Gentryville, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 241. Population change since 2000: -8.0%

Males: 115	(48.1%)
Females: 126	(51.9%)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47537.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,545 (it was $38,750 in 2000)

Gentryville:	$46,545
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,580

Gentryville:	$19,580
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,975 (it was $65,600 in 2000)

Gentryville:	$89,975
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $82,218; Detached houses: $97,963; Mobile homes: $28,542

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Races in Gentryville:

White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
Hispanic (3.1%)
American Indian (2.7%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Gentryville: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (30.9%), German (18.7%), English (9.9%), Irish (5.7%), Swiss (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 405 feet

Land area: 0.39 square miles.

Population density: 620 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gentryville

High school or higher: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 13.7%
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gentryville town

Never married: 29.2%
Now married: 62.7%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.8%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Gentryville, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gentryville to the number of sex offenders is 241 to 1.

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

Gentryville:	1.0% ($640)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (24.8 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (70.1 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (260.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Dale, IN (2.2 miles ), Tennyson, IN (2.3 miles ), Santa Claus, IN (2.4 miles ), Chrisney, IN (2.6 miles ), Holland, IN (3.1 miles ), Grandview, IN (3.5 miles ), Ferdinand, IN (3.5 miles ), Huntingburg, IN (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $71,000
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.11 N, Longitude: 87.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 812

Gentryville household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-5.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Furniture and related products (15%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (9%)
Construction (6%)
Wood products (6%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (13%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (11%)
Personal and laundry services (9%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
U. S. Postal service (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (16%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
Personal appearance workers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

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Gentryville-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 100% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 15.5 miles away from the Gentryville 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 5 tornado 37.8 miles away from the town center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Gentryville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 59% 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 52.2 miles away from Gentryville 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 41.7 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 67.6 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 51.1 miles away from Gentryville center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 66.7 miles away from the city 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 32.5 miles away from Gentryville 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 Gentryville:

ST MARY'S WARRICK (about 14 miles; BOONVILLE, IN)
DEACONESS ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HUNTINGBURG, IN)
PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TELL CITY, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Gentryville, IN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gentryville:

TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 30 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 35 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 67 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)

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Tourist attraction: Jones Colonel William State Historic Site (Historical Places & Services; Boone Street).

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

GENTRYVILLE WATER UTILITY (Population served: 900, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-20-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-20-2002), St Public Notif received (APR-02-2002)

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between APR-01-1997 and DEC-07-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-27-1998), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-25-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-07-1998), St AO (w/penalty) issued (FEB-02-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2001 and NOV-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-2001)

Initial, Follow-up, or Routine SOWT M&R - Between JAN-01-1997 and AUG-24-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-27-1998)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between OCT-1996 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	85.3%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	9.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gentryville, IN

Gentryville compared to Indiana state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Gentryville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Spencer County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Gentryville

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	43.2%	20.0%	9.1%	7.5%	6.7%
Congregations	16.3%	32.7%	10.2%	8.2%	6.1%

Name	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	4.6%	3.9%	2.1%	1.5%	1.3%
Congregations	8.2%	2.0%	6.1%	2.0%	8.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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		1	$960
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$800
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$250
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$200
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$570
Water Supply	1	$3,200	$38,400	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$3,200	$38,400	6	$2,780

Gentryville government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $33,000
Charges - Sewerage: $12,000
All Other: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $199,000
Regular Highways: $13,000

Sewerage: $11,000

General - Other: $10,000

Police Protection: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $26,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $469,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $725,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $0
Other NEC: $0
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $119,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $725,000
Water Utilities: $280,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $70,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
Property Sale Other: $5,000

General Revenue, NEC: $0
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $167,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $327,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,000
General Support: $2,000

All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $9,000
Individual Income: $2,000

NEC: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $130,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
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 Perry County, IN	0.99% ($32,380 average AGI)
from Warrick County, IN	0.98% ($32,333)
from Dubois County, IN	0.95% ($39,592)

6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.40%
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 Dubois County, IN	0.99% ($30,367 average AGI)
to Warrick County, IN	0.95% ($34,500)
to Perry County, IN	0.85% ($26,662)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gentryville:

WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WITZ (990 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTCJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gentryville:

WAXL (103.3 FM; SANTA CLAUS, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGZB-FM (96.5 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
WBDC (100.9 FM; HUNTINGBURG, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, 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.)
WQKZ (98.5 FM; FERDINAND, IN; Owner: GEM COMMUNICATIONS LLP)
WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WJPS-FM (93.5 FM; CHANDLER, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WITZ-FM (104.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
WBGW (101.5 FM; FORT BRANCH, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
WIKY-FM (104.1 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL B/C CORPORATION)
WABX (107.5 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WKPB (89.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
W209AY (89.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gentryville:

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)
WFIE (Channel 14; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WEVV (Channel 44; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP.)
WEHT (Channel 25; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
WKOH (Channel 31; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W38BK (Channel 38; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Gentryville fatal accident list:
Jul 9, 2008 07:55 AM, Us-231, Cr-1500, Lat: 38.103967, Lon: -87.033347, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Jan 1, 2007 01:03 AM, Us-231, Sr-62, Lat: 38.060531, Lon: -87.049394, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 5,376
Total average daily truck traffic: 537
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 7,446

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Bonnie K Clark, Rr1 Box 323h, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 114.3 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: N9RIJ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/03/1992, Expiration Date: 11/03/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/04/2004
Registrant: Kathy J Milam, Rr 1 Box 60, Gentryville, IN 47537
Call Sign: W4QFL, Previous Call Sign: KB4QFL, Licensee ID: L00181959
Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 02/26/2009, Cancelation Date: 03/06/2007, Certifier: Thomas D Catron
Registrant: Thomas D Catron, 209 Frakes Ave, Gentryville, IN 47537
Call Sign: WD9ARE, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/12/1998, Expiration Date: 06/12/2008
Registrant: Samuel R Hardy, Rt 1 Box 199, Gentryville, IN 47537
Call Sign: K4DJF, Previous Call Sign: W4QFL, Licensee ID: L00181959
Grant Date: 03/06/2007, Expiration Date: 03/06/2017, Certifier: Thomas D Catron
Registrant: Thomas D Catron, 209 Frakes Ave, Gentryville, IN 47537
Call Sign: K9OGR, Previous Call Sign: KA8OGR, Licensee ID: L00224887
Grant Date: 10/28/2008, Expiration Date: 10/28/2018, Certifier: Peter R Cetas
Registrant: Peter R Cetas, 6400 Brooks Rd, Gentryville, IN 47537

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7
Hazardous Condition: 3

Incident types - Gentryville

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