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Clay County

Population in July 2007: 621. Population change since 2000: +0.2%
 

Males: 271  (43.8%)
Females: 350  (56.3%)

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

Zip codes: 47857.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,110 (it was $38,417 in 2000)
Knightsville:  $43,110
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,845 (it was $62,000 in 2000)
Knightsville:  $81,845
Indiana:  $122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $85,446; Detached houses: $88,249; Mobile homes: $36,618

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Races in Knightsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Knightsville: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 609 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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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)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Terre Haute, IN (16.4 miles , pop. 59,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (53.5 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (163.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Harmony, IN (1.1 miles ), Brazil, IN (1.4 miles ), Carbon, IN (2.3 miles ), Staunton, IN (2.4 miles ), Center Point, IN (2.8 miles ), Seelyville, IN (3.1 miles ), Rosedale, IN (3.5 miles ), North Terre Haute, IN (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.53 N, Longitude: 87.09 W

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 slightly above Indiana state average. It is 162% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the Knightsville town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1960, a category 3 tornado 13.8 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Knightsville:
  • ST VINCENT CLAY HOSPITAL INC (about 2 miles; BRAZIL, IN)
  • PUTNAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN)
  • HAMILTON CENTER INC (about 17 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Knightsville, IN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Knightsville:
  • DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 19 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 40 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 53 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
  • UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 53 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 53 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 2007:
This town:  5.0%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Knightsville, IN


82 people in nursing homes


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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Knightsville travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Indiana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Electricity (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Knightsville

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USACatholic ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents23.3%15.8%11.9%10.2%8.9%
Congregations33.3%7.4%7.4%1.9%5.6%
NameChurch of the NazarenePresbyterian Church (USA)Churches of ChristGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesOther religions
Adherents7.9%4.8%3.7%3.1%10.4%
Congregations7.4%3.7%11.1%1.9%20.4%
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.


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$780
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$492
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$445
Water Supply 0$0 2$1,025
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$264
Totals for Government 0$0 12$3,006



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.)
  • WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Knightsville:
  • WSDM-FM (97.7 FM; BRAZIL, 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)
  • WPFR-FM (93.9 FM; CLINTON, IN; Owner: WORD POWER, INC.)
  • WAXI (104.9 FM; ROCKVILLE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • WMGI (100.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWSY (95.9 FM; SEELYVILLE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSKT (92.7 FM; SPENCER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WISU (89.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA STATE UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES)
  • WHCC (105.1 FM; ELLETTSVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • 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)
  • WSPM (89.1 FM; CLOVERDALE, IN; Owner: HOOSIER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEDJ (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, IN; Owner: CONTINENTAL BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
  • WWVR (105.5 FM; WEST TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WGRE (91.5 FM; GREENCASTLE, IN; Owner: DEPAUW UNIVERSITY)
  • W236AE (95.1 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA 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)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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