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Dubois County

Population in 2011: 2,157. Population change since 2000: -5.3%

Males: 959	(44.5%)
Females: 1,198	(55.5%)

Median resident age:	45.1 years
Indiana median age:	39.9 years

Zip codes: 47532.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $38,147 (it was $41,326 in 2000)

Ferdinand:	$38,147
Indiana:	$45,424

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,237

Ferdinand town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $115,521 (it was $84,500 in 2000)

Ferdinand:	$115,521
Indiana:	$123,100

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $120,307; Detached houses: $130,065; Mobile homes: $22,381

Median gross rent in 2009: $550.

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White alone - 2,107 (97.7%)
Hispanic - 34 (1.6%)
Two or more races - 7 (0.3%)
Asian alone - 5 (0.2%)
Black alone - 3 (0.1%)
American Indian alone - 1 (0.05%)

Races in Ferdinand detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Ferdinand: 87.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (63.6%), United States (6.7%), Irish (6.3%), French (4.0%), English (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 541 feet

Land area: 2.24 square miles.

Population density: 964 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ferdinand:

High school or higher: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ferdinand town:

Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 66.6%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 5.7%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.3%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research of Indiana and other state lists there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Ferdinand, Indiana as of June 18, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Ferdinand to the number of sex offenders is 465 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,039 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $664 (0.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (35.3 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (60.4 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (253.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Huntingburg, IN (2.7 miles ), Dale, IN (2.8 miles ), Santa Claus, IN (2.8 miles ), Holland, IN (3.1 miles ), Birdseye, IN (3.3 miles ), Gentryville, IN (3.5 miles ), Jasper, IN (3.5 miles ), Troy, IN (4.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $117,800

1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $92,900

1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $122,400

2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $104,000

2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $115,900

2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $122,700

2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $172,800

2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $138,500

2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $159,600

2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $188,700

2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $388,800

2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $206,700

2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000

2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $137,500

2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $292,500

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Latitude: 38.23 N, Longitude: 86.86 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,535 (+67.4%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 397 (37.6%)

Area code: 812

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:
5.3%
Indiana:
8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: -93 (-3.9%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females

Manufacturing (37%)

Construction (9%)

Retail trade (7%)

Wholesale trade (6%)

Educational services (6%)

Public administration (6%)

Transportation and warehousing (6%)

Manufacturing (28%)

Retail trade (18%)

Health care and social assistance (15%)

Educational services (9%)

Other services, except public administration (8%)

Accommodation and food services (4%)

Construction (4%)

Most common occupations (%)
Males Females

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Woodworkers (4%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

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Average climate in Ferdinand, Indiana

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Tornado activity:

Ferdinand-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the Ferdinand town center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 tornado 38.7 miles away from the town center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Ferdinand-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 64% 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 57.8 miles away from the city 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 69.0 miles away from Ferdinand 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 52.7 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 56.2 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 71.5 miles away from Ferdinand 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 24.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Dubois County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Ferdinand:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; JASPER, IN)
PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; TELL CITY, IN)
ST MARY'S WARRICK HOSPITAL INC (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; BOONVILLE, IN)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ferdinand:

Owensboro Community and Technical College (about 37 miles; Owensboro, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,136)
University of Evansville (about 41 miles; Evansville, IN; FT enrollment: 2,636)
Ivy Tech Community College-Southwest (about 42 miles; Evansville, IN; FT enrollment: 2,423)
University of Southern Indiana (about 48 miles; Evansville, IN; FT enrollment: 8,149)
Vincennes University (about 48 miles; Vincennes, IN; FT enrollment: 6,470)
Indiana University-Southeast (about 58 miles; New Albany, IN; FT enrollment: 3,938)
University of Louisville (about 60 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 15,612)

Public high school in Ferdinand:

FOREST PARK JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 660; Location: 1440 MICHIGAN ST; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Ferdinand:

NANCY HANKS ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 305; Location: 19260 NORTH SR 162; Grades: KG - 06)
FERDINAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location: 402 EAST 8TH ST; Grades: PK - 04)

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Notable locations in Ferdinand: Ferdinand Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (A), Ferdinand Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn (440 South Main Street), Comfort Inn Ferdinand (440 South Main Street).

Dubois County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI PM₁₀ PM_2.5 Ozone

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 39.7. This is worse than average.

