Fairview Park, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 1,465. Population change since 2000: -2.1%

Males: 724	(49.5%)
Females: 741	(50.5%)

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47842.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,492 (it was $36,078 in 2000)

Fairview Park:	$39,492
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,332

Fairview Park:	$24,332
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,701 (it was $75,800 in 2000)

Fairview Park:	$98,701
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $105,816; Detached houses: $110,333; Townhouses or other attached units: $171,490; In 2-unit structures: $87,943; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $57,511; Mobile homes: $33,354

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Races in Fairview Park:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Other race (0.6%)
Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Fairview Park: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.9%), German (16.7%), English (11.5%), Italian (10.8%), Irish (9.4%), Dutch (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 572 feet

Land area: 0.91 square miles.

Population density: 1618 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fairview Park

High school or higher: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 6.3%
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairview Park town

Never married: 18.5%
Now married: 64.3%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 11.1%

9 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.6%
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:

Fairview Park:	0.9% ($713)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Terre Haute, IN (14.7 miles , pop. 59,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (67.8 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (150.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clinton, IN (1.3 miles ), Universal, IN (2.2 miles ), Mecca, IN (2.3 miles ), Montezuma, IN (2.8 miles ), Rosedale, IN (2.9 miles ), Dana, IN (3.1 miles ), North Terre Haute, IN (3.3 miles ), Rockville, IN (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.68 N, Longitude: 87.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 765

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Population change in the 1990s: +174 (+13.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Chemicals (15%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Fairview Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 149% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the Fairview Park town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/22/1963, a category 3 tornado 9.4 miles away from the town center injured 40 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Fairview Park-area historical earthquake activity is above Indiana state average. It is 82% 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 88.8 miles away from Fairview Park 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 64.7 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 86.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 83.8 miles away from Fairview Park center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/1991 at 09:20:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.8 miles away from Fairview Park 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 Fairview Park:

WEST CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; CLINTON, IN)
HAMILTON CENTER INC (about 13 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
UNION HOSPITAL INC (about 13 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairview Park:

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 20 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,197)
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 51 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,666)
PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 57 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,186)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.9%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This town:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairview Park, IN

Fairview Park compared to Indiana state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above 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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Educational Attainment

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Fairview Park mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Vermillion County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Fairview Park

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	19.5%	19.2%	14.1%	11.5%	5.9%
Congregations	6.1%	30.3%	6.1%	3.0%	3.0%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	4.6%	4.2%	3.9%	3.8%	13.3%
Congregations	12.1%	3.0%	9.1%	6.1%	21.2%

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		2	$1,632
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$1,546
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$415
Firefighters	0	$0		14	$3,150
Streets and Highways	0	$0		3	$1,388
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$2,500
Water Supply	0	$0		5	$3,591
Totals for Government	0	$0		32	$14,222

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,414 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
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	1.94% ($30,301 average AGI)
from Parke County, IN	1.00% ($29,286)
from Vermilion County, IL	0.57% ($42,111)

6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.99%
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	1.96% ($28,145 average AGI)
to Parke County, IN	0.84% ($31,321)
to Vermilion County, IL	0.68% ($23,163)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fairview Park:

WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WPRS (1440 AM; 1 kW; PARIS, IL; Owner: P.R.S. BROADCASTING, INC.)
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 Fairview Park:

WAXI (104.9 FM; ROCKVILLE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
WPFR-FM (93.9 FM; CLINTON, IN; Owner: WORD POWER, INC.)
WISU (89.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA STATE UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES)
WWSY (95.9 FM; SEELYVILLE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTHI-FM (99.9 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WMGI (100.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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)
WACF (98.5 FM; PARIS, IL; Owner: P.R.S. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBOW-FM (102.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
WWVR (105.5 FM; WEST TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSDM-FM (97.7 FM; BRAZIL, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
WMMC (105.9 FM; MARSHALL, IL; Owner: JDL BROADCASTING, INC.)
W236AE (95.1 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Fairview Park:

W43BV (Channel 43; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTWO (Channel 2; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
WICD (Channel 15; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WICD LICENSEE, LLC)
WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WTHI-TV (Channel 10; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)

Fairview Park, Indiana:

Fatal accident count: 8
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 8
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 23
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Indiana average:

Fatal accident count: 105
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 161
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
Fatalities: 114
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 262
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

See more detailed statistics of Fairview Park fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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