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White County

Population in July 2007: 470. Population change since 2000: -7.6%
 

Males: 224  (47.8%)
Females: 246  (52.2%)

Median resident age:  32.9 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47929.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,968 (it was $51,591 in 2000)
Chalmers:  $61,968
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,354 (it was $79,000 in 2000)
Chalmers:  $108,354
Indiana:  $122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $112,192; Detached houses: $110,982; Mobile homes: $17,500

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Races in Chalmers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Chalmers: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.8%), United States (18.5%), English (12.3%), Irish (10.3%), Dutch (8.6%), Polish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 705 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 1883 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chalmers

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chalmers town

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
Indiana:  3.1%



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

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

Chalmers:  0.8% ($608)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, IN (17.4 miles , pop. 56,397).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (71.3 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (91.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brookston, IN (2.1 miles ), Reynolds, IN (2.5 miles ), Yeoman, IN (2.8 miles) , Monticello, IN (2.8 miles ), Norway, IN (3.1 miles ), Battle Ground, IN (3.3 miles ), Wolcott, IN (3.4 miles ), Delphi, IN (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.66 N, Longitude: 86.87 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (20%)
  • Machinery (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)



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Chalmers-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 182% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Chalmers town center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 tornado 8.9 miles away from the town center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Chalmers:
  • WHITE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MONTICELLO, IN)
  • LAFAYETTE HOME HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN)
  • ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN)

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Airports located in Chalmers:
Amtrak station near Chalmers:
  • 17 miles: LAFAYETTE (DEPOT AT 200 NORTH ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chalmers:
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 17 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
  • VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 62 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
  • OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 66 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 67 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
Public high school in Chalmers:
  • FRONTIER JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 396; Location: 1 FALCON DR; Grades: 07 - 12)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Chalmers and their reported violations in the past:

CHALMERS WATER WORKS (Population served: 513, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.9%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.6%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chalmers, IN



Chalmers compared to Indiana state average:
  • Median household income above 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Chalmers travel time to work
Chalmers mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in White County Indiana:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (92%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Chalmers

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Lutheran Church
Adherents18.4%16.7%13.4%10.9%6.6%
Congregations17.8%4.4%15.6%6.7%4.4%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents6.3%6.0%4.0%3.6%14.1%
Congregations6.7%6.7%4.4%2.2%31.1%
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$2,126$25,5120$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$465
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$952
Solid Waste Management 1$2,569$30,8280$0
Sewerage 1$2,126$25,5120$0
Electric Power 3$9,536$38,1449$1,196
Totals for Government 6$16,357$32,71416$2,613



6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,957 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.51%
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 Tippecanoe County, IN  1.55% ($29,541 average AGI)
from Carroll County, IN  0.67% ($27,328)
from Jasper County, IN  0.51% ($27,959)


7.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.61%
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 Tippecanoe County, IN  2.23% ($28,786 average AGI)
to Carroll County, IN  0.69% ($25,209)
to Marion County, IN  0.42% ($27,293)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chalmers:
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBAA (920 AM; 5 kW; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WASK (1450 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chalmers:
  • WMRS (107.7 FM; MONTICELLO, IN; Owner: GERALD NORMAN QUINN)
  • WLFF (95.3 FM; BROOKSTON, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC)
  • WXXB (102.9 FM; DELPHI, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGLM (106.7 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: KVB BROADCASTING)
  • WASK-FM (98.7 FM; BATTLE GROUND, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
  • WAZY-FM (96.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS L.P.)
  • WKOA (105.3 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
  • WSHP (95.7 FM; ATTICA, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • WSHW (99.7 FM; FRANKFORT, IN; Owner: KASPAR BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBAA-FM (101.3 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKHY (93.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHPL (89.9 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around Chalmers:
  • WLFI-TV (Channel 18; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PRIMELAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W57DC (Channel 57; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Chalmers fatal accident list:
Nov 27, 2004 11:52 AM, Sr-43, Cr-600, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Apr 28, 1992 04:15 AM, 43, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
May 6, 1989 05:30 AM, 43, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 12, 1981 11:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • I-65 Site: County Rd 700 South, Structure height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: KNKQ373
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/16/2003, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013, Certifier: Michael J Small
    Registrant: Centennial Communications, 2422 West State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (260) 760-4126, Fax: (260) 760-4186

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Edward G Roach, I-65 Site; County Road 700 South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m
    Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • Lisa M Minney, 3710 West Cr 700 South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 98.8 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
  • 1.2 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Overall height: 152 m
    Registrant: Wolfelt Electronics Security Systems Inc, 812 Main St, Lafayette, IN 47901, Phone: (765) 432-4309

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 1.2 Mi N. Of Chalmers, Structure height: 152 m, Call Sign: KPE614
    Assigned Frequencies : 455.980 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/14/1984, Expiration Date: 08/01/1996, Cancelation Date: 09/24/2000
    Registrant: Tippecanoe B/C Corp. Inc., Monticello, IN 47960

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • I65, Cr 700 S, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WMR967, Licensee ID: L00128090
    Assigned Frequencies : 2121.60 MHz, 2128.00 MHz, 2118.40 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 03/29/2006, Certifier: Michael J Small
    Registrant: Centennial Michiana License Company LLC Dba Centennial Communications
  • I-65, I-65 Site; County Road 700 South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WPJE805, Licensee ID: L00128090
    Assigned Frequencies : 6135.45 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Michael J Small
    Registrant: Centennial Michiana License Company LLC Dba Centennial Communications

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KC9OUP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01451951
    Grant Date: 12/12/2008, Expiration Date: 12/12/2018, Certifier: Michael Marcussen
    Registrant: Michael Marcussen, 202 E Earl St, Chalmers, IN 47929


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 8
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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