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Knightsville, IN map Population (year 2000): 624. Estimated population in July 2006: 631 (+1.1% change)
 

Males: 273  (43.8%)
Females: 351  (56.3%)

Clay County

Median resident age:  43.7 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,900 (it was $38,417 in 2000)
Knightsville  $38,900
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,800 (it was $68,000 in 2000)
Knightsville  $76,800
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Knightsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

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Ancestries: United States (25.0%), English (12.8%), German (12.8%), Irish (4.8%), Polish (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 622 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Knightsville

  • High school or higher: 66.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Knightsville town

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 67.7%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

Knightsville:  0.6% ($400)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
Knightsville satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Terre Haute, IN (20.9 miles , pop. 59,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (67.3 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (165.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Harmony, IN (1.3 miles ), Brazil, IN (2.5 miles ), Carbon, IN (5.2 miles ), Staunton, IN (7.2 miles ), Center Point, IN (7.7 miles ), Seelyville, IN (12.3 miles ), Rosedale, IN (14.7 miles ), Riley, IN (17.2 miles) .

Latitude: 39.53 N, Longitude: 87.09 W


82 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 812

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Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-4.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (22%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Knightsville-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the Knightsville town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.4 miles away from the town center killed 28 people and injured 123 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Knightsville:
  • ST VINCENT CLAY HOSPITAL INC (about 3 miles; BRAZIL, IN)
  • PUTNAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN)
  • HAMILTON CENTER INC (about 21 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Knightsville:
  • TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 16 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
  • MONROE COUNTY (about 43 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID: BMG)
  • INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 58 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: IND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Knightsville:
  • BRAZIL CLAY COUNTY (about 5 miles; BRAZIL, IN; ID: 0I2)
  • SKY KING (about 20 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: 3I3)
  • PUTNAM COUNTY (about 22 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; ID: 4I7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Knightsville:
  • DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 24 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 47 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 63 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; FT enrollment: 36,407)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)

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

KNIGHTSVILLE WATER WORKS (Population served: 1400, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-26-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-26-2002)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and JAN-02-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-02-2001)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  79.3%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.0%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Knightsville compared to Indiana state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$530
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$595
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$200
Water Supply 0$0 2$805
Financial Administration 0$0 1$495
Totals for Government 0$0 9$2,625


Knightsville government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - All Other: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $0
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $132,000
    General - Other: $36,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $33,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000
    Highways: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $4,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $33,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    General - Other: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $100,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $138,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
    General Support: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,000
    Public Utilities: $1,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $31,000

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.89%
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  1.73% ($31,103 average AGI)
from Putnam County, IN  0.73% ($26,822)
from Owen County, IN  0.38% ($23,711)


6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.73%
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  2.07% ($29,843 average AGI)
to Putnam County, IN  0.61% ($29,306)
to Marion County, IN  0.38% ($26,821)


Strongest AM radio stations in Knightsville:
  • WSDX (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BRAZIL, IN)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • 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 Knightsville:
  • WSDM-FM (97.7 FM; BRAZIL, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • WAXI (104.9 FM; ROCKVILLE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • WTHI-FM (99.9 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBOW-FM (102.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • WSKT (92.7 FM; SPENCER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WPFR-FM (93.9 FM; CLINTON, IN; Owner: WORD POWER, INC.)
  • WMGI (100.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHCC (105.1 FM; ELLETTSVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • WWSY (95.9 FM; SEELYVILLE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WISU (89.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA STATE UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES)
  • 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)
  • WGRE (91.5 FM; GREENCASTLE, IN; Owner: DEPAUW UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Knightsville:
  • WTWO (Channel 2; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
  • WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WTHI-TV (Channel 10; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • W43BV (Channel 43; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)

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