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Tippecanoe County

Population in July 2008: 1,208. Population change since 2000: +7.9%
 

Males: 589  (48.8%)
Females: 619  (51.2%)

Median resident age:  30.0 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47941.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,409 (it was $44,792 in 2000)
Dayton:  $47,409
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,070
Dayton:  $19,070
Indiana:  $23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,793 (it was $94,200 in 2000)
Dayton:  $113,793
Indiana:  $122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $131,551; Detached houses: $131,792; Townhouses or other attached units: $102,738; Mobile homes: $58,125

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Races in Dayton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Dayton: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (24.8%), United States (14.2%), Irish (9.1%), English (5.8%), French (3.3%), Dutch (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 673 feet

Land area: 1.04 square miles.

Population density: 1164 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Dayton

  • High school or higher: 88.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dayton town

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

9 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
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:

Dayton:  0.8% ($735)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, IN (6.1 miles , pop. 56,397).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (52.1 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (111.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mulberry, IN (2.4 miles ), Lafayette, IN (2.5 miles ), West Lafayette, IN (3.0 miles ), Clarks Hill, IN (3.0 miles ), Shadeland, IN (3.0 miles ), Rossville, IN (3.1 miles ), Battle Ground, IN (3.2 miles ), Colfax, IN (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.37 N, Longitude: 86.77 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 765

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Population change in the 1990s: +137 (+13.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (28%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)



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Dayton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 195% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the Dayton town center injured 44 people.

On 4/26/1994, a category 4 tornado 12.0 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Dayton-area historical earthquake activity is below Indiana state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from Dayton center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 25.7 miles away from Dayton center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from Dayton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dayton:
  • WABASH VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN)
  • LAFAYETTE HOME HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN)
  • ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN)

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Amtrak station near Dayton:
  • 8 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 Dayton:
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 9 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
  • DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 53 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 54 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
  • UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 59 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
Public elementary/middle school in Dayton:
  • DAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 448; Location: 320 COLLEGE ST - PO BOX 187; Grades: KG - 05)
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User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Radio station 102.9 The New B 1029 added by Rod

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

DAYTON WATER UTILITY (Population served: 1200, Purch_groundwater):
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-01-2000 to APR-01-2004)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.1%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.0%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dayton, IN



Dayton compared to Indiana state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Tippecanoe County Indiana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Dayton

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Lutheran Church Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents35.5%10.9%7.8%4.9%3.6%
Congregations5.3%16.7%7.0%3.5%0.9%
NameGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesChristian Churches and Churches of ChristSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents3.5%3.2%3.2%3.0%24.2%
Congregations2.6%6.1%8.8%3.5%45.6%
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$3,172$38,0641$325
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$1,195
Police Protection - Officers 2$6,420$38,5203$1,296
Police - Other 0$0 1$115
Water Supply 0$0 1$1,478
Totals for Government 3$9,592$38,36811$4,409



9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.80%
Indiana average:  6.54%

1.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($881 average AGI)
Tippecanoe County:  1.15%
Indiana average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marion County, IN  0.41% ($31,787 average AGI)
from White County, IN  0.40% ($28,786)
from Clinton County, IN  0.37% ($27,129)


9.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.10%
Indiana average:  6.56%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($505 average AGI)
Tippecanoe County:  0.17%
Indiana average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marion County, IN  0.73% ($34,518 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL  0.33% ($28,554)
to Clinton County, IN  0.31% ($29,515)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dayton:
  • WBAA (920 AM; 5 kW; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WASK (1450 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
  • WLAS (1410 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dayton:
  • WASK-FM (98.7 FM; BATTLE GROUND, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
  • WKOA (105.3 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
  • WBAA-FM (101.3 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHPL (89.9 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WLFF (95.3 FM; BROOKSTON, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC)
  • WKHY (93.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIMC (103.9 FM; CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN; Owner: C.V.L. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAZY-FM (96.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS L.P.)
  • WXXB (102.9 FM; DELPHI, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSHW (99.7 FM; FRANKFORT, IN; Owner: KASPAR BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJEF (91.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: LAFAYETTE SCHOOL CORP.)
  • WGLM (106.7 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: KVB BROADCASTING)
  • WSHP (95.7 FM; ATTICA, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • WMRS (107.7 FM; MONTICELLO, IN; Owner: GERALD NORMAN QUINN)
  • WCDQ (106.3 FM; CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN; Owner: C.V.L. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W224AX (92.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dayton:
  • WLFI-TV (Channel 18; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PRIMELAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W57DC (Channel 57; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTHR (Channel 13; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOINDIANA, INC.)
  • WISH-TV (Channel 8; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)


Dayton fatal accident list:
Apr 27, 2008 04:46 AM, I-65, Lat: 40.283606, Lon: -86.695386, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 6, 2007 02:45 AM, I-65, Lat: 40.375775, Lon: -86.784681, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 2, 2006 01:15 AM, I-65, Lat: 40.379417, Lon: -86.785719, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 17, 2006 01:30 AM, I-65, Lat: 40.379392, Lon: -86.785675, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 28, 2006 03:25 AM, I-65, Lat: 40.379469, Lon: -86.785694, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
May 29, 2006 05:17 AM, I-65, Lat: 40.375650, Lon: -86.784206, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
May 16, 1982 05:06 AM, New Castle, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • 283 Market St, Call Sign: KJK776, Licensee ID: L00240822
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.370 MHz, 154.280 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/21/2004, Expiration Date: 03/09/2014
    Registrant: Sheffield, Township Of, Dayton, IN 47941, Phone: (317) 296-3107
  • Flow Receiver Site 721 Walnut St, Call Sign: WNNC339, Licensee ID: L00097419
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.337 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/23/1998, Expiration Date: 12/13/2003, Cancelation Date: 02/15/2004
    Registrant: Dayton, Town Of, 721 Walnut St, Dayton, IN 47941, Phone: (317) 296-2533
  • Sr 38 I65 Nb, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WPNQ974
    Assigned Frequencies : 0.53000 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/17/2004, Expiration Date: 05/11/2014, Certifier: Lewis Hartman
    Registrant: Indiana Department Of Transportation, 100 N Senate Ave N755, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Fax: (317) 232-0238
  • 721 Walnut St, Type: Bant, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPZT573
    Assigned Frequencies : 458.287 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/10/2004, Expiration Date: 03/10/2014, Certifier: Ladonna L Snyder
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: N9LJX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00171076
    Grant Date: 07/04/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
    Registrant: Scott A Stembaugh, 705 Shakamak Ct, Dayton, IN 47941
  • Call Sign: WB9YWB, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 04/29/1998, Expiration Date: 04/29/2008
    Registrant: Arley M Perkins Jr, 749 South St, Dayton, IN 47941-0307



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$86,6052$128,140
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$111,385
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$76,970
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 7
  • Hazardous Condition: 3
  • Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Dayton


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