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Population (year 2000): 1,102. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,104 (+0.2% change)
 

Males: 522  (47.4%)
Females: 580  (52.6%)

Wells County

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46770.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,500 (it was $37,039 in 2000)
Markle  $37,500
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,000 (it was $75,200 in 2000)
Markle  $85,000
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Markle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (27.0%), English (12.8%), Irish (11.3%), United States (9.7%), French (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 780 feet

Land area: 0.99 square miles.

Population density: 1118 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Markle

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Markle town

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 12.2%
  • Divorced: 14.2%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Markle, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Markle to the number of sex offenders is 1104 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Markle:  0.7% ($539)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (22.7 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (175.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Uniondale, IN (6.6 miles ), Zanesville, IN (7.3 miles ), Roanoke, IN (9.9 miles ), Warren, IN (11.4 miles ), Huntington, IN (11.5 miles ), Ossian, IN (12.2 miles ), Bluffton, IN (12.9 miles ), Poneto, IN (14.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.83 N, Longitude: 85.34 W


50 people in nursing homes

Area code: 260

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Population change in the 1990s: -142 (-11.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


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Markle-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Markle town center killed 4 people and injured 125 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 23.1 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.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Markle:
  • HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; HUNTINGTON, IN)
  • BLUFFTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; BLUFFTON, IN)
  • LUTHERAN HOSPITAL OF INDIANA (about 18 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Markle, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Markle:
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 15 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 41 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 54 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Markle:
  • HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 8 miles; HUNTINGTON, IN; ID: HHG)
  • MILLER (about 11 miles; BLUFFTON, IN; ID: C40)
  • SMITH FIELD (about 25 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: SMD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Markle:
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 24 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 48 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 85 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 85 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
Library in Markle:
  • MARKLE PL (Operating income: $55,300; Location: 155 W SPARKS ST; 11,510 books; 59 audio materials; 3,335 video materials; 26 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Slumber Inn Motel (220 East Logan Street), SLEEP INN (730 W Logan St), Seasons Inn (730 West Logan Street), Super 8 Motel (610 Annette Dr), Super 8 Markle/IN (610 Annette Drive).

 

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

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.6%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.4%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.7%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.2%

Markle compared to Indiana state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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 (2007 data):
  • MarkleBank: Marklebank at Morse Street, branch established on 1947-11-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $288.8 mil, Deposits: $220.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Alliance Banks, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,137$25,6440$0
Water Supply 1$3,084$37,0080$0
Other Government Administration 2$7,621$45,7260$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,043$30,2580$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,526$30,3120$0
Sewerage 1$2,661$31,9320$0
Totals for Government 8$23,072$34,6080$0


Markle government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - All Other: $33,000
    Sewerage: $27,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $753,000
    General: $143,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $853,000
    General - Other: $461,000
    Sewerage: $236,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $423,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $184,000
    Highways: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $455,000
    Other NEC: $170,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $455,000
    Other, NEC: $170,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $78,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $103,000
    Regular Highways: $35,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,370,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $853,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $52,000
    Highways: $31,000
    All Other: $24,000
  • Tax - Property: $218,000
    Individual Income: $68,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $190,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

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:
from Allen County, IN  1.45% ($33,813 average AGI)
from Huntington County, IN  0.77% ($34,538)
from Adams County, IN  0.68% ($31,338)


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:
to Allen County, IN  1.72% ($31,291 average AGI)
to Huntington County, IN  0.60% ($30,508)
to Adams County, IN  0.56% ($28,414)


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)
  • WGL (1250 AM; 2 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBZQ (1300 AM; 1 kW; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: LARKO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFCV (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

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.)
  • WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WCYT (91.1 FM; LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, IN; Owner: SOUTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS)
  • WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WYLT (103.9 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WJFX (107.9 FM; NEW HAVEN, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE RADIO CORP.)
  • WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WBSW (90.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W277AK (103.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

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.)
  • W66BD (Channel 53; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
  • WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
  • 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.)

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