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Population (year 2000): 6,260. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,932 (-5.2% change)
 

Males: 2,809  (44.9%)
Females: 3,451  (55.1%)

Wabash County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46962.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,900 (it was $35,448 in 2000)
North Manchester  $35,900
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,900 (it was $84,000 in 2000)
North Manchester  $94,900
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in North Manchester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (30.4%), United States (12.2%), Irish (9.4%), English (8.3%), Dutch (1.8%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 773 feet

Land area: 3.61 square miles.

Population density: 1655 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in North Manchester

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Manchester town

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 12.0%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

55 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in North Manchester, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in North Manchester to the number of sex offenders is 543 to 1.

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

North Manchester:  1.1% ($951)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (44.7 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (143.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sidney, IN (7.3 miles) , Silver Lake, IN (9.4 miles ), Claypool, IN (11.4 miles ), South Whitley, IN (11.5 miles ), Lagro, IN (11.9 miles ), Roann, IN (12.2 miles ), Pierceton, IN (14.3 miles ), Wabash, IN (14.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $117,600
  • 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $97,800
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $103,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,500
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $109,900
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $153,800
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $79,500
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $183,900
  • 2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $187,700

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Latitude: 41.00 N, Longitude: 85.77 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +758 (+12.1%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 1,753 (60.0%)


People in group quarters in North Manchester
  • 767 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 466 people in nursing homes
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 260

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Population change in the 1990s: -113 (-1.8%).


Historical population

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Most common industries for males:
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (25%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Crime in North Manchester by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 130421
    per 100,000 15.947.30.065.532.916.6
Robberies 011301
    per 100,000 0.015.816.249.10.016.6
Assaults 108442
    per 100,000 15.90.0129.365.565.833.2
Burglaries 171118202736
    per 100,000 270.1173.5290.8327.6444.2598.0
Thefts 18013592143165152
    per 100,000 2859.42129.01486.52342.32714.32524.9
Auto thefts 251475
    per 100,000 31.878.916.265.5115.283.1
Arson 101100
    per 100,000 15.90.016.216.40.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 151.7146.2111.8202.1188.4174.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.84
US city average:  3.00

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North Manchester-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 122% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/6/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.3 miles away from the North Manchester town center killed one person and injured 31 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/12/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near North Manchester:
  • WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WABASH, IN)
  • KOSCIUSKO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WARSAW, IN)
  • OTIS R BOWEN CTR FOR HUMAN SVS INC (about 18 miles; WARSAW, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in North Manchester, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to North Manchester:
  • GRISSOM ARB (about 37 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 41 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 52 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
Other public-use airports nearest to North Manchester:
  • WABASH MUNI (about 18 miles; WABASH, IN; ID: IWH)
  • WARSAW MUNI (about 19 miles; WARSAW, IN; ID: ASW)
  • MENTONE (about 22 miles; MENTONE, IN; ID: C92)

College/University in North Manchester:
  • MANCHESTER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,057; Location: 604 COLLEGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.manchester.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Manchester:
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 46 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 55 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 55 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 65 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
Library in North Manchester:
  • NORTH MANCHESTER PL (Operating income: $321,283; Location: 405 N MARKET ST; 49,272 books; 2,277 audio materials; 1,177 video materials; 165 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Peabody Memorial Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Creek: Pony Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in North Manchester: Warvel Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: North Manchester Center for History (120 East Main Street).

Court: North Manchester Town - Town Court (709 West Main Street).

 

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

MEADOW ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 137, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-18-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-21-1998), St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-20-2002 to APR-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-28-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 65 regular monitoring violations
RUTH ANNS CORNER CUPBOARD (Population served: 29, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
SYCAMORE GOLF CLUB (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 13 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  62.7%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.8%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.7%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.2%

North Manchester compared to Indiana state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.


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Banks with branches in North Manchester (2007 data):
  • First Financial Bank, National Association: Heeter Avenue Branch, Timbercrest Church Branch, Indiana Lawrence Bank Branch, Estelle Peabody Memorial Home Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,262.9 mil, Deposits: $2,802.7 mil, headquarters in Hamilton, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 105 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Bancorp
  • First Federal Savings Bank of Wabash: 114 West Branch at 1404 State Road 114 West, branch established on 1920-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $285.5 mil, Deposits: $212.1 mil, headquarters in Wabash, IN, positive income, 4 total offices
  • The Bippus State Bank: North Manchester Branch at 106 West Street, branch established on 2006-09-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $103.1 mil, Deposits: $82.8 mil, headquarters in Huntington, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Bippus State Corporation
  • Frances Slocum Bank and Trust Company, National Association: Meshingomeshia Branch at 905 State Road 114 West, branch established on 1982-05-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $206.2 mil, Deposits: $138.6 mil, headquarters in Wabash, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: First Merchants Corporation



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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
Police Protection - Officers 11$30,104$32,8410$0
Streets and Highways 4$11,508$34,5240$0
Sewerage 6$13,738$27,4760$0
Financial Administration 1$2,763$33,1562$2,435
Parks and Recreation 3$9,259$37,03626$9,281
Police - Other 6$8,068$16,1363$458
Water Supply 7$11,161$19,1330$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 5$1,824
Firefighters 3$6,503$26,01221$1,840
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$675
Other Government Administration 1$4,386$52,6325$1,532
Totals for Government 42$97,489$27,85463$18,046


North Manchester government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $584,000
    Solid Waste Management: $244,000
    Parks & Recreation: $74,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $879,000
    Sewerage: $702,000
    Water Utilities: $496,000
    Parks & Recreation: $327,000
    Regular Highways: $283,000
    General Public Buildings: $251,000
    Solid Waste Management: $235,000
    General - Other: $177,000
    Fire Protection: $68,000
    Central Staff Services: $51,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $205,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $230,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $369,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $839,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,711,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,396,000
    Water Utilities: $758,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $315,000
    Water Utilities: $81,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $102,000
    Interest Earnings: $88,000
    Rents: $32,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $34,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    General Public Building: $14,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,685,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $589,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $727,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $274,000
    Highways: $226,000
    All Other: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $956,000
    Individual Income: $255,000
    Public Utilities: $19,000
    NEC: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,223,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $40,000

5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,755 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.13%
Indiana average:  6.54%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Wabash County:  0.12%
Indiana average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Miami County, IN  0.64% ($26,554 average AGI)
from Kosciusko County, IN  0.63% ($32,061)
from Grant County, IN  0.51% ($31,803)


6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,069 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.01%
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 Kosciusko County, IN  0.77% ($28,980 average AGI)
to Allen County, IN  0.57% ($27,347)
to Miami County, IN  0.46% ($26,902)


Strongest AM radio stations in North Manchester:
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRSW (1480 AM; 1 kW; WARSAW, IN; Owner: GBC MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
  • WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Manchester:
  • WBKE-FM (89.5 FM; NORTH MANCHESTER, IN; Owner: MANCHESTER COLLEGE)
  • WLZQ (101.1 FM; SOUTH WHITLEY, IN; Owner: LARKO COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WARU-FM (101.9 FM; ROANN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WJOT-FM (105.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)
  • WRSW-FM (107.3 FM; WARSAW, IN; Owner: GBC MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMYK (98.5 FM; PERU, IN; Owner: MIAMI COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around North Manchester:
  • WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
  • WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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