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Marshall County

Population in July 2007: 480. Population change since 2000: -1.4%
 

Males: 242  (50.5%)
Females: 238  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  33.5 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46537.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,597 (it was $37,961 in 2000)
La Paz:  $45,597
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,210 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
La Paz:  $91,210
Indiana:  $122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $88,619; Detached houses: $86,695; Townhouses or other attached units: $100,887; Mobile homes: $53,571

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Races in La Paz:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in La Paz: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (33.5%), United States (14.9%), Irish (7.6%), Dutch (4.9%), English (3.9%), Swedish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 879 feet

Land area: 0.52 square miles.

Population density: 931 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in La Paz

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Paz town

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 49.0%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 17.9%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
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:

La Paz:  0.6% ($376)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Bend, IN (15.1 miles , pop. 107,789).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (66.8 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (75.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lakeville, IN (2.2 miles ), Plymouth, IN (2.8 miles ), North Liberty, IN (2.9 miles ), Bremen, IN (2.9 miles ), Walkerton, IN (3.0 miles ), Koontz Lake, IN (3.1 miles ), Gulivoire Park, IN (3.3 miles ), Bourbon, IN (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 41.46 N, Longitude: 86.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 574

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Population change in the 1990s: -72 (-12.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)



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La Paz-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the La Paz town center killed 36 people and injured 321 people.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 13.1 miles away from the town center killed 31 people and injured 252 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near La Paz:
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF BREMEN INC (about 8 miles; BREMEN, IN)
  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE OF NORTHERN IN (about 8 miles; PLYMOUTH, IN)
  • SAINT JOSEPH'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; PLYMOUTH, IN)

Amtrak stations near La Paz:
  • 16 miles: SOUTH BEND (2702 W. WASHINGTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 17 miles: NAPPANEE (252 S. MAIN ST.). Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Paz:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 10 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 10 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 32 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
  • VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
  • ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 54 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 55 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.1%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  10.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.8%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Paz, IN



La Paz compared to Indiana state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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La Paz travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Indiana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (82%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religon statistics for La Paz

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of Christ The Wesleyan ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents25.2%17.6%7.7%7.4%6.8%
Congregations3.7%18.3%4.9%3.7%3.7%
NameChurch of the BrethrenNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentOld Order AmishOther religions
Adherents6.2%4.1%3.8%3.3%17.8%
Congregations7.3%3.7%2.4%9.8%42.7%
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
Other Government Administration 1$1,632$19,5840$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,292$27,5040$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,002$24,0240$0
Sewerage 1$3,182$38,1840$0
Totals for Government 4$9,108$27,3240$0



La Paz government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $51,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $210,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
    All Other: $16,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $0
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $170,000
    General - Other: $124,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
    Water Utilities: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $58,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $51,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $33,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $280,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
    General Support: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $85,000
    Public Utilities: $1,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $53,000

5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,413 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.88%
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 St. Joseph County, IN  1.29% ($38,036 average AGI)
from Starke County, IN  0.51% ($25,943)
from Elkhart County, IN  0.48% ($39,146)


6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,722 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.52%
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 St. Joseph County, IN  1.27% ($32,320 average AGI)
to Elkhart County, IN  0.61% ($36,819)
to Kosciusko County, IN  0.49% ($41,036)


Strongest AM radio stations in La Paz:
  • WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
  • 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.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Paz:
  • WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • W300AL (107.9 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WVPE (88.1 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CORP.)
  • WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W217AT (91.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WSND-FM (88.9 FM; NOTRE DAME, IN; Owner: VOICE OF THE FIGHTING IRISH, INC.)
  • WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHME (103.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WETL (91.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)
  • W241AD (96.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
  • WFRN-FM (104.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WWLV (102.3 FM; NEW CARLISLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WRBR-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: HICKS BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WKVI-FM (99.3 FM; KNOX, IN; Owner: KANKAKEE VALLEY B/CING. CO., INC.)
  • WHLP (89.9 FM; HANNA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WUBS (89.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: INTERFAITH CHRISTIAN UNION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around La Paz:
  • WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
  • WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 21,334
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,066
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 30,060

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 875 Ft. North Of Us Highway 6: 850 Ft. Est Of Us Highway 31, Type: Tower, Structure height: 96 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: KNKA656
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/21/2006, Expiration Date: 12/30/2016, Certifier: Michael J Small
    Registrant: Centennial Communications, 2422 West State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (260) 760-4126, Fax: (260) 760-4186, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Kimberly A Thomas, 875ft. North Of Us Route 6; 850ft. East Of U, Type: Tower, Structure height: 95.7 m, Overall height: 96.6 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • LAPAZ, 875ft. North Of Us Route 6; 850ft. East Of U, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WPTR260
    Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 11035.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/28/2001, Expiration Date: 11/28/2011, Certifier: Tom Cogar
    Registrant: Centennial Communications, 6302 Constitution Drive, Ft. Wayne, IN 46804, Phone: (219) 760-4162, Fax: (219) 760-4186, Email:


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