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Population (year 2000): 2,943. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,925 (-0.6% change)
 

Males: 1,408  (47.8%)
Females: 1,535  (52.2%)

Wells County

Median resident age:  35.0 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46777.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,000 (it was $45,449 in 2000)
Ossian  $46,000
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $98,100 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
Ossian  $98,100
Indiana:  $114,400

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Profiles of local businesses:
G6 Communications LLC
Crane's Drive-In, Inc.
Bee Creek Development LLP

Races in Ossian:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (32.2%), English (12.7%), United States (10.7%), Irish (9.2%), French (4.1%), Italian (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 830 feet

Land area: 1.49 square miles.

Population density: 1957 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ossian

  • High school or higher: 88.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ossian town

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

27 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Ossian, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ossian to the number of sex offenders is 974 to 1.

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

Ossian:  0.9% ($779)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (14.0 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (184.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Uniondale, IN (6.2 miles ), Zanesville, IN (8.1 miles ), Bluffton, IN (9.9 miles ), Markle, IN (12.2 miles ), Vera Cruz, IN (13.9 miles) , Fort Wayne, IN (14.0 miles ), Roanoke, IN (15.3 miles ), Poneto, IN (15.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.88 N, Longitude: 85.17 W


77 people in nursing homes

Area code: 260

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Population change in the 1990s: +481 (+19.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Ossian-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 105% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.1 miles away from the Ossian town center killed 4 people and injured 125 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/10/2002, a category 4 tornado 28.2 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 17 people and caused $30 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ossian:
  • BLUFFTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; BLUFFTON, IN)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-FT WAYNE (about 13 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ossian:
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 47 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 62 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ossian:
  • MILLER (about 13 miles; BLUFFTON, IN; ID: C40)
  • SMITH FIELD (about 18 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: SMD)
  • HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 20 miles; HUNTINGTON, IN; ID: HHG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ossian:
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 16 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 53 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 93 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 93 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
Public high school in Ossian:
  • NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 835; Location: 1100 E US 224; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ossian:
  • NORWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 627; Location: 1100 E US 224; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • OSSIAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 567; Location: 213 S JEFFERSON; Grades: PK - 05)
Private elementary/middle school in Ossian:
  • BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 69; Location: 7545 N 650E; Grades: KG - 8)

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

KOZY KOURT, INC. (Population served: 325, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from OCT-15-2001 to APR-01-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and DEC-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-01-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.5%
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: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Ossian compared to Indiana state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ossian (2007 data):
  • National City Bank: Ossian Branch at 1102 North State Road One, branch established on 1988-06-20. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
  • Ossian State Bank: at 102 North Jefferson Street, branch established on 1912-10-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $107.9 mil, Deposits: $80.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Ossian Financial Services, 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
Water Supply 1$2,657$31,8840$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,192$26,3040$0
Sewerage 2$6,208$37,2480$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,652$31,8240$0
Financial Administration 1$1,601$19,2120$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$1,488
Police Protection - Officers 5$14,070$33,7680$0
Totals for Government 11$29,380$32,0515$1,488


Ossian government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $471,000
    Solid Waste Management: $106,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $815,000
    Sewerage: $360,000
    General - Other: $338,000
    Regular Highways: $220,000
    Solid Waste Management: $96,000
    Parks & Recreation: $29,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $164,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $118,000
    Highways: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,736,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,612,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $124,000
  • Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $39,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $86,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,012,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $824,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $69,000
    Highways: $68,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $262,000
    Individual Income: $66,000
    Public Utilities: $6,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,005,000

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 Ossian:
  • 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)
  • WFCV (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLYV (1450 AM; 1 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: MIDWEST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ossian:
  • WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
  • WNUY (100.1 FM; BLUFFTON, IN; Owner: WELLS COUNTY RADIO CORP.)
  • WBCL (90.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WQHK-FM (105.1 FM; DECATUR, IN; Owner: JAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCYT (91.1 FM; LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, IN; Owner: SOUTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS)
  • WJFX (107.9 FM; NEW HAVEN, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE RADIO CORP.)
  • WLDE (101.7 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WYLT (103.9 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBYR (98.9 FM; VAN WERT, OH; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WXKE (102.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSHI (106.3 FM; COLUMBIA CITY, IN; Owner: JAMMIN' BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WZBD (92.7 FM; BERNE, IN; Owner: ADAMS COUNTY RADIO, INC)
  • W277AK (103.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W209AW (89.7 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Ossian:
  • WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WISE-TV (Channel 33; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: NVG-FORT WAYNE II, LLC)
  • WPTA (Channel 21; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFWA (Channel 39; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W66BD (Channel 53; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
  • DW68BN (Channel 68; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: ZONATION BROADCASTING)
  • W45AG (Channel 45; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAN STAR, INC.)

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