Morocco, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 1,112. Population change since 2000: -1.3%

Males: 538	(48.4%)
Females: 574	(51.6%)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47963.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,648 (it was $32,176 in 2000)

Morocco:	$38,648
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,096

Morocco:	$22,096
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,878 (it was $64,800 in 2000)

Morocco:	$88,878
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,182; Detached houses: $88,914; Mobile homes: $34,038

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Races in Morocco:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Other race (1.0%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Morocco: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.3%), Irish (14.9%), English (13.8%), United States (10.1%), French (4.5%), Swedish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 698 feet

Land area: 0.58 square miles.

Population density: 1921 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Morocco

High school or higher: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 2.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morocco town

Never married: 21.9%
Now married: 52.9%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 13.7%
Divorced: 10.6%

10 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Morocco, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Morocco to the number of sex offenders is 1112 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:

Morocco:	1.1% ($713)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gary, IN (44.3 miles , pop. 102,746).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (63.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brook, IN (2.7 miles ), Mount Ayr, IN (2.9 miles) , Donovan, IL (3.1 miles ), Beaverville, IL (3.2 miles ), Iroquois, IL (3.3 miles ), Hopkins Park, IL (3.4 miles ), Kentland, IN (3.5 miles ), Lake Village, IN (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $68,000
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $89,500
2005: 1 building, cost: $173,800
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $105,700
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $145,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 40.95 N, Longitude: 87.45 W

Area code: 219

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Population change in the 1990s: +75 (+7.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Average climate in Morocco, Indiana

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Morocco-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.9 miles away from the Morocco town center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 35.2 miles away from the town center killed 18 people and injured 285 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Morocco-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.2 miles away from Morocco center
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 90.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from the city 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 Morocco:

JASPER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; RENSSELAER, IN)
IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WATSEKA, IL)
RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)

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Amtrak station near Morocco:

16 miles: RENSSELAER (619 N. CULLEN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morocco:

OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 42 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 42 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 45 miles; HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)

Public high school in Morocco:

NORTH NEWTON JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 769; Location: 1641 W 250 N; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Morocco:

MOROCCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 310 S LINCOLN - PO BOX 50; Grades: KG - 06)

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Cemetery: Murphy Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

WILLOW SLOUGH F & W AREA (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-01-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-10-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	63.3%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Morocco, IN

Morocco compared to Indiana state average:

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Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Morocco (2009 data):

DeMotte State Bank: Morocco Branch at Main And State Streets, branch established on 1931-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $336.9 mil, Deposits: $246.9 mil, headquarters in Demotte, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Demotte Bancorp

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Morocco mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Newton County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Morocco

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	27.5%	22.8%	11.7%	11.5%	9.5%
Congregations	13.0%	30.4%	8.7%	8.7%	8.7%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	7.0%	3.5%	2.4%	1.7%	2.4%
Congregations	4.3%	8.7%	4.3%	4.3%	8.7%

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	1	$1,417	$17,004	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$2,398	$28,776	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,827	$33,924	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$3,168	$38,016	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$3,237	$38,844	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$4,189	$50,268	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$17,236	$34,472	0	$0

7.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,372 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.61%
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 Lake County, IN	2.54% ($37,638 average AGI)
from Jasper County, IN	1.10% ($29,400)
from Porter County, IN	0.51% ($34,571)

8.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,849 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.32%
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 Jasper County, IN	1.79% ($32,755 average AGI)
to Lake County, IN	1.37% ($33,093)
to Tippecanoe County, IN	0.69% ($23,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Morocco:

WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNDZ (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PORTAGE, IN; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Morocco:

WIVR (101.7 FM; KENTLAND, IN; Owner: MILNER BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WVLI (95.1 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: MILNER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLQI (97.7 FM; RENSSELAER, IN; Owner: BROTHERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGFA-FM (94.1 FM; WATSEKA, IL; Owner: IROQUOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYBA (102.3 FM; CRETE, IL; Owner: DONTRON INC.)
WZVN (107.1 FM; LOWELL, IN; Owner: M & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
WONU (89.7 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY)
WRZA (99.9 FM; PARK FOREST, IL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Morocco:

WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Morocco fatal accident list:
Apr 5, 2007 04:58 AM, Us-41, Sr-114, Lat: 40.940631, Lon: -87.435381, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 26, 2007 10:00 AM, Us-41, Cr-50, Lat: 40.991633, Lon: -87.449636, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
May 29, 2000 05:00 AM, Us-41, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Sep 9, 2000 09:15 AM, Us-41, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Oct 31, 1979 10:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 6, 1975 06:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

0.2 Mile West Of The Intersection Of Highway 41 & Sr-114, Structure height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: KNKQ373
869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 09/16/2003, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Communications, 2422 West State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (260) 760-4126, Fax: (260) 760-4186

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Morocco, IN)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

MOROCCO, .4 Mi W Of Int Of Hwy 41 & Sr 114, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WMR972, Licensee ID: L00128090
Assigned Frequencies : 2115.20 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 06/11/2008, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Michiana License Company LLC Dba Centennial Communications

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB9LAT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01003815
Grant Date: 04/13/2005, Expiration Date: 07/11/2015, Certifier: Willie E Alexander
Registrant: Willie E Alexander, 4226w 100n, Morocco, IN 47963
Call Sign: KB9QLK, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 09/24/1998, Expiration Date: 05/15/2007
Registrant: June M Rushmore, 520 W Sunshine Dr, Morocco, IN 47963
Call Sign: N4ODG, Previous Call Sign: KB4RUX
Grant Date: 03/13/1990, Expiration Date: 03/13/2000, Cancelation Date: 03/14/2002
Registrant: Dennis B Mc Donald, 42 W Beaver, Morocco, IN 47963
Call Sign: N9BVL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00300253
Grant Date: 12/21/2005, Expiration Date: 02/15/2016
Registrant: Larry A Clark, 6774 W St Rd 114, Morocco, IN 47963
Call Sign: N9WJH, Previous Call Sign: KA9OHB, Licensee ID: L00837105
Grant Date: 03/25/2004, Expiration Date: 03/22/2014, Certifier: Thomas P Szewczyk
Registrant: Thomas P Szewczyk, 507 S Clay St, Morocco, IN 47963

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: FAIRCHILD 24 C8 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 79 mph), Engine: WARNER SS40&50 (90 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 15954 , Serial Number: 2800, Year manufactured: 1936
Registrant (Individual): Earl E Gulley, , Morocco, IN 47963

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12
Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Morocco

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