Monterey, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 222. Population change since 2000: -3.9%

Males: 113	(51.1%)
Females: 109	(48.9%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46960.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,763 (it was $24,779 in 2000)

Monterey:	$29,763
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,998

Monterey:	$17,998
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,259 (it was $55,600 in 2000)

Monterey:	$76,259
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $80,188; Detached houses: $78,945; In 2-unit structures: $70,287

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Races in Monterey:

White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
Black (3.0%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Chinese (0.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Monterey: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.4%), Irish (13.0%), United States (10.8%), Polish (7.4%), Dutch (2.2%), Lithuanian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 725 feet

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 1301 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Monterey

High school or higher: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Monterey town

Never married: 19.3%
Now married: 60.2%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 6.6%
Divorced: 12.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Monterey:	0.9% ($515)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Bend, IN (37.5 miles , pop. 107,789).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (70.9 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (78.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Culver, IN (2.3 miles ), Bass Lake, IN (2.7 miles ), Winamac, IN (3.1 miles ), Kewanna, IN (3.2 miles ), Knox, IN (3.5 miles ), Star City, IN (3.7 miles ), Argos, IN (3.7 miles ), Plymouth, IN (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 41.16 N, Longitude: 86.48 W

Area code: 574

Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (15%)
Paper (7%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Food (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (28%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Social assistance (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Health care (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
Financial managers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)

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Monterey-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the Monterey town center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/21/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Monterey-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from Monterey center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 80.9 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 98.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Monterey:

STARKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; KNOX, IN)
PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WINAMAC, IN)
WOODLAWN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ROCHESTER, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Monterey, IN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Monterey:

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 32 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 32 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 36 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 52 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 53 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 56 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; FT enrollment: 36,407)

Public elementary/middle school in Monterey:

MONTEREY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 163; Location: 5973 E 700 N; Grades: KG - 06)

Private elementary/middle school in Monterey:

ST ANNE (Students: 41; Location: 6893 NORTH WALNUT; Grades: KG - 6)

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Library in Monterey:

MONTEREY-TIPPECANOE TWP PL (Operating income: $83,587; Location: 6260 E MAIN ST; 12,271 books; 1,028 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

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

SPORTSMANS BAR (Population served: 300, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

22 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

7 regular monitoring violations

INDIAN HAVEN MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-02-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-02-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-08-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-08-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-08-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-13-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-13-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-06-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-06-2001), St Public Notif received (NOV-10-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-08-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-08-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-10-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between DEC-15-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2004)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2003)

7 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.7%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	14.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This town:	10.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Monterey, IN

Monterey compared to Indiana state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly 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 Monterey (2009 data):

The First National Bank of Monterey: The First National Bank Of Monterey at Main Street, branch established on 1910-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $241.2 mil, Deposits: $212.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (71%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Electricity (4%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Monterey

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church
Adherents	35.5%	11.1%	10.8%	8.5%	6.9%
Congregations	14.3%	14.3%	8.6%	5.7%	8.6%

Name	Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America	Church of the Nazarene	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Other religions
Adherents	6.6%	3.8%	3.6%	3.6%	9.5%
Congregations	2.9%	2.9%	2.9%	8.6%	31.4%

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		1	$1,224
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$179
Totals for Government	0	$0		4	$1,403

Monterey government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $77,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $101,000
Sewerage: $60,000

Regular Highways: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $30,000
General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,000
Highways: $1,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $359,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $355,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $13,000
General - Other: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $148,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,000
State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $18,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $36,000
Individual Income: $3,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $22,000

7.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.34%
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 Starke County, IN	1.22% ($26,967 average AGI)
from Jasper County, IN	0.72% ($26,917)
from Fulton County, IN	0.62% ($24,839)

7.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,256 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
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 Starke County, IN	1.02% ($24,412 average AGI)
to Tippecanoe County, IN	0.64% ($23,188)
to Fulton County, IN	0.56% ($30,286)

Strongest AM radio stations in Monterey:

WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKVI (1520 AM; daytime; 2 kW; KNOX, IN; Owner: KANKAEE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Monterey:

WFRI (100.1 FM; WINAMAC, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
WKVI-FM (99.3 FM; KNOX, IN; Owner: KANKAKEE VALLEY B/CING. CO., INC.)
WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
W217AT (91.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WROI (92.1 FM; ROCHESTER, IN; Owner: BAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHLP (89.9 FM; HANNA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W300AL (107.9 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHZR (103.7 FM; ROYAL CENTER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP OF)

TV broadcast stations around Monterey:

WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Monterey fatal accident list:
Nov 25, 1990 11:00 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Fred Kleber, 4101 N County Road 1200 West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 149.4 m, Overall height: 149.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00759842
Registrant: Global Tower, LLC, 1801 Clint Moore Road, Suite 215, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB9JCW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00161094
Grant Date: 01/22/2005, Expiration Date: 02/02/2015, Certifier: Daniel S Carey
Registrant: Daniel S Carey, 7822n 250e, Monterey, IN 46960
Call Sign: N9HXT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01298211
Grant Date: 07/29/2008, Expiration Date: 10/22/2018, Certifier: Chris E Whiting
Registrant: Chris E Whiting, 9180 E 850 S, Monterey, IN 46960-9323
Call Sign: W9OLD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00396809
Grant Date: 09/07/2001, Expiration Date: 09/10/2011
Registrant: Martin O Piepenburg, 5536e 500n, Monterey, IN 46960
Call Sign: KC9CTV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00598160
Grant Date: 11/21/2002, Expiration Date: 11/21/2012, Certifier: Ursula J Carey
Registrant: Ursula J Carey, 7822n 250e, Monterey, IN 46960
Call Sign: KC9KPG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01226800
Grant Date: 12/22/2006, Expiration Date: 12/22/2016, Certifier: Michael J Slattery
Registrant: Michael J Slattery, 7535 S 750 E, Monterey, IN 46960

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: ATKINSON LARRY DEAN RTRY AR FRCE RAF2000 (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4345A , Serial Number: 2, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/2004
Registrant (Individual): Larry Dean Atkinson, 9755 E 750 S, Monterey, IN 46960
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 06/14/1988

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 26

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