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Population (year 2000): 5,803. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,752 (-0.9% change)
 

Males: 2,820  (48.6%)
Females: 2,983  (51.4%)

DeKalb County

Median resident age:  32.2 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46738.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,200 (it was $41,747 in 2000)
Garrett  $42,200
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,100 (it was $75,300 in 2000)
Garrett  $85,100
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Garrett:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (31.9%), United States (17.2%), Irish (7.4%), English (7.4%), Italian (3.1%), Polish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 880 feet

Land area: 3.13 square miles.

Population density: 1841 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Garrett

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garrett city

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

83 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.4%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Garrett, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garrett to the number of sex offenders is 720 to 1.

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

Garrett:  0.8% ($583)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (18.6 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (178.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Altona, IN (1.3 miles) , Auburn, IN (5.5 miles ), Corunna, IN (6.2 miles ), Avilla, IN (7.2 miles ), Huntertown, IN (8.7 miles ), Waterloo, IN (9.6 miles ), Kendallville, IN (10.9 miles ), Leo-Cedarville, IN (12.3 miles ).

Latitude: 41.35 N, Longitude: 85.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -217 (-3.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 901 (31.3%)


63 people in nursing homes
2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 260

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Population change in the 1990s: +523 (+9.9%).


Historical population


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Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 16 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.08
US city average:  3.00

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Garrett-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 87% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the Garrett city center killed 18 people and injured 285 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 26.5 miles away from the city center killed 23 people and injured 294 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Garrett:
  • DEKALB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 8 miles; AUBURN, IN)
  • DUPONT HOSPITAL LLC (about 14 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN)
  • PARKVIEW HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garrett:
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 66 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
  • W K KELLOGG (about 66 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garrett:
  • DE KALB COUNTY (about 7 miles; AUBURN, IN; ID: 07C)
  • KENDALLVILLE MUNI (about 12 miles; KENDALLVILLE, IN; ID: C62)
  • WALKER/ROWE WATERLOO (about 13 miles; WATERLOO, IN; ID: 4C2)

Amtrak station near Garrett:
  • 10 miles: WATERLOO (LINCOLN & CENTER STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Local government website: www.dekalbnet.org/garrett

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garrett:
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 18 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; JACKSON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
Public high school in Garrett:
  • GARRETT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 505; Location: 801 E HOUSTON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Garrett:
  • J E OBER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 646; Location: 801 E HOUSTON ST; Grades: KG - 04)
  • GARRETT MIDDLE SCH (Students: 495; Location: 801 E HOUSTON ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • FOUR COUNTY AREA VOC COOP (Location: 510 S 2ND ST; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private elementary/middle school in Garrett:
  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 137; Location: 301 W HOUSTON ST; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Garrett:
  • GARRETT PL (Operating income: $476,852; Location: 107 W HOUSTON; 31,007 books; 1,186 audio materials; 1,126 video materials; 167 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Garrett Historical Railroad Museum (300 North Randolph).

 

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

GARRETT WATER UTILITY (Population served: 5349, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
CORUNNA WATER UTILITY (Population served: 475, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-26-2001 to APR-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-07-2001 to APR-01-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and DEC-11-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-11-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JAN-19-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-24-1999), Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from APR-30-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation
BEN MAR CHATEAU (Population served: 178, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between APR-1999 and JAN-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-16-1999), St Other (JAN-27-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2000), St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAR-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-19-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-19-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-19-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-19-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-26-2001 to APR-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-07-2001 to APR-01-2004)
  • 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-11-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
  • 9 other older monitoring violations
THOMAS FUNERAL HOME (Population served: 77, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.4%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.2%

Garrett 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.
  • 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 Garrett (2007 data):
  • The Garrett State Bank: at 120 West King Street, branch established on 1893-11-01; South Branch at 1341 South Randolph Street, branch established on 1997-04-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $137.2 mil, Deposits: $113.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: G.S.b. Financial Corporation
  • Peoples Federal Savings Bank of DeKalb County: Garrett Branch at 1212 South Randolph, branch established on 1925-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $391.2 mil, Deposits: $299.3 mil, headquarters in Auburn, IN, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 9 total offices



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Garrett government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Sewerage: $739,000
    Solid Waste Management: $158,000
    All Other: $68,000
    Parks & Recreation: $31,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $4,491,000
    Water Utilities: $951,000
    Sewerage: $835,000
    Central Staff Services: $657,000
    Police Protection: $557,000
    Regular Highways: $492,000
    General - Other: $171,000
    Fire Protection: $106,000
    Parks & Recreation: $103,000
    Health Services - Other: $43,000
    Financial Administration: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    Welfare - Other: $8,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $550,000
    Highways: $47,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $115,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,154,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $445,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $607,000
    Water Utilities: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $102,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $56,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
    Rents: $13,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
    Special Assessments: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $82,000
    General - Other: $76,000
    Parks & Recreation: $66,000
    Police Protection: $34,000
    Fire Protection: $11,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,749,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $4,321,000
    Water Utilities: $919,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $353,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $228,000
    General Support: $218,000
    All Other: $23,000
  • Tax - Property: $524,000
    Individual Income: $209,000
    NEC: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,173,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

6.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,263 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
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 Allen County, IN  1.68% ($39,659 average AGI)
from Noble County, IN  1.05% ($27,912)
from Steuben County, IN  0.88% ($24,546)


6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,645 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.83%
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 Allen County, IN  1.91% ($35,052 average AGI)
to Steuben County, IN  0.98% ($30,686)
to Noble County, IN  0.93% ($28,560)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garrett:
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WGLL (1570 AM; 1 kW; AUBURN, IN; Owner: THE RAYMOND S. AND DOROTHY N. MOORE FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WFCV (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGL (1250 AM; 2 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garrett:
  • WXTW (102.3 FM; AUBURN, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBTU (93.3 FM; KENDALLVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
  • WBCL (90.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WBNI-FM (89.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NE IN., INC.)
  • WNHT (96.3 FM; CHURUBUSCO, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WYLT (103.9 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WJFX (107.9 FM; NEW HAVEN, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE RADIO CORP.)
  • WLDE (101.7 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WSHI (106.3 FM; COLUMBIA CITY, IN; Owner: JAMMIN' BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W277AK (103.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WFJZ (106.7 FM; HICKSVILLE, OH; Owner: FALLEN TIMBER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WLKI (100.3 FM; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQHK-FM (105.1 FM; DECATUR, IN; Owner: JAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTHD (105.5 FM; LAGRANGE, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCVM (94.7 FM; BRONSON, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Garrett:
  • W07CL (Channel 7; AUBURN, IN; Owner: THE RAYMOND S. AND DOROTHY N. MOORE FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPTA (Channel 21; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WFWA (Channel 39; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WISE-TV (Channel 33; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: NVG-FORT WAYNE II, LLC)
  • W66BD (Channel 53; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
  • W45AG (Channel 45; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAN STAR, INC.)
  • DW68BN (Channel 68; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: ZONATION BROADCASTING)
  • WINM (Channel 63; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)

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