Wells County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.7. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 23.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Markle and their reported violations in the past:
MARKLE WATER UTILITY (Population served: 1102, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-13-2001 to APR-01-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-07-2000 to APR-01-2004)
- 21 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.9%
(10.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.3% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | Indiana: |  2.6 people |
| This town: | 65.1% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
| This town: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Markle, IN
50 people in nursing homes
Markle compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Markle (2011 data):
- MarkleBank: Marklebank at 180 East Morse Street, branch established on 1947/11/29. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $344.9 mil, Deposits: $275.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Alliance Banks, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Markle, Indiana:
- Sleep Inn, 730 W Logan St, Markle, IN 46770
 , Phone: (260) 758-8111
- Super-8 Motel,Fort Wayne/Markle, 610,Annette Dr, Markle, IN 46770 , Phone: (260) 758-8888, Fax: (260) 758-8888
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Markle, Indiana
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wells County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Markle (based on Wells County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.27%
| Here | | 60.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | The Wesleyan Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
|---|
| Adherents | 29.4% | 14.5% | 13.1% | 5.8% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 6.7% | 35.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 6.7% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 14.0% |
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| Congregations | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 24.4% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Wells County: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Wells County: | 0.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9 | Wells County: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Here: | 4.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Wells County: | 29.7% | | State: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Wells County: | 10.3% | | State: | 14.3% |
| 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 |
1 | $2,792 | $33,504 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,824 | $45,888 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $5,816 | $34,896 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,082 | $36,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,900 | $34,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $6,082 | $36,492 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $24,496 | $36,744 | 0 | $0 |
Markle government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $237,000 ($216.44)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($0.91)
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $1,000 ($0.91)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $161,000 ($147.03)
General - Other: $144,000 ($131.51)
Sewerage: $143,000 ($130.59)
Central Staff Services: $97,000 ($88.58)
Police Protection: $78,000 ($71.23)
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,000 ($31.05)
Solid Waste Management: $32,000 ($29.22)
Regular Highways: $12,000 ($10.96)
Financial Administration: $9,000 ($8.22)
Local Fire Protection: $8,000 ($7.31)
Parks and Recreation: $6,000 ($5.48)
General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($4.57)
Health - Other: $3,000 ($2.74)
- General - Interest on Debt: $37,000 ($33.79)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Local Fire Protection: $7,000 ($6.39)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $112,000 ($102.28)
Highways: $6,000 ($5.48)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.91)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $392,000 ($357.99)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $72,000 ($65.75)
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($10.05)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,235,000 ($1127.85)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $843,000 ($769.86)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $180,000 ($164.38)
Regular Highways: $23,000 ($21.00)
Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($17.35)
Parks and Recreation: $18,000 ($16.44)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($0.91)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,462,000 ($1335.16)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $168,000 ($153.42)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $37,000 ($33.79)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $154,000 ($140.64)
Highways: $33,000 ($30.14)
All Other: $22,000 ($20.09)
- Tax - Property: $325,000 ($296.80)
Individual Income: $65,000 ($59.36)
Public Utilities Sales: $1,000 ($0.91)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $353,000 ($322.37)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000 ($10.05)
5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,750 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.50% | | 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:
5.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,453 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.96% | | 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 Markle:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WGL (1250 AM; 2 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBZQ (1300 AM; 1 kW; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: LARKO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFCV (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, 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.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Markle:
- WXKE (102.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WNUY (100.1 FM; BLUFFTON, IN; Owner: WELLS COUNTY RADIO CORP.)
- WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
- WBCL (90.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WBNI-FM (89.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NE IN., INC.)
- WNHT (96.3 FM; CHURUBUSCO, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WCYT (91.1 FM; LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, IN; Owner: SOUTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS)
- WSHI (106.3 FM; COLUMBIA CITY, IN; Owner: JAMMIN' BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WQHK-FM (105.1 FM; DECATUR, IN; Owner: JAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WJFX (107.9 FM; NEW HAVEN, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE RADIO CORP.)
