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 1999:
| This city: | 9.0% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
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 (2007 data):
- National City Bank: North Branch at 903 North Main Street, branch established on 1975-09-15; Bluffton Branch at 304 West Market Street, branch established on 1929-03-29. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
- 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: $288.8 mil, Deposits: $220.8 mil, headquarters in Markle, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Alliance Banks, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Bluffton Branch at 101 South Main Street, branch established on 1933-01-03. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- 1st Source Bank: Bluffton Branch at 124 South Main Street, branch established on 1890-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,749.5 mil, Deposits: $3,048.9 mil, headquarters in South Bend, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 68 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Source Corporation
- First Bank of Berne: Bluffton Branch at 404 North Main Street, branch established on 1998-11-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $390.8 mil, Deposits: $273.1 mil, headquarters in Berne, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: First Berne Financial Corporation
- Ossian State Bank: Bluffton Branch at 111 East Oak Forest Drive, branch established on 1998-10-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $107.9 mil, Deposits: $80.9 mil, headquarters in Ossian, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Ossian Financial Services, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $6,042 | $36,252 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,584 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
20 | $58,467 | $35,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
11 | $23,754 | $25,913 | 1 | $511 |
| Firefighters |
5 | $14,092 | $33,821 | 32 | $10,696 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $16,184 | $32,368 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
2 | $4,576 | $27,456 | 1 | $708 |
| Sewerage |
16 | $39,199 | $29,399 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,565 | $27,390 | 4 | $1,815 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $27,998 | $37,331 | 1 | $383 |
| Electric Power |
19 | $51,044 | $32,238 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $14,418 | $28,836 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,588 | $34,352 | 1 | $859 |
| Totals for Government |
101 | $268,928 | $31,952 | 42 | $17,557 |
Bluffton government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $811,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,577,000
Parks & Recreation: $59,000
All Other: $54,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $9,391,000
Sewerage: $2,149,000
General - Other: $1,454,000
Police Protection: $1,188,000
Water Utilities: $1,099,000
Regular Highways: $679,000
Fire Protection: $585,000
Parks & Recreation: $375,000
Central Staff Services: $147,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $290,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $940,000
All Other: $162,000
Highways: $43,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,750,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,440,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $310,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $554,000
Interest Earnings: $101,000
Property Sale Other: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $175,000
Parks & Recreation: $48,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Regular Highways: $26,000
Fire Protection: $21,000
Central Staff: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,512,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $11,083,000
Water Utilities: $1,474,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $767,000
Highways: $283,000
All Other: $47,000
- Tax - Property: $1,498,000
Individual Income: $324,000
Public Utilities: $37,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,317,000
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)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGL (1250 AM; 2 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- 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.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
- 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)
- WBNI-FM (89.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NE IN., INC.)
- WNHT (96.3 FM; CHURUBUSCO, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WQHK-FM (105.1 FM; DECATUR, IN; Owner: JAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WBYR (98.9 FM; VAN WERT, OH; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WJFX (107.9 FM; NEW HAVEN, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE RADIO CORP.)
- WXKE (102.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WCYT (91.1 FM; LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, IN; Owner: SOUTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS)
- WSHI (106.3 FM; COLUMBIA CITY, IN; Owner: JAMMIN' BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WLDE (101.7 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WYLT (103.9 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
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)
- DW68BN (Channel 68; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: ZONATION BROADCASTING)
- W45AG (Channel 45; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAN STAR, INC.)
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
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