Medora, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 542. Population change since 2000: -3.4%

Males: 251	(46.4%)
Females: 291	(53.6%)

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47260.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,408 (it was $27,813 in 2000)

Medora:	$33,408
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,549 (it was $40,500 in 2000)

Medora:	$55,549
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $59,310; Detached houses: $73,947; Townhouses or other attached units: $184,959; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $50,427; Mobile homes: $19,623

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Races in Medora:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Medora: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.1%), United States (14.7%), Irish (12.0%), English (7.8%), French (2.7%), Dutch (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 526 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 1701 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Medora

High school or higher: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Medora town

Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 49.0%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 12.9%
Divorced: 9.5%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Medora, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Medora to the number of sex offenders is 181 to 1.

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

Medora:	1.1% ($458)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bloomington, IN (30.3 miles , pop. 69,291).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (47.1 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (223.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brownstown, IN (2.8 miles ), Saltillo, IN (3.6 miles) , Campbellsburg, IN (3.6 miles ), Salem, IN (4.0 miles ), Little York, IN (4.1 miles) , Bedford, IN (4.2 miles ), Mitchell, IN (4.2 miles ), Seymour, IN (4.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 38.82 N, Longitude: 86.17 W

Area code: 812

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Population change in the 1990s: -427 (-43.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Transportation equipment (17%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Woodworkers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (17%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Medora-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 161% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Medora town center injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.7 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Medora:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SEYMOUR, IN)
WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SALEM, IN)
BEDFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; BEDFORD, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Medora, IN

Airports located in Medora:

Clay Hill Farms Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Medora:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 31 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 33,835)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 41 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 52 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 60 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)

Public high school in Medora:

MEDORA JR & SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 82 S GEORGE; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Medora:

MEDORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 82 S GEORGE; Grades: KG - 06)

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

MEDORA WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 900, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.6%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This town:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Medora, IN

Medora compared to Indiana state average:

Median house value 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 below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Medora (2009 data):

State Bank of Medora: State Bank Of Medora at Main Street, branch established on 1933-09-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $58.5 mil, Deposits: $48.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Medora mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (28%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Religon statistics for Medora

Adherents

Name	Lutheran Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of the Nazarene	United Methodist Church
Adherents	30.7%	17.1%	9.5%	9.2%	7.7%
Congregations	11.3%	20.0%	10.0%	7.5%	16.3%

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	6.2%	5.2%	4.7%	2.1%	7.6%
Congregations	2.5%	3.8%	1.3%	1.3%	26.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$1,434	$17,208	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$341
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,016	$24,192	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$1,955	$23,460	1	$1,001
Electric Power	1	$1,700	$20,400	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$7,105	$21,315	4	$1,342

Medora government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $78,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $16,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $85,000
Central Staff Services: $71,000

Sewerage: $48,000

Regular Highways: $36,000

General - Other: $9,000
General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $465,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $308,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $12,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $440,000
Other, NEC: $320,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $25,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
Rents: $4,000

Property Sale Other: $1,000

General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $395,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $135,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $45,000
Highways: $23,000

Water Utilities: $16,000

All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $45,000
Individual Income: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $53,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $30,000

5.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,045 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.19%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($337 average AGI)
Jackson County: 0.06%
Indiana average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jennings County, IN	0.78% ($28,960 average AGI)
from Bartholomew County, IN	0.72% ($32,270)
from Scott County, IN	0.47% ($27,763)

5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,400 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 Bartholomew County, IN	1.04% ($32,530 average AGI)
to Jennings County, IN	0.66% ($34,132)
to Scott County, IN	0.59% ($25,579)

Strongest AM radio stations in Medora:

WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSLM (1220 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, IN; Owner: DON H. MARTIN)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
WBIW (1340 AM; 1 kW; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: AD-VENTURE MEDIA, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WZZB (1390 AM; 1 kW; SEYMOUR, IN)
WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Medora:

WQKC (93.7 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: S.C.I. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSLM-FM (97.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: REBECCA L. COOMER)
WQRK (105.5 FM; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: AD-VENTURE MEDIA, INC.)
WTTS (92.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
WMBL (88.1 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
W205BB (88.9 FM; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WFIU (103.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
WWEG (102.5 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: MITCHELL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CO.)
WJLR (91.5 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: MIDWEST MINISTRIES, INC.)
WJCP (92.7 FM; AUSTIN, IN; Owner: PIERATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W210AV (89.9 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WVNI (95.1 FM; NASHVILLE, IN; Owner: BROWN COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WMPI (105.3 FM; SCOTTSBURG, IN; Owner: D.R. RICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJAA (96.3 FM; AUSTIN, IN; Owner: MIDLAND MEDIA, INC.)
WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
WKKG (101.5 FM; COLUMBUS, IN; Owner: WHITE RIVER BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WKLO (96.9 FM; HARDINSBURG, IN; Owner: WKLO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Medora:

WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WHAN-LP (Channel 17; SALEM, IN; Owner: REBECCA L. WHITE)
WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
WTTV (Channel 4; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WIPX (Channel 63; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: PAXSON INDIANAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
WCLJ (Channel 42; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)

Medora fatal accident list:
Apr 29, 1996 04:45 AM, Perry St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $86,000
Total average daily traffic: 900
Total average daily truck traffic: 85
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 1,275

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Curry Road & Sr 50, Type: Tower, Structure height: 118.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN926
880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 11/29/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lisa M Minney, Curry Road & Sr 50, Type: Tower, Structure height: 118.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

MEDORA, Lat: 38.819389 Lon: -86.211889, Call Sign: WQIW230
Assigned Frequencies : 956.393 MHz
Grant Date: 05/30/2008, Expiration Date: 05/30/2018, Certifier: Melvin Hunsucker
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N. Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: K9LWB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01383943
Grant Date: 03/28/2008, Expiration Date: 01/14/2018
Registrant: Larry W Bennett, 1245 S County Rd 925 W, Medora, IN 47260
Call Sign: KB9ENK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00657427
Grant Date: 04/07/2003, Expiration Date: 04/13/2013
Registrant: Mark A Hill, 5096 S County Rd 740 W, Medora, IN 47260
Call Sign: KB9FDG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/18/1993, Expiration Date: 05/18/2003, Cancelation Date: 05/19/2005
Registrant: Timothy E Hill, 11203 W County Rd 325 S, Medora, IN 47260
Call Sign: KB9VIA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00162357
Grant Date: 10/12/1999, Expiration Date: 10/12/2009, Certifier: Evan D Hill
Registrant: Evan D Hill, 5096 S Cr 740 W, Medora, IN 47260

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12

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