Crane, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 193. Population change since 2000: -4.9%

Males: 91	(47.3%)
Females: 102	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	44.5 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47522.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,542 (it was $36,250 in 2000)

Crane:	$43,542
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,949

Crane:	$20,949
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $41,970 (it was $30,600 in 2000)

Crane:	$41,970
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $46,719; Detached houses: $46,265; Mobile homes: $22,500

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Races in Crane:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
American Indian (2.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Crane: 70.7 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.3%), Irish (14.3%), United States (12.3%), English (9.4%), French (8.9%), Italian (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 545 feet

Land area: 0.12 square miles.

Population density: 1621 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Crane

High school or higher: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 2.3%
Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crane town

Never married: 10.5%
Now married: 62.2%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 17.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Crane:	0.8% ($257)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bloomington, IN (27.3 miles , pop. 69,291).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (74.1 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (208.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Odon, IN (2.4 miles ), Newberry, IN (2.6 miles ), Bloomfield, IN (3.1 miles ), Elnora, IN (3.2 miles ), Lyons, IN (3.4 miles ), Switz City, IN (3.6 miles ), Plainville, IN (3.8 miles ), Loogootee, IN (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.89 N, Longitude: 86.90 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,763 (+1853.7%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 34 (38.2%)

Area code: 812

Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-6.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (25%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
Construction (10%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Public administration (14%)
Health care (9%)
Personal and laundry services (9%)
Private households (9%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
Health technologists and technicians (14%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Personal appearance workers (9%)
Child care workers (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

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Average climate in Crane, Indiana

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Crane-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 138% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.1 miles away from the Crane town center killed one person and injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 tornado 21.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 51 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Crane-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 61.3 miles away from Crane center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.6 miles away from Crane center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 67.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.3 miles away from Crane center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Crane:

GREENE COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LINTON, IN)
DAVIESS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WASHINGTON, IN)
BEDFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; BEDFORD, IN)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crane:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 29 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 33,835)
VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 44 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,197)
UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 69 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)

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

CRANE DIV, NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER (Population served: 3847, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-15-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-15-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-13-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-13-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-04-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-04-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-26-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-08-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-05-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-13-2005)

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-14-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-14-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-29-2004)

13 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	60.7%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	13.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	0.5%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crane, IN

Crane compared to Indiana state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Crane (2009 data):

The First National Bank of Odon: Facility at Naval Surface Warfare Center, branch established on 1954-01-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $55.3 mil, Deposits: $50.4 mil, headquarters in Odon, IN, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Dearmin Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Crane mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Martin County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (89%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Electricity (2%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Crane

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Old Order Amish
Adherents	42.7%	18.5%	16.5%	6.0%	4.8%
Congregations	11.8%	23.5%	8.8%	2.9%	11.8%

Name	Churches of Christ	The Wesleyan Church	Assemblies of God	Southern Baptist Convention	Other religions
Adherents	4.4%	2.8%	1.8%	1.3%	1.2%
Congregations	14.7%	8.8%	8.8%	2.9%	5.9%

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	0	$0		1	$1,000
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$308
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$457
Totals for Government	0	$0		4	$1,765

Crane government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $0

All Other: $0
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $69,000
Water Utilities: $31,000

General - Other: $30,000

Sewerage: $10,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000

Property Sale Other: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $364,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $66,000
Water Utilities: $34,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000
General Support: $1,000
Tax - Individual Income: $20,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000

5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,077 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
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 Daviess County, IN	0.90% ($25,800 average AGI)
from Dubois County, IN	0.69% ($29,444)
from Orange County, IN	0.41% ($28,625)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,133 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
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 Daviess County, IN	1.15% ($27,289 average AGI)
to Dubois County, IN	0.79% ($27,065)
to Lawrence County, IN	0.46% ($24,444)

Strongest AM radio stations in Crane:

WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WSLM (1220 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, IN; Owner: DON H. MARTIN)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crane:

WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFHB (91.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY RADIO INC)
WHCC (105.1 FM; ELLETTSVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
WFIU (103.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
WSKT (92.7 FM; SPENCER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
WWEG (102.5 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: MITCHELL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CO.)
WMBL (88.1 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WQRK (105.5 FM; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: AD-VENTURE MEDIA, INC.)
WBHW (88.7 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
WQTY (93.3 FM; LINTON, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC.)
W210AV (89.9 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WVNI (95.1 FM; NASHVILLE, IN; Owner: BROWN COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
W205BB (88.9 FM; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WBWB (96.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Crane:

WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
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)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 34
Total length: 61 meters (200ft)
Total costs: $2,862,000
Total average daily traffic: 20,490
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,083
Total future (year 2020) average daily traffic: 22,455

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 2
1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 10
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 8
1990-1999: 0
2000-2009: 10

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FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

300 Hwy 361 Bldg 105, Type: Tank, Structure height: 16.5 m, Call Sign: WPUG711
Assigned Frequencies : 8500.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/01/2002, Expiration Date: 03/01/2007, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2007, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: Krohne Inc, 7 Dearborn Rd, Peabody, MA 01960, Phone: (978) 535-6060, Fax: (978) 535-1720

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: K7LU, Previous Call Sign: WA7VYJ, Licensee ID: L00224408
Grant Date: 10/04/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016
Registrant: Scott E Parker, Crane, IN 47522
Call Sign: KD7END, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00224411
Grant Date: 02/14/2009, Expiration Date: 03/20/2019
Registrant: Gabriela C Parker, Crane, IN 47522
Call Sign: KE4KGW, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/17/1998, Expiration Date: 03/08/2004, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2006
Registrant: Adam B Kornegay, Unit One, Crane, IN 47522-0672
Call Sign: N9OEC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00277161
Grant Date: 01/04/2002, Expiration Date: 02/11/2012
Registrant: Stephen W Willoughby, 128 Larrimer St, Crane, IN 47522
Call Sign: N9RQS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00307668
Grant Date: 12/29/1992, Expiration Date: 12/29/2002, Cancelation Date: 12/30/2004
Registrant: Michael D Henri, Nswc Qtrs Fh5, Crane, IN 47522
Call Sign: KC9LKY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01270949
Grant Date: 04/20/2007, Expiration Date: 04/20/2017, Certifier: Philip B Potampa
Registrant: Philip B Potampa, Crane, IN 47522

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4

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