Laurel, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 577. Population change since 2000: -0.3%

Males: 294	(51.1%)
Females: 283	(48.9%)

Median resident age:	30.1 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47024.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,284 (it was $29,375 in 2000)

Laurel:	$35,284
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,960

Laurel:	$14,960
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,504 (it was $46,300 in 2000)

Laurel:	$63,504
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $69,938; Detached houses: $72,451; Townhouses or other attached units: $87,435; In 2-unit structures: $292,862; Mobile homes: $25,833

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Races in Laurel:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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

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Ancestries: United States (29.2%), German (7.1%), Irish (5.9%), English (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 809 feet

Land area: 0.24 square miles.

Population density: 2426 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Laurel

High school or higher: 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 9.1%
Mean travel time to work: 39.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Laurel town

Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 50.3%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 10.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Laurel, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Laurel to the number of sex offenders is 82 to 1.

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

Laurel:	0.6% ($292)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hamilton, OH (34.0 miles , pop. 60,690).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Cincinnati, OH (44.4 miles , pop. 331,285).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (208.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Glenwood, IN (3.3 miles ), Connersville, IN (3.3 miles ), Brookville, IN (3.3 miles ), Oldenburg, IN (3.3 miles ), Batesville, IN (3.8 miles ), Newpoint, IN (3.9 miles ), Rushville, IN (4.0 miles ), Liberty, IN (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 39.50 N, Longitude: 85.19 W

Area code: 765

Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+6.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (21%)
Construction (18%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (15%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Transportation equipment (18%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (11%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Food (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (21%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Child care workers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3%)

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Laurel-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 196% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.2 miles away from the Laurel town center killed 4 people and injured 17 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/9/1980, a category 4 tornado 9.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Laurel-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from Laurel center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.2 miles away from Laurel center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.7 miles away from Laurel center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Laurel:

FAYETTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOC INC (about 11 miles; CONNERSVILLE, IN)
MARGARET MARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BATESVILLE, IN)
RUSH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; RUSHVILLE, IN)

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Amtrak station near Laurel:

11 miles: CONNERSVILLE (1012 EASTERN AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laurel:

MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 27 miles; OXFORD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,704)
CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 3,972)
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 22,355)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 46 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 4,977)
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,266)
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)

Public elementary/middle school in Laurel:

LAUREL SCHOOL (Students: 609; Location: 13246 SR 121 - PO BOX 322; Grades: PK - 08)

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

LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 560, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2002)

12 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.6%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	13.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laurel, IN

Laurel compared to Indiana state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

Laurel mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Electricity (11%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Laurel

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Other religions
Adherents	48.2%	18.9%	18.1%	8.3%	6.4%
Congregations	17.9%	20.5%	20.5%	25.6%	15.4%

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		2	$2,927
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$824
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$507
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$2,529
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$3,675
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$2,661
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$13,123

Laurel government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000
Charges - Sewerage: $86,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $67,000
Sewerage: $47,000

Water Utilities: $36,000

Regular Highways: $12,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000

Police Protection: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $195,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $173,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $180,000
Other, NEC: $166,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000
Other, NEC: $7,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $57,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $592,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $69,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $24,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $60,000
General Support: $25,000

All Other: $18,000

Highways: $15,000
Tax - Property: $29,000
Individual Income: $3,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $45,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

5.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.56%
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 Hamilton County, OH	0.89% ($44,532 average AGI)
from Ripley County, IN	0.61% ($40,241)
from Butler County, OH	0.48% ($34,977)

5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,041 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.75%
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 Ripley County, IN	0.79% ($31,814 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, OH	0.71% ($31,317)
to Fayette County, IN	0.59% ($26,528)

Strongest AM radio stations in Laurel:

WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCKY (1360 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCNW (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRFIELD, OH)
WBOB (1160 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, KY; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCIN (1480 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH)
WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
WCNB (1580 AM; 0 kW; CONNERSVILLE, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Laurel:

WIFE (100.3 FM; CONNERSVILLE, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKWH-FM (94.3 FM; RUSHVILLE, IN; Owner: RSE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WMUB (88.5 FM; OXFORD, OH; Owner: THE PRES.& TRUSTEES OF MIAMI UNIV.)
WJLR (91.5 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: MIDWEST MINISTRIES, INC.)
WMOJ (94.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
WGRR (103.5 FM; HAMILTON, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WRBI (103.9 FM; BATESVILLE, IN; Owner: WHITE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WFMG (101.3 FM; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
WRZQ-FM (107.3 FM; GREENSBURG, IN; Owner: WTRE, INC.)
WAUZ (89.1 FM; GREENSBURG, IN; Owner: GOOD SHEPHERD RADIO INC)
WNLT (104.3 FM; HARRISON, OH; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
WQLK (96.1 FM; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: BREWER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WOXY (97.7 FM; OXFORD, OH; Owner: BALOGH BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WXCH (103.1 FM; VERSAILLES, IN; Owner: COLUMBUS RADIO, INC.)
WJYC (90.1 FM; DELHI HILLS, OH; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Laurel:

WPTO (Channel 14; OXFORD, OH; Owner: GREATER DAYTON PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
WKOI (Channel 43; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
WXIX-TV (Channel 19; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)

Laurel fatal accident list:
Apr 25, 1993 04:30 AM, Kokomo Hil, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Richard J Byrne, Laurel, Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 72.2 m, , Licensee ID: L01469668
Registrant: Towerco Assests LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 469-5559, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB9AKF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/17/1988, Expiration Date: 05/17/1998, Cancelation Date: 05/18/2000
Registrant: Dionne T Wilson, 13188 Smokey Hollow Rd, Laurel, IN 47024
Call Sign: KB9AKG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/23/1998, Expiration Date: 01/23/2008
Registrant: Sandra S Eversole, 13188 Smokey Hollow Rd, Laurel, IN 47024
Call Sign: N8XNQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00598792
Grant Date: 12/11/2002, Expiration Date: 03/09/2013
Registrant: Chris P Shorter, 18123 Mc Guire Ridge Rd, Laurel, IN 47024-9753
Call Sign: N9JJP, Previous Call Sign: KB4WIF, Licensee ID: L00200391
Grant Date: 01/28/2000, Expiration Date: 03/13/2010
Registrant: Barbara J Warnken, 23097 Stipps Hill Rd, Laurel, IN 47024
Call Sign: WK9B, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01438390
Grant Date: 10/16/2008, Expiration Date: 01/12/2019, Certifier: Charles L Fox
Registrant: Charles L Fox, 23097 Stipps Hill Rd, Laurel, IN 47024

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: ABERNATHY FRED M CORBEN JR ACE (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 94571 , Serial Number: 0012, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 10/30/2007
Registrant (Individual): Fred M Abernathy, Po Box 271, Laurel, IN 47024
Deregistered: Yes

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 21
Hazardous Condition: 4

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