City:	39.7
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2009 was 24.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	24.2
U.S.:	24.2

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 12.0. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.

City:	12.0
U.S.:	9.6

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2004 was 5.49. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	5.49
U.S.:	3.46

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2001 was 7.01. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.8 miles away from the city center.

City:	7.01
U.S.:	14.55

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

FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 2318, Surface_water):

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 NOV-28-2000 to APR-01-2004)

One minor monitoring violation

6 regular monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.8%
(21.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ferdinand, IN

People in group quarters in Ferdinand:

160 people in religious group quarters
69 people in nursing homes
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Ferdinand compared to Indiana state average:

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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.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ferdinand (2011 data):

German American Bancorp: Ferdinand Branch at 1020 Main Street, branch established on 1980/03/17. Info updated 2011/02/01: Bank assets: $1,866.8 mil, Deposits: $1,578.2 mil, headquarters in Jasper, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: German American Bancorp, Inc.
Old National Bank: Ferdinand Branch at 1155 Main Street, branch established on 1885/07/25. Info updated 2011/08/01: Bank assets: $8,467.9 mil, Deposits: $6,653.1 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, 195 total offices, Holding Company: Old National Bancorp

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Ferdinand mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (85%)
Electricity (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Wood (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Dubois County Indiana:

2008 Presidential Election results in Dubois County Indiana:

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Religion statistics for Ferdinand (based on Dubois County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.32%

Here		81.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church
Adherents	71.4%	7.9%	6.4%	3.7%	3.5%
Congregations	20.4%	13.0%	11.1%	13.0%	5.6%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of the Nazarene	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	1.5%	1.2%	1.1%	0.8%	2.4%
Congregations	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	22.2%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 11

Dubois County:	2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:	1.73 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.21 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

Dubois County:	0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:	0.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18

Dubois County:	4.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:	3.57 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 44

Here:	10.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.78 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.4%
Indiana:	9.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Dubois County:	27.1%
Indiana:	29.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	15.4%
State:	14.3%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	3	$8,761	$35,044	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		4	$2,526
Judicial and Legal	1	$3,447	$41,364	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	4	$21,715	$65,145	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		32	$3,979
Streets and Highways	3	$9,095	$36,380	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$11,072	$44,288	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,843	$34,116	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,522	$30,264	0	$0
Electric Power	2	$7,603	$45,618	0	$0
Totals for Government	18	$67,058	$44,705	36	$6,505

Ferdinand government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $690,000 ($319.89)
Charges - Sewerage: $313,000 ($145.11)
All Other: $39,000 ($18.08)

Solid Waste Management: $21,000 ($9.74)

Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($4.17)
Construction - General: $606,000 ($280.95)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($0.93)
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,810,000 ($839.13)
General - Other: $411,000 ($190.54)

Sewerage: $309,000 ($143.25)

Water Utilities: $298,000 ($138.15)

Regular Highways: $268,000 ($124.25)

Parks & Recreation: $67,000 ($31.06)

Solid Waste Management: $21,000 ($9.74)
General - Interest on Debt: $180,000 ($83.45)
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $8,000 ($3.71)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($0.46)
Intergovernmental to State - General: $202,000 ($93.65)
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000 ($11.13)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $95,000 ($44.04)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,857,000 ($1788.13)
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $184,000 ($85.30)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,561,000 ($1650.90)
Water Utilities: $90,000 ($41.72)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $112,000 ($51.92)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($2.32)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $134,000 ($62.12)
General Revenue, NEC: $19,000 ($8.81)

Rents: $4,000 ($1.85)

Property Sale Other: $2,000 ($0.93)
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $79,000 ($36.62)
Fire Protection: $55,000 ($25.50)

General - Other: $53,000 ($24.57)

Regular Highways: $42,000 ($19.47)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,658,000 ($1232.27)
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,164,000 ($1003.25)
Water Utilities: $587,000 ($272.14)
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $350,000 ($162.26)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $109,000 ($50.53)
General Support: $108,000 ($50.07)

All Other: $6,000 ($2.78)
Tax - Property: $424,000 ($196.57)
Individual Income: $375,000 ($173.85)

NEC: $5,000 ($2.32)

Public Utilities: $5,000 ($2.32)
Total Salaries & Wages: $632,000 ($293.00)
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($1.39)

