Brazil, Indiana

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Population (year 2000): 8,188. Estimated population in July 2006: 8,212 (+0.3% change)

Males: 3,872	(47.3%)
Females: 4,316	(52.7%)

Clay County

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47834.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,300 (it was $30,902 in 2000)

Brazil	$31,300
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,000 (it was $59,300 in 2000)

Brazil	$67,000
Indiana:	$114,400

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Races in Brazil:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Black (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.6%), German (17.7%), English (11.5%), Irish (10.6%), Dutch (2.3%), Welsh (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 659 feet

Land area: 3.34 square miles.

Population density: 2455 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Brazil

High school or higher: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brazil city

Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 52.6%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 10.6%
Divorced: 14.3%

85 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.0%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 25 registered sex offenders living in Brazil, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brazil to the number of sex offenders is 328 to 1.

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

Brazil:	0.7% ($441)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Terre Haute, IN (18.4 miles , pop. 59,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (69.8 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (164.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Knightsville, IN (2.5 miles ), Harmony, IN (3.7 miles ), Staunton, IN (4.9 miles ), Carbon, IN (5.3 miles ), Center Point, IN (8.3 miles ), Seelyville, IN (9.8 miles ), Rosedale, IN (12.6 miles ), Riley, IN (15.1 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 46 buildings, average cost: $65,800
1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $75,000
1998: 60 buildings, average cost: $63,600
1999: 80 buildings, average cost: $71,000
2000: 56 buildings, average cost: $72,700
2001: 48 buildings, average cost: $73,200
2002: 52 buildings, average cost: $73,200
2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2004: 24 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2005: 30 buildings, average cost: $130,300
2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $103,900
2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $160,700

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Latitude: 39.53 N, Longitude: 87.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +51 (+0.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,181 (33.7%)

People in group quarters in Brazil

61 people in nursing homes
36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
28 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Area code: 812

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Brazil, Indiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -316 (-3.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (18%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Brazil by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	24.3	0.0	0.0
Robberies	2	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	24.1	0.0	0.0	12.1	12.1
Assaults	16	13	12	3	2
per 100,000	192.9	161.0	146.0	36.2	24.2
Burglaries	57	48	35	37	36
per 100,000	687.2	594.5	425.7	446.4	435.4
Thefts	149	62	120	121	161
per 100,000	1796.5	767.9	1459.7	1459.8	1947.3
Auto thefts	5	0	1	15	17
per 100,000	60.3	0.0	12.2	181.0	205.6
Arson	0	0	1	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	12.2	12.1	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	170.6	104.5	137.8	115.0	133.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.34
US city average:	3.00

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Brazil-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.1 miles away from the Brazil city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1960, a category 3 tornado 15.3 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Logan Whitman - College basketball player (Indiana State Sycamores).

Hospital/medical center in Brazil:

ST VINCENT CLAY HOSPITAL INC (1206 EAST NATIONAL AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Brazil:

HAMILTON CENTER INC (about 19 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
UNION HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
PUTNAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Brazil, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brazil:

TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 14 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
MONROE COUNTY (about 45 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID: BMG)
INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 60 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: IND)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brazil:

BRAZIL CLAY COUNTY (about 6 miles; BRAZIL, IN; ID: 0I2)
SKY KING (about 17 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: 3I3)
CLINTON (about 23 miles; CLINTON, IN; ID: 1I7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brazil:

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 21 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 49 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 64 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; FT enrollment: 36,407)
VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)

Public high school in Brazil:

NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,113; Location: 1 W KNIGHT DR; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high school in Brazil:

SCHOOL OF GOOD TIDINGS (Students: 5; Location: 403 N HOOSIER ST; Grades: 7 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Brazil:

NORTH CLAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 967; Location: 3 W KNIGHT DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
JACKSON TOWNSHIP ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location: 1860 E CR 600 N; Grades: KG - 05)
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: 800 S ALABAMA ST; Grades: PK - 07)
MERIDIAN STREET ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 269; Location: 410 N MERIDIAN; Grades: KG - 05)
EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 259; Location: 936 E NATIONAL; Grades: KG - 05)
VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 2075 E CR 1200 N; Grades: KG - 05)

Private elementary/middle schools in Brazil:

CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 193; Location: US HWY 40 W P O BOX 185; Grades: PK - 5)
ANNUNCIATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 86; Location: 415 E CHURCH STREET; Grades: KG - 5)

Library in Brazil:

BRAZIL PL (Operating income: $344,331; Location: 204 N WALNUT ST; 28,500 books; 991 audio materials; 2,000 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Under FM Radio stations, WSDM is 92.7 FM (not 97.7) as of 11/1/04.

