Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  3.8% | | Whole state: |  9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Fontaine, IN
89 people in nursing homes
La Fontaine compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wabash County Indiana:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (61%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for La Fontaine
| Name | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Church of the Brethren | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 18.9% | 17.0% | 14.7% | 9.0% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 24.7% | 13.0% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 2.6% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | The (Ashland, Ohio) Brethren Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.2% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 21.9% |
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| Congregations | 1.3% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 36.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,342 | $28,104 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,976 | $35,712 | 3 | $640 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,372 | $28,464 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,283 | $39,396 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $10,973 | $32,919 | 3 | $640 |
La Fontaine government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $170,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $99,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $3,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $191,000
Sewerage: $71,000
Regular Highways: $50,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $19,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $17,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $30,000
Highways: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $69,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $350,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $332,000
Water Utilities: $34,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $35,000
Other, NEC: $18,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $15,000
General - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $332,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $95,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $31,000
Highways: $26,000
- Tax - Property: $133,000
Individual Income: $12,000
Public Utilities: $2,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $168,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000
5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,755 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.13% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)| Wabash County: | 0.12% | | Indiana average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,069 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.01% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in La Fontaine:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WBAT (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, 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)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, 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.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in La Fontaine:
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WBSW (90.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- W299AJ (107.7 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WJOT-FM (105.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)
- WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WARU-FM (101.9 FM; ROANN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMYK (98.5 FM; PERU, IN; Owner: MIAMI COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around La Fontaine:
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
La Fontaine fatal accident list:
Dec 30, 2001 12:50 AM, Kendall Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 20, 1994 05:45 AM, 15, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Sep 20, 1984 09:00 AM, Kendall, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 3, 1975 07:40 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $6,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,773
Total average daily truck traffic: 707
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 10,907
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 3230 E. 1100 S,, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN509
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Communications, 2422 West State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (260) 760-4126, Fax: (260) 760-4186
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- David Keister, 9557 W 1100 S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 93.9 m, Overall height: 93.9 m
Registrant: Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C., 1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (703) 812-0400, Email:
- Leslie N Nixon, 3230 E. 1100 S,, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Lat: 40.674722 Lon: -85.682611, Call Sign: WPTZ673
Assigned Frequencies : 157.530 MHz, 152.270 MHz
Grant Date: 01/18/2002, Expiration Date: 01/18/2012, Certifier: Carrie Tyson
Registrant: Emergency Radio Service Inc, 2109 W Godman Ave, Muncie, IN 47303, Phone: (765) 286-1610, Fax: (765) 286-2921
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- STATION, 22 W Branson St, Overall height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WNTP404
Assigned Frequencies : 958.050 MHz, 957.250 MHz
Grant Date: 05/29/2002, Expiration Date: 08/17/2012
Registrant: Phone: (219) 244-7975 - WCJC TS, 9557 W 1100 S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 93.9 m, Call Sign: WQFF351
Assigned Frequencies : 6363.40 MHz
Grant Date: 06/30/2006, Expiration Date: 06/30/2016, Certifier: Jason D Griffith
Registrant: American Electric Power, One Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215, Phone: (614) 716-2294, Fax: (614) 716-3535
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6- Call Sign: KA9EBV, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/10/1994, Expiration Date: 05/10/2004, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2006
Registrant: Janice L Zellers, Box 24, La Fontaine, IN 46940 - Call Sign: KA9EYC, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/10/1994, Expiration Date: 05/10/2004, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2006
Registrant: Larry J Zellers, Box 24, La Fontaine, IN 46940 - Call Sign: KA9GQK, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/19/1996, Expiration Date: 01/19/2006, Cancelation Date: 01/23/2008
Registrant: Rebecca K Larsh, R 1 Box 194 201 W Grant St, La Fontaine, IN 46940 - Call Sign: KA9IUU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01095293
Grant Date: 12/15/2005, Expiration Date: 11/28/2015, Certifier: Richard L Wolfgang
Registrant: Richard L Wolfgang, 106 Armstrong St, La Fontaine, IN 46940 - Call Sign: N9BNC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00508338
Grant Date: 05/30/2003, Expiration Date: 06/15/2013, Certifier: Joan E Manning
Registrant: Joan E Manning, 5199 E State Rd 218, La Fontaine, IN 46940 - Call Sign: WB9JNS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00509797
Grant Date: 05/01/2002, Expiration Date: 07/28/2012
Registrant: Henry C Mc Alister, 9325 S 900 W 35, La Fontaine, IN 46940
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: PIPER PA-28 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5429W , Serial Number: 28-501, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 04/06/1962
Registrant (Corporation): Lafontaine Generator Exchange Inc, Po Box 308, La Fontaine, IN 46940 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 5499R , Serial Number: 17253069
Registrant (Individual): Roger E Dyson, 11303 S 100 W, La Fontaine, IN 46940 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7987U , Serial Number: 17251987, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 10/05/1964
Registrant (Individual): Lester D Cox, 244 N Delaware Blvd, La Fontaine, IN 46940
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