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Notable location: Rensselaer Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Rensselaer include: Bethany Church (A), Saint Lukes Church (B), Saint Peters Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Weston Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Rensselaer: Brook Side Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotel: Knights Inn Rensselaer IN (8530 West Saint Road 114).
Courts: Jasper County - Superior Court Ii Clerks Office- Civil-Criminal Cases (105 West Kellner Boulevard), License Branch-Auto Rensselaer (646 South College Avenue), Jasper County - Circuit Court- Circuit Court Judges Chambers (Courthouse), Jasper County - Superior Court I (Courthouse), Jasper County - Superior Court I Clerks Office- Small Claims- Courthouse- Criminal C (215 West Kellner Boulevard), Jasper County - Superior Court I Clerks Office- Courthouse (115 West Washington Street).
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Jasper County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rensselaer and their reported violations in the past:
TRAILTREE/MIDCONTINENT INN INC. (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-17-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-17-2006), St Boil Water Order (FEB-17-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-10-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-21-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-25-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-30-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-29-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-29-2000), St Public Notif received (FEB-15-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-10-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-1998), St Public Notif received (APR-17-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
TRI-COUNTY BIBLE CHURCH (Population served: 253, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-17-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-17-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-21-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-19-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-11-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-11-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-12-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-18-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2001)
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
HERITAGE PARK APARTMENTS (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (MAY-18-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-18-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-12-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-08-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-06-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-06-2002), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 51 regular monitoring violations
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN (Address: 3234 N 800 W  , Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
ST. JOSEPHS PICNIC AREA (LAKE BANET) (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-10-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rensselaer that have no violations reported:
- WHEATFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Population served: 46, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.3%
(9.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.0% for Black residents, 65.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 31.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Indiana: |  2.6 people |
| This city: | 64.9% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rensselaer, IN
135 people in nursing homes
36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Rensselaer compared to Indiana state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Rensselaer (2011 data):
- Kentland Bank: Rensselaer Branch at 480 South College Avenue, branch established on 2008/12/01. Info updated 2011/08/16: Bank assets: $276.4 mil, Deposits: $223.2 mil, headquarters in Kentland, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Kenbancorp
- PNC Bank, National Association: Rensselaer at 125 South Cullen Street, branch established on 1904/06/01. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- First Merchants Bank National Association: Rensselaer at 200 West Washington Street, branch established on 1919/10/06. Info updated 2012/02/13: Bank assets: $4,154.9 mil, Deposits: $3,154.7 mil, headquarters in Muncie, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 89 total offices, Holding Company: First Merchants Corporation
- DeMotte State Bank: Rensselaer Branch at 211 West Drexel Parkway, branch established on 2007/08/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $359.4 mil, Deposits: $277.9 mil, headquarters in Demotte, IN, positive income, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Demotte Bancorp
- Alliance Bank: Rensselaer Branch at 501 South College Avenue, branch established on 1996/04/22. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $290.1 mil, Deposits: $235.5 mil, headquarters in Francesville, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Alliance Bancorp
- Fifth Third Bank: Rensselaer Branch at 201 N. Van Rensselaer, branch established on 1934/03/01. Info updated 2009/10/05: Bank assets: $114,540.4 mil, Deposits: $89,689.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1378 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Rensselaer, Indiana:
- Knights Inn, 8530 W SR 114, Rensselaer, IN 47978 , Phone: (219) 866-4164, Fax: (219) 866-2120
- Holiday Inn Express, Asa Lodging, 4788 Nesbitt Dr, Rensselaer, IN 47978 , Phone: (219) 866-7111, Fax: (219) 866-7232
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Rensselaer, Indiana
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jasper County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Rensselaer (based on Jasper County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.89%
| Here | | 44.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Reformed Church in America | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 30.5% | 12.0% | 11.7% | 10.8% | 6.4% |
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| Congregations | 8.3% | 12.5% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.7% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 14.5% |
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| Congregations | 6.3% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 41.7% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | This county: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18 | Jasper County: | 5.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26 | Jasper County: | 8.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 28.6% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Jasper County: | 16.5% | | Indiana: | 14.3% |