- WZBD (92.7 FM; BERNE, IN; Owner: ADAMS COUNTY RADIO, INC)
- WBSW (90.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WBYR (98.9 FM; VAN WERT, OH; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Markle:
- WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, LLC)
- WPTA (Channel 21; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WISE-TV (Channel 33; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: NVG-FORT WAYNE II, LLC)
- WFWA (Channel 39; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
- W66BD (Channel 53; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- DW68BN (Channel 68; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: ZONATION BROADCASTING)
- W45AG (Channel 45; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAN STAR, INC.)
Markle fatal accident list:
Aug 26, 2008 08:26 AM, Cr-300, Cr-500, Lat: 40.874325, Lon: -85.355272, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 7, 2002 06:00 AM, Harrison Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,529
Total average daily truck traffic: 352
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 5,858
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 21 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Markle)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - Lat: 40.833389 Lon: -85.355222, Call Sign: WPCH642
Assigned Frequencies: 461.575 MHz, 466.575 MHz
Grant Date: 04/11/2003, Expiration Date: 05/26/2013
Registrant: J & K Communications, Inc., 222 South Tower View Drive, Columbia City, IN 46725, Phone: (260) 244-7975, Fax: (260) 244-3253 - .5 Mi E Of Cr 200 N & 500 E (Lat: 40.875056 Lon: -85.374972), Call Sign: KNFX396
Assigned Frequencies: 152.945 MHz
Grant Date: 05/31/2002, Expiration Date: 06/18/2012
Registrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - 2.5 Mi Sw (Lat: 40.800889 Lon: -85.380528), Structure height: 58 m, Call Sign: WNQQ961
Assigned Frequencies: 451.500 MHz
Grant Date: 08/07/2004, Expiration Date: 10/24/2014
Registrant: Sbc Midwest Regional Wireless Engineering, 6889 Snowville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141, Phone: (440) 838-2912 - 1/4 Mi W I 69 On Sr 224 (Lat: 40.827833 Lon: -85.360528), Call Sign: WGR261, Licensee ID: L00002583
Assigned Frequencies: 173.203 MHz, 173.362 MHz
Grant Date: 03/25/2005, Expiration Date: 04/09/2015
Registrant: Wabash Valley Power Association Inc, 722 N High School Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46224, Phone: (317) 481-2800, Email:
- Lat: 40.829917 Lon: -85.329444, Call Sign: WQDF755
Assigned Frequencies: 461.837 MHz, 463.387 MHz, 468.387 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2005, Expiration Date: 08/15/2015, Certifier: Jeff Bryant
Registrant: Emergency Radio Service, Inc., 2109 West Godman Ave, Muncie, IN 47303, Phone: (765) 286-1623, Fax: (765) 286-2921
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - United REMC Office, 4563 Markle Road (Lat: 40.827778 Lon: -85.360556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 53.3 m, Overall height: 57.3 m, Call Sign: WQCM407
Assigned Frequencies: 932.343 MHz, 941.343 MHz
Grant Date: 04/06/2005, Expiration Date: 04/06/2015, Certifier: Dan Houser
Registrant: J & K Communications, Inc., 222 South Tower View Drive, Columbia City, IN 46725, Phone: (260) 244-7975, Fax: (260) 244-3253, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Markle)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 10 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Markle)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Markle, IN
| Most common first names in Markle, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 24 | 84.7 years |
| Charles | 13 | 79.0 years |
| Robert | 11 | 70.9 years |
| Betty | 7 | 74.1 years |
| Arthur | 7 | 78.6 years |
| James | 6 | 77.0 years |
| Ruth | 6 | 77.2 years |
| Evelyn | 6 | 71.6 years |
| Dorothy | 6 | 73.7 years |
| Helen | 6 | 84.7 years |
| Most common last names in Markle, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Smith | 11 | 79.5 years |
| Brown | 10 | 71.9 years |
| Fisher | 9 | 65.7 years |
| Line | 8 | 81.0 years |
| Johnson | 7 | 73.2 years |
| Girvin | 5 | 85.0 years |
| Thomas | 5 | 87.2 years |
| Miller | 5 | 78.8 years |
| Woodward | 5 | 80.6 years |
| Welches | 5 | 82.2 years |
| Businesses in Markle, IN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Subway | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
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