4.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,775 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.36%
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 Spencer County, IN	0.48% ($30,367 average AGI)
from Pike County, IN	0.41% ($26,397)
from Daviess County, IN	0.22% ($29,757)

4.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,383 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.69%
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 Spencer County, IN	0.46% ($39,592 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.43% ($25,347)
to Pike County, IN	0.37% ($30,148)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ferdinand:

WITZ (990 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ferdinand:

WBDC (100.9 FM; HUNTINGBURG, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGZB-FM (96.5 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
WQKZ (98.5 FM; FERDINAND, IN; Owner: GEM COMMUNICATIONS LLP)
WAXL (103.3 FM; SANTA CLAUS, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WITZ-FM (104.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
W209AY (89.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
WYXY (107.1 FM; BOONVILLE, IN; Owner: BOONVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WBHW (88.7 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ferdinand:

WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
WTVW (Channel 7; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: QUORUM OF INDIANA LICENSE, LLC)
K55HL (Channel 55; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)

Ferdinand, Indiana:

Fatal accident count: 9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 11
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 18
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Indiana average:

Fatal accident count: 107
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 165
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 34
Fatalities: 117
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 269
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11

See more detailed statistics of Ferdinand fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Ferdinand)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

4th & Carolina St (Lat: 38.219500 Lon: -86.861111), Call Sign: WZX729
Assigned Frequencies: 154.130 MHz
Grant Date: 06/30/2004, Expiration Date: 06/26/2014
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
Ferdinand State Forest 6583 E Sr 264 (Lat: 38.256444 Lon: -86.771111), Structure height: 18 m, Call Sign: KGV259, Licensee ID: L01307679
Assigned Frequencies: 159.240 MHz, 159.345 MHz
Grant Date: 05/13/2003, Expiration Date: 07/09/2013
Registrant: State Of Indiana, 402 W Washington St Rm 255c, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: (812) 367-1524

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

FERDINAND, 2.1 Mi E Of Int Of I 64 And Sr 162 (Lat: 38.207806 Lon: -86.828028), Overall height: 79.9 m, Call Sign: WMR785
Assigned Frequencies: 2124.80 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 06/12/2003, Certifier: Kellye E Abernathy
Registrant: Bellsouth Personal Communications, LLC, 17330 Preston Rd. Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2000, Fax: (972) 733-8141
Various Locations (Lat: 38.274472 Lon: -86.826083), Overall height: 2.4 m, Call Sign: WPNM913
Assigned Frequencies: 956.281 MHz
Grant Date: 08/14/2008, Expiration Date: 06/08/2018
Registrant: Phone: (412) 430-3974

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ferdinand)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: CESSNA 560XL (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 13, Weight: 12,500 - 19,999 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PW545 SER (3952 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
N-Number: 397BC , Serial Number: 560-5291, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 11/01/2002
Registrant (Corporation): Best Air Inc, 1 Best Dr, Ferdinand, IN 47532
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200T (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 888EW , Serial Number: 34-8170027, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 10/29/1980
Registrant (Corporation): Wilmes Window Mfg Co Inc, 234 W 23rd St, Ferdinand, IN 47532

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Ferdinand, IN

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Ferdinand, IN among deceased individuals
Mary	42	78.7 years
Leo	24	80.2 years
Robert	20	75.3 years
Joseph	19	79.3 years
William	18	77.8 years
Albert	17	79.2 years
John	17	76.4 years
Edward	15	74.9 years
Rose	14	86.4 years
Marie	12	84.3 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Ferdinand, IN among deceased individuals
Weyer	35	81.0 years
Schipp	20	81.6 years
Mehling	14	80.4 years
Begle	13	69.3 years
Uebelhor	13	78.6 years
Luebbehusen	13	76.4 years
Oser	11	81.6 years
Olinger	11	72.8 years
Lueken	11	83.5 years
Hoffman	11	82.4 years

Name	Count	Name	Count
Businesses in Ferdinand, IN
CVS	1	True Value	1
Comfort Inn	1	Wendy's	1
Subway	1	YMCA	1

Ferdinand on our top lists:

#2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products"
#4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and related products"
#6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in religious group quarters"
#89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded"

#31 (47532) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of German first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"

#36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

Top Patent Applicants

Mark R. Dilger (1)
Ryan Bettag (1)
Glenn A. Lange (1)

Total of 3 patent applications in 2008-2013.

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