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Frankton: Old Rail Station located at Lafayette and Mulberry in Frankton In.
 

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Population (year 2000): 1,905. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,866 (-2.0% change)
 

Males: 922  (48.4%)
Females: 983  (51.6%)

Madison County

Median resident age:  35.0 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46044.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,300 (it was $39,130 in 2000)
Frankton  $40,300
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,500 (it was $79,000 in 2000)
Frankton  $94,500
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Frankton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

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Ancestries: English (23.2%), German (20.3%), Irish (12.7%), United States (8.2%), Polish (2.0%), Dutch (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 862 feet

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 1846 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Frankton

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Frankton town

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Frankton, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Frankton to the number of sex offenders is 932 to 1.

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

Frankton:  0.8% ($640)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anderson, IN (10.5 miles , pop. 59,734).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (39.5 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (172.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Orestes, IN (4.7 miles ), Elwood, IN (5.8 miles ), Alexandria, IN (7.1 miles ), River Forest, IN (8.3 miles) , Edgewood, IN (8.7 miles ), Country Club Heights, IN (8.9 miles) , Woodlawn Heights, IN (8.9 miles) , Anderson, IN (10.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $52,200
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,700
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $82,500
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $128,500
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $66,400
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $86,500
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $42,900
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $73,900
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $138,300
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $113,300

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Latitude: 40.22 N, Longitude: 85.77 W


Area code: 765

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Population change in the 1990s: +87 (+4.8%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Transportation equipment (17%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Frankton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the Frankton town center killed 28 people and injured 123 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/14/1972, a category 4 tornado 21.6 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Frankton:
  • ST VINCENT MERCY HOSPITAL, INC (about 6 miles; ELWOOD, IN)
  • SAINT JOHNS HEALTH SYSTEM (about 6 miles; ANDERSON, IN)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANDERSON & MADSN CO (about 8 miles; ANDERSON, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Frankton:
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 15 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 27 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
  • MOUNT COMFORT (about 28 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: MQJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Frankton:
  • ELWOOD (about 4 miles; ELWOOD, IN; ID: 3I1)
  • ALEXANDRIA (about 10 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; ID: I99)
  • ACE AIRPARK (about 16 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: 3AE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Frankton:
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 27 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 41 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 42 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
Public high school in Frankton:
  • FRANKTON JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 622; Location: 610 CLYDE ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Frankton:
  • FRANKTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 775; Location: 1303 SR 128 E; Grades: KG - 06)

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

FRANKTON WATER WORKS (Population served: 2000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2000 and NOV-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-29-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-25-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-25-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • 12 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.6%
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: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  4.2%

Frankton compared to Indiana state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below 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 significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Frankton (2007 data):
  • National City Bank: Frankton Branch at 113 Sigler Street, branch established on 1956-05-05. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
  • MainSource Bank: Frankton Branch at 204 Sigler Street, branch established on 1988-09-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,521.0 mil, Deposits: $1,280.3 mil, headquarters in Greensburg, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 57 total offices, Holding Company: Mainsource Financial Group, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Electric Power 1$3,401$40,8120$0
Water Supply 1$2,657$31,8840$0
Sewerage 2$4,727$28,3620$0
Streets and Highways 1$3,277$39,3240$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$7,257$29,0280$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$6,436
Financial Administration 1$2,626$31,5120$0
Totals for Government 9$23,944$31,9255$6,436


Frankton government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $81,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $142,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $968,000
    General - Other: $274,000
    Water Utilities: $247,000
    Sewerage: $173,000
    Police Protection: $120,000
    Regular Highways: $69,000
    Financial Administration: $30,000
    Fire Protection: $22,000
    Health Services - Other: $12,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $53,000
    Fire Protection: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    General: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $85,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $358,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $470,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $425,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $337,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000
    Water Utilities: $21,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $53,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $46,000
    General - Other: $15,000
    Police Protection: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $420,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $940,000
    Water Utilities: $231,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $300,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $84,000
    General Support: $40,000
  • Tax - Property: $154,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $507,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
Indiana average:  6.54%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($128 average AGI)
Madison County:  0.05%
Indiana average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marion County, IN  0.75% ($35,303 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, IN  0.64% ($38,606)
from Delaware County, IN  0.60% ($28,544)


5.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.44%
Indiana average:  6.56%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($189 average AGI)
Madison County:  0.02%
Indiana average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marion County, IN  0.81% ($31,120 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, IN  0.75% ($42,617)
to Delaware County, IN  0.47% ($27,758)


Strongest AM radio stations in Frankton:
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WHBU (1240 AM; 1 kW; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGNR (1470 AM; 1 kW; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WNDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBRI (1500 AM; daytime; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXNT (1430 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNTS (1590 AM; 5 kW; BEECH GROVE, IN; Owner: S + M BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Frankton:
  • WHTI (96.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBSB (89.5 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WURK (101.7 FM; ELWOOD, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WGNR-FM (97.9 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WQME (98.7 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: ANDERSON UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WNOU (93.1 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WGRL (93.9 FM; NOBLESVILLE, IN; Owner: INDY LICO, INC.)
  • WFMS (95.5 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: WFMS LICO, INC)
  • WYXB (105.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WZPL (99.5 FM; GREENFIELD, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WFBQ (94.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRZX (103.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WENS (97.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WTPI (107.9 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMDH-FM (102.5 FM; NEW CASTLE, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLBC-FM (104.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: MUNCIE SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBST (92.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Frankton:
  • WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTHR (Channel 13; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOINDIANA, INC.)
  • WXIN (Channel 59; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WISH-TV (Channel 8; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WRTV (Channel 6; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHMB-TV (Channel 40; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WALV-CA (Channel 50; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOHIO, INC..)
  • WBXI-CA (Channel 47; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFYI (Channel 20; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIPB (Channel 49; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
  • WMUN-LP (Channel 26; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP, MUNCIE IND.)

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