Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluffton and their reported violations in the past:
OUABACHE STATE PARK MAIN SUPPLY (Population served: 608, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-22-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
OUBACHE STATE PARK YOUTH TENT (Population served: 600, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
SIX MILE CHURCH (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluffton that have no violations reported:
- BLUFFTON UTILITIES WATER DEPT (Population served: 9128, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  9.0% | | Whole state: |  9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bluffton, IN
236 people in nursing homes
84 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Bluffton compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bluffton (2009 data):
- MarkleBank: Bluffton Branch at 1717 South Harrison Plaza, branch established on 1995-12-18; Bluffton Branch at 1405 Baker Place, branch established on 1987-07-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $303.1 mil, Deposits: $230.5 mil, headquarters in Markle, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Alliance Banks, Inc.
- National City Bank: Bluffton Branch at 304 West Market Street, branch established on 1929-03-29; Bluffton Central Drive-Up at 903 North Main Street, branch established on 1975-09-15. Info updated 2009-01-16: Bank assets: $146,057.8 mil, Deposits: $104,197.4 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Woodforest National Bank: Bluffton Wal-Mart Branch at 2100 North Main Street, branch established on 2007-06-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.3 mil, Deposits: $2,568.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 499 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- Ossian State Bank: Bluffton Branch at 111 East Oak Forest Drive, branch established on 1998-10-26. Info updated 2008-01-14: Bank assets: $80.4 mil, Deposits: $64.0 mil, headquarters in Ossian, IN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Ossian Financial Services, Inc.
- 1st Source Bank: Bluffton Branch at 124 South Main Street, branch established on 1890-01-01. Info updated 2008-06-16: Bank assets: $4,445.8 mil, Deposits: $3,515.1 mil, headquarters in South Bend, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 83 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Source Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Bluffton Branch at 101 South Main Street, branch established on 1933-01-03. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- First Bank of Berne: Bluffton Branch at 404 North Main Street, branch established on 1998-11-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $406.5 mil, Deposits: $285.9 mil, headquarters in Berne, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: First Berne Financial Corporation
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wells County Indiana:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Bluffton
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.27%
| Here | | 60.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | The Wesleyan Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 29.4% | 14.5% | 13.1% | 5.8% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 6.7% | 35.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 6.7% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 14.0% |
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| Congregations | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 24.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $11,896 | $35,688 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,652 | $55,824 | 5 | $886 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $4,908 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $77,140 | $48,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
11 | $29,723 | $32,425 | 2 | $1,842 |
| Firefighters |
6 | $24,857 | $49,714 | 30 | $14,526 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $19,408 | $33,271 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
3 | $7,187 | $28,748 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
15 | $45,042 | $36,034 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $7,448 | $29,792 | 9 | $3,790 |
| Water Supply |
11 | $36,057 | $39,335 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
19 | $57,699 | $36,441 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
7 | $20,278 | $34,762 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
106 | $341,387 | $38,648 | 49 | $25,952 |
Bluffton government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $74,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,578,000
Parks and Recreation: $65,000
All Other: $1,000
- Construction - General - Other: $314,000
Health - Other: $168,000
Regular Highways: $122,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $11,275,000
Sewerage: $2,309,000
General - Other: $1,789,000
Water Utilities: $1,278,000
Police Protection: $1,115,000
Regular Highways: $642,000
Local Fire Protection: $570,000
Parks and Recreation: $491,000
Central Staff Services: $143,000
Health - Other: $113,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $97,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $257,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $66,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $850,000
All Other: $269,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $345,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $417,000
Donations From Private Sources: $147,000
Interest Earnings: $115,000
Fines and Forfeits: $93,000
Rents: $20,000
Sale of Property: $9,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,110,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,765,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $176,000
Natural Resources - Other: $129,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $89,000
Parks and Recreation: $75,000
Health - Other: $64,000
Police Protection: $54,000
Local Fire Protection: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,484,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $11,191,000
Water Utilities: $1,238,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $796,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,003,000
Highways: $336,000
All Other: $109,000
- Tax - Property: $1,982,000
Individual Income: $309,000
Public Utilities Sales: $34,000
Other License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,169,000
5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,750 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.50% | | 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:
5.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,453 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.96% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bluffton:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGL (1250 AM; 2 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFCV (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bluffton:
- WNUY (100.1 FM; BLUFFTON, IN; Owner: WELLS COUNTY RADIO CORP.)
- WZBD (92.7 FM; BERNE, IN; Owner: ADAMS COUNTY RADIO, INC)
- WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
- WBCL (90.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WQHK-FM (105.1 FM; DECATUR, IN; Owner: JAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBNI-FM (89.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NE IN., INC.)
- WBYR (98.9 FM; VAN WERT, OH; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WNHT (96.3 FM; CHURUBUSCO, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WXKE (102.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WJFX (107.9 FM; NEW HAVEN, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE RADIO CORP.)
- WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WSHI (106.3 FM; COLUMBIA CITY, IN; Owner: JAMMIN' BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WCYT (91.1 FM; LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, IN; Owner: SOUTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS)
- WLDE (101.7 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bluffton:
- WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, LLC)
- WISE-TV (Channel 33; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: NVG-FORT WAYNE II, LLC)
- WPTA (Channel 21; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WFWA (Channel 39; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- W66BD (Channel 53; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- DW68BN (Channel 68; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: ZONATION BROADCASTING)
- W45AG (Channel 45; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAN STAR, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Bluffton, Indiana:
- Fatal accident count: 22
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 35
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 23
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 55
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Indiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 105
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 161
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
- Fatalities: 114
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 262
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Bluffton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total costs: $2,971,000
Total average daily traffic: 38,530
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,925
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 54,287
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bluffton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Bluffton, IN)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bluffton)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Bluffton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 30
- Hazardous Condition: 53
- Service Call: 1
Incident types - Bluffton
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Bluffton, IN
Bluffton on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other protective service workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest wind speed differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #13 (46714) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swiss first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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