679
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.370 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/21/2002, Expiration Date: 03/24/2012
    Registrant: State Of Indiana, 402 W Washington St 255c, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: (812) 685-2498

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • BIRDSEYE, 10320 E Conservation Club Rd, Overall height: 97.8 m, Call Sign: WPNA990
    Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 07/27/2001
    Registrant: At&t Corp., 1200 Peachtree Street, Locn 5w23, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4021, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:
  • BIRDSEYE (RICEVILLE), 2 Mi E Of, Overall height: 84.7 m, Call Sign: WIR72, Licensee ID: L00008014
    Assigned Frequencies : 6835.00 MHz, 6815.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/16/2008, Expiration Date: 12/02/2018
    Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree St. Ne - Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 529-1493, Fax: (404) 527-2914, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Birdseye)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 195B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 146 mph), Engine: JACOBS R755B SERIES (275 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2163C , Serial Number: 16148, Year manufactured: 1954, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/1956
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Virgil E Lyons, Po Box 123, Birdseye, IN 47513, Other Owners: Clara M Lyons
  • Aircraft: CHAMPION 7KCAB (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 281J , Serial Number: 257-70, Year manufactured: 1970
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Virgil E Lyons, Po Box 123, Birdseye, IN 47513, Other Owners: Clara M Lyons
  • Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 40811 , Serial Number: 7508, Year manufactured: 1941
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Virgil E Lyons, Po Box 123, Birdseye, IN 47513, Other Owners: Clara M Lyons


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 14

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Birdseye, IN

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