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Church in Brazil: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Harm Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Brazil: Hendrix Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Clay County Historical Society (Museums; 100 East National Avenue), Outdoor Recreation Club Inc (Recreation Areas; 10625 East Seelyville Avenue).

Hotel: Howard Johnson (935 West State Road 42).

Court: Indiana State - Transportation Dept- License Branches-Auto- Brazil (15 Forest Park Plaza).

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

BRAZIL CITY WATER WORKS (Population served: 8000, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-14-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-11-2000 to APR-01-2004)

UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH & PARSONAG (Address: 635 East CR 600 North, Population served: 128, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

OUTDOOR RECREATION CLUB (Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

7 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.6%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	13.2%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Brazil 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Brazil (2007 data):

First Financial Bank, National Association: First State Bank Branch, Walnut Street Branch, Pell's Walmart Complex Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,095.1 mil, Deposits: $1,470.6 mil, headquarters in Terre Haute, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 49 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Corporation
The Riddell National Bank: at 1 East National Avenue, branch established on 1885-06-15; East National Avenue Drive-In Branch at 2211 East National Avenue, branch established on 1971-08-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $133.0 mil, Deposits: $112.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Rnb Corp.
Fifth Third Bank: Brazil Branch at 637 East National Avenue, branch established on 1914-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
First National Bank & Trust: Brazil Branch at 103 West National Avenue, branch established on 1960-01-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,321.1 mil, Deposits: $941.9 mil, headquarters in Kokomo, IN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Hasten Bancshares

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Brazil mode of transportation to work chart

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Financial Administration	2	$3,241	$19,446	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,703	$20,436	1	$642
Solid Waste Management	5	$9,739	$23,374	0	$0
Streets and Highways	11	$18,635	$20,329	1	$1,191
Firefighters	12	$31,085	$31,085	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	12	$26,103	$26,103	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$6,441	$19,323	2	$1,127
Sewerage	15	$26,931	$21,545	1	$934
Other Government Administration	2	$4,129	$24,774	7	$1,581
Water Supply	19	$33,188	$20,961	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	3	$6,981	$27,924	10	$3,423
Totals for Government	86	$168,175	$23,466	22	$8,898

Brazil government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $1,740,000
Parks & Recreation: $373,000

All Other: $6,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,173,000
Sewerage: $1,305,000

Water Utilities: $1,117,000

Fire Protection: $823,000

Police Protection: $727,000

Parks & Recreation: $592,000

Central Staff Services: $589,000

Regular Highways: $417,000

Solid Waste Management: $216,000

Housing & Community Development: $120,000

Financial Administration: $37,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $25,000
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $312,000
Benefit Payments: $218,000

From Local Government: $120,000

From Other Government: $109,000

Local Employee Contribution: $34,000
General - Interest on Debt: $295,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $930,000
Highways: $60,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $956,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,910,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,490,000
Water Utilities: $907,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $420,000
Water Utilities: $49,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $325,000
Interest Earnings: $105,000

Property Sale Other: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $554,000
Central Staff: $249,000

General - Other: $249,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,382,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,279,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $82,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $290,000
General Support: $285,000

All Other: $253,000
Tax - Property: $950,000
NEC: $28,000

Public Utilities: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,712,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $57,000

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
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 Vigo County, IN	1.73% ($31,103 average AGI)
from Putnam County, IN	0.73% ($26,822)
from Owen County, IN	0.38% ($23,711)

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
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 Vigo County, IN	2.07% ($29,843 average AGI)
to Putnam County, IN	0.61% ($29,306)
to Marion County, IN	0.38% ($26,821)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brazil:

WSDX (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BRAZIL, IN)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brazil:

WSDM-FM (97.7 FM; BRAZIL, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
WTHI-FM (99.9 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WAXI (104.9 FM; ROCKVILLE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
WBOW-FM (102.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
WPFR-FM (93.9 FM; CLINTON, IN; Owner: WORD POWER, INC.)
WMGI (100.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWSY (95.9 FM; SEELYVILLE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSKT (92.7 FM; SPENCER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
WISU (89.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA STATE UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES)
WMHD-FM (90.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)
WCRT (88.5 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)
WWVR (105.5 FM; WEST TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Brazil:

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)
W43BV (Channel 43; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)

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