| 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 |
2 | $5,595 | $33,570 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $10,957 | $18,783 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $25,109 | $37,664 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $12,226 | $29,342 | 5 | $1,129 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $7,388 | $29,552 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
6 | $13,288 | $26,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $15,370 | $46,110 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $7,813 | $31,252 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
11 | $35,989 | $39,261 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
16 | $61,733 | $46,300 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
7 | $23,763 | $40,737 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
72 | $219,231 | $36,539 | 5 | $1,129 |
Rensselaer government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,729,000 ($799.63)
- Charges - Sewerage: $992,000 ($167.74)
Solid Waste Management: $145,000 ($24.52)
All Other: $76,000 ($12.85)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $31,000 ($5.24)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($1.35)
- Construction - Sewerage: $1,650,000 ($279.00)
Regular Highways: $478,000 ($80.83)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $5,679,000 ($960.26)
Gas Utilities: $5,539,000 ($936.59)
Sewerage: $4,439,000 ($750.59)
Water Utilities: $1,551,000 ($262.26)
Police Protection: $715,000 ($120.90)
General - Other: $470,000 ($79.47)
Regular Highways: $311,000 ($52.59)
Solid Waste Management: $305,000 ($51.57)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $129,000 ($21.81)
Central Staff Services: $90,000 ($15.22)
Local Fire Protection: $64,000 ($10.82)
General Public Buildings: $57,000 ($9.64)
Judicial and Legal Services: $39,000 ($6.59)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $203,000 ($34.33)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $832,000 ($140.68)
Housing and Community Development: $50,000 ($8.45)
- General - Interest on Debt: $61,000 ($10.31)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $441,000 ($74.57)
Highways: $26,000 ($4.40)
All Other: $9,000 ($1.52)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $540,000 ($91.31)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $194,000 ($32.80)
General Revenue, NEC: $123,000 ($20.80)
Donations From Private Sources: $27,000 ($4.57)
Fines and Forfeits: $3,000 ($0.51)
Rents: $2,000 ($0.34)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,136,000 ($2221.17)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,310,000 ($1405.14)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,366,000 ($907.34)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $487,000 ($82.35)
Local Fire Protection: $312,000 ($52.76)
Regular Highways: $62,000 ($10.48)
Police Protection: $39,000 ($6.59)
General Public Building: $6,000 ($1.01)
Central Staff Services: $6,000 ($1.01)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,000 ($0.17)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,138,000 ($1206.97)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $6,887,000 ($1164.52)
Gas Utilities: $6,066,000 ($1025.70)
Water Utilities: $960,000 ($162.33)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,390,000 ($235.04)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $588,000 ($99.43)
All Other: $515,000 ($87.08)
Highways: $167,000 ($28.24)
- Tax - Property: $1,118,000 ($189.04)
Other License: $16,000 ($2.71)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,311,000 ($221.68)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000 ($7.10)
7.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,766 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.35% | | 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:
6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,755 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.75% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Rensselaer:
- WRIN (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RENSSELAER, IN)
- 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.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- WNDZ (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PORTAGE, IN; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rensselaer:
- WLQI (97.7 FM; RENSSELAER, IN; Owner: BROTHERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPUM (90.5 FM; RENSSELAER, IN; Owner: ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE)
- WIVR (101.7 FM; KENTLAND, IN; Owner: MILNER BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WMRS (107.7 FM; MONTICELLO, IN; Owner: GERALD NORMAN QUINN)
- WXXB (102.9 FM; DELPHI, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLFF (95.3 FM; BROOKSTON, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC)
- WZVN (107.1 FM; LOWELL, IN; Owner: M & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Rensselaer:
- WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Rensselaer, Indiana:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Indiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 107
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 165
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 34
- Fatalities: 117
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 269
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Rensselaer fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total average daily traffic: 10,506
Total average daily truck traffic: 926
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 17,126
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Businesses in Rensselaer, IN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Arby's | 2 | | Knights Inn | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | McDonald's | 2 |
| Blockbuster | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
Rensselaer on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Librarians, curators, and archivists (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and related products (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Community and social services occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2005 to 2006 (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of arson incidents in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year (population 5,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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