Lagro, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 421. Population change since 2000: -5.9%

Males: 226	(53.7%)
Females: 195	(46.3%)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46941.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,232 (it was $34,327 in 2000)

Lagro:	$41,232
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,309 (it was $44,700 in 2000)

Lagro:	$61,309
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $67,514; Detached houses: $67,274; In 2-unit structures: $85,906; Mobile homes: $42,222

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Races in Lagro:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Lagro: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (34.1%), German (13.2%), Irish (7.5%), English (5.9%), Scottish (2.6%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 681 feet

Land area: 0.60 square miles.

Population density: 704 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lagro

High school or higher: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lagro town

Never married: 17.2%
Now married: 67.1%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 9.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lagro, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lagro to the number of sex offenders is 421 to 1.

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

Lagro:	1.0% ($460)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (44.5 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (151.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wabash, IN (7.3 miles ), Andrews, IN (8.9 miles ), La Fontaine, IN (11.4 miles ), North Manchester, IN (11.9 miles ), Mount Etna, IN (13.2 miles) , Roann, IN (14.4 miles ), Huntington, IN (16.2 miles ), South Whitley, IN (18.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.84 N, Longitude: 85.73 W

Area code: 260

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Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-8.7%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Health care (6%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Plastics and rubber products (11%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Art and design workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (18%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

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Lagro-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/6/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Lagro town center killed one person and injured 31 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 28.2 miles away from the town center killed 25 people and injured 835 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lagro:

WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WABASH, IN)
HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; HUNTINGTON, IN)
GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 19 miles; MARION, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lagro:

GRISSOM ARB (about 33 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 48 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lagro:

WABASH MUNI (about 8 miles; WABASH, IN; ID: IWH)
MISSISSINEWA RESERVOIR LANDING AREA (about 17 miles; PERU, IN; ID: 43I)
HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 20 miles; HUNTINGTON, IN; ID: HHG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lagro:

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 46 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 54 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 66 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 66 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)

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Cemeteries: Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (1), Saint Patrick Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Lagro Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

LAGRO MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 454, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-10-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

SALAMONIE LAKE-RESERVOIR COE (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.5%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lagro, IN

Lagro compared to Indiana state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Wabash County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$1,880	$22,560	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$2,750	$33,000	1	$206
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$576
Totals for Government	2	$4,629	$27,774	2	$782

Lagro government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $67,000
Construction - Sewerage: $235,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $72,000
Water Utilities: $39,000

Sewerage: $37,000

Regular Highways: $24,000

Parks & Recreation: $15,000

Solid Waste Management: $14,000
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $20,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $190,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $150,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $334,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000

Property Sale Other: $1,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $20,000
Regular Highways: $19,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $236,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $63,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $105,000
Highways: $14,000

General Support: $5,000
Tax - Individual Income: $8,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $61,000

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:

from Miami County, IN	0.64% ($26,554 average AGI)
from Kosciusko County, IN	0.63% ($32,061)
from Grant County, IN	0.51% ($31,803)

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:

to Kosciusko County, IN	0.77% ($28,980 average AGI)
to Allen County, IN	0.57% ($27,347)
to Miami County, IN	0.46% ($26,902)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lagro:

WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJOT (1510 AM; daytime; 0 kW; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)
WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
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.)
WBAT (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lagro:

WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
WJOT-FM (105.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)
WARU-FM (101.9 FM; ROANN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
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)
WLZQ (101.1 FM; SOUTH WHITLEY, IN; Owner: LARKO COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
W203AS (88.5 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
WMYK (98.5 FM; PERU, IN; Owner: MIAMI COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
W299AJ (107.7 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WXKE (102.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Lagro:

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.)

Lagro fatal accident list:
Dec 22, 1987 12:41 AM, Tipton St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 24, 1986 06:50 AM, 24, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 6, 1986 11:00 AM, 34, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 7, 1981 04:10 AM, Vehicles: 4, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 1, 1980 08:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Approx. 2550ft. East Of County Road 400 East; 0.5 Miles N Of Us Route 24, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 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: 1

Kimberly A Thomas, Approx. 2550ft. E Of Cr400e; 0.5 Miles N Of Us Route 24, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Salamonie River State Forest Rr 1 Box 89, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WNFA243
Assigned Frequencies : 159.240 MHz, 159.345 MHz
Grant Date: 02/22/2001, Expiration Date: 01/07/2011
Registrant: In Dept. Of Natural Resources, 402 W. Washington St., Rm 264, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: (317) 232-4007, Fax: (317) 234-0426
Nw Mp D 183.1, Type: Pole, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPHN225, Licensee ID: L00258361
Assigned Frequencies : 896.887 MHz, 896.937 MHz, 896.987 MHz, 897.887 MHz, 897.937 MHz, 897.987 MHz
Grant Date: 02/11/1998, Expiration Date: 02/11/2003, Cancelation Date: 05/18/2003
Registrant: Association Of American Railroads, 55500 Dot Rd, Pueblo, CO 81001, Phone: (202) 639-2217
1.5 Mi S Of Sr 16 On Cr 400e, Call Sign: WNBT991, Licensee ID: L00960828
Assigned Frequencies : 464.175 MHz
Grant Date: 01/13/2005, Expiration Date: 02/07/2015
Registrant: Eads & Sons Bulldozing Inc, 4141 N 400 E, Lagro, IN 46941, Phone: (219) 774-3582

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: N9CUB, Licensee ID: L01294704
Grant Date: 08/01/2007, Expiration Date: 10/24/2017, Certifier: Wayne L Van Ness
Registrant: Wayne L Van Ness, 1568 N 750 E, Lagro, IN 46941
Call Sign: N9DVQ, Licensee ID: L00373628
Grant Date: 10/19/2007, Expiration Date: 11/05/2017, Certifier: Patricia A Van Ness
Registrant: Patricia A Van Ness, 1568 N 750 E, Lagro, IN 46941
Call Sign: N9HTX, Licensee ID: L01334047
Grant Date: 10/19/2007, Expiration Date: 11/05/2017, Certifier: Jeffrey S Van Ness
Registrant: Jeffrey S Van Ness, 1568 N 750 E, Lagro, IN 46941
Call Sign: WB9SHY, Licensee ID: L01141814
Grant Date: 06/15/2006, Expiration Date: 07/30/2016
Registrant: Steven R Wilson, 875 S 650 E, Lagro, IN 46941

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-300 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4032R , Serial Number: 32-40328, Year manufactured: 1967
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 4503 E Hanging Rock Rd, Lagro, IN 46941
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (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: 7386A , Serial Number: 29486, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 10/17/1956
Registrant (Co-Owned): Ronald E Sparling, 3598 E Bambauer Rd, Lagro, IN 46941

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