Rome City, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 1,666. Population change since 2000: +3.2%

Males: 839	(50.4%)
Females: 827	(49.6%)

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46784.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,389 (it was $41,118 in 2000)

Rome City:	$49,389
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,378

Rome City:	$24,378
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,609 (it was $99,600 in 2000)

Rome City:	$136,609
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $173,940; Detached houses: $187,093; Mobile homes: $18,462

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Races in Rome City:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Rome City: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.0%), United States (19.3%), Irish (11.5%), English (8.0%), French (3.5%), Dutch (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 930 feet

Land area: 1.19 square miles.

Population density: 1397 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rome City

High school or higher: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rome City town

Never married: 18.1%
Now married: 63.4%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 10.6%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.3%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Rome City, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rome City to the number of sex offenders is 333 to 1.

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

Rome City:	0.8% ($756)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (31.1 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (122.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wolcottville, IN (1.5 miles ), Kendallville, IN (2.5 miles ), Albion, IN (2.7 miles ), Topeka, IN (3.1 miles ), Lagrange, IN (3.3 miles ), Avilla, IN (3.3 miles ), Ligonier, IN (3.5 miles ), Corunna, IN (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $155,900
1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $101,100
1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $97,300
2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $116,500
2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $113,300
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $165,200
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $161,900
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $135,400
2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $120,100
2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $206,000
2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $199,300
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $226,000

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Latitude: 41.49 N, Longitude: 85.36 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 260

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Population change in the 1990s: +363 (+29.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (19%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Food (4%)
Chemicals (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Average climate in Rome City, Indiana

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Rome City, Indiana average precipitation

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Rome City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Rome City town center killed 18 people and injured 285 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 17.2 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 41 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Rome City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from Rome City center
On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.5 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 76.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rome City:

PARKVIEW NOBLE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; KENDALLVILLE, IN)
LAGRANGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LAGRANGE, IN)
DEKALB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 20 miles; AUBURN, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Rome City, IN

Amtrak station near Rome City:

19 miles: WATERLOO (LINCOLN & CENTER STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rome City:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 30 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 49 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 49 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)

Public elementary/middle school in Rome City:

ROME CITY ELEM & MIDDLE SCH (Students: 456; Location: W JEFFERSON ST; Grades: PK - 08)

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Lakes: Sylvan Lake (A), Spring Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

SAINT GASPAR DEL BUFALO CATHOLIC CHURCH (Population served: 500, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

ROME CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Population served: 135, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

17 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

THE OAK TREE FAMILY RESTAURANT (Population served: 77, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

9 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

SYLVAN LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSN. (Population served: 70, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-19-2005), St Boil Water Order (AUG-19-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-25-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2004)

7 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

STAGS SPORTS LOUNGE & RESTAURANT (Population served: 31, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

WEST LAKES MARINE (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (Population served: 27, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

PEPSI AMERICAS - ROME CITY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-09-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2004)

3 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rome City that have no violations reported:

SHULL BROTHERS CAMPGROUND/ MHP (Population served: 225, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
ROME CITY SUBWAY (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
ROME CITY TOWN HALL (Population served: 34, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.9%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% 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:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rome City, IN

Rome City compared to Indiana state average:

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Unemployed percentage 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 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Noble County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (82%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Rome City

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	26.2%	25.9%	18.9%	4.7%	3.9%
Congregations	10.2%	27.1%	5.1%	5.1%	6.8%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	The Wesleyan Church	Church of the Nazarene	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	3.7%	3.7%	2.6%	2.0%	8.4%
Congregations	6.8%	5.1%	5.1%	1.7%	27.1%

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	$3,002	$36,024	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$3,352	$40,224	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$6,142	$36,852	3	$762
Streets and Highways	2	$5,500	$33,000	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$3,365	$40,380	1	$1,700
Totals for Government	7	$21,361	$36,619	4	$2,462

Rome City government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $81,000
Charges - Sewerage: $323,000
All Other: $10,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $299,000
Sewerage: $243,000

Regular Highways: $91,000

Police Protection: $11,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $101,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $200,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $180,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,000
General Revenue, NEC: $16,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $62,000
Regular Highways: $54,000

Sewerage: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $300,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $94,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $56,000
Highways: $48,000
Tax - Property: $188,000
NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $290,000

6.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,028 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
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	1.17% ($39,945 average AGI)
from DeKalb County, IN	0.87% ($28,560)
from LaGrange County, IN	0.84% ($32,524)

7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,357 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
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	1.54% ($31,742 average AGI)
to DeKalb County, IN	0.98% ($27,912)
to LaGrange County, IN	0.71% ($29,715)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rome City:

WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAWK (1140 AM; daytime; 0 kW; KENDALLVILLE, IN; Owner: NORTHEAST INDIANA B/CASTING, INC.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rome City:

WBTU (93.3 FM; KENDALLVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WTHD (105.5 FM; LAGRANGE, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLEG (102.7 FM; LIGONIER, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WQKO (91.9 FM; HOWE, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
WCVM (94.7 FM; BRONSON, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WBCL (90.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
WMSH-FM (99.3 FM; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBNI-FM (89.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NE IN., INC.)
WAWC (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, IN; Owner: WILLIAM ANDREW DIXON)
WNHT (96.3 FM; CHURUBUSCO, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLKI (100.3 FM; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXTW (102.3 FM; AUBURN, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WSHI (106.3 FM; COLUMBIA CITY, IN; Owner: JAMMIN' BROADCASTING, LLC)
WBOI (91.3 FM; ORLAND, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NORTHEAST INDIANA, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Rome City:

WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, LLC)
WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
WPTA (Channel 21; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.)
WFWA (Channel 39; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
WISE-TV (Channel 33; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: NVG-FORT WAYNE II, LLC)
W66BD (Channel 53; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W07CL (Channel 7; AUBURN, IN; Owner: THE RAYMOND S. AND DOROTHY N. MOORE FOUNDATION, INC.)
WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
WINM (Channel 63; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
W45AG (Channel 45; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAN STAR, INC.)

Rome City fatal accident list:
Nov 2, 2007 11:35 AM, Angling, Cr-1200, Lat: 41.526208, Lon: -85.317564, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 8, 1976 05:41 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 9,831
Total average daily truck traffic: 983
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 13,616

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: N9QVS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00020786
Grant Date: 07/09/2002, Expiration Date: 08/18/2012
Registrant: Eugene K Knight, 9869 N Eagle Island Rd, Rome City, IN 46784
Call Sign: N9RVN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00586402
Grant Date: 10/25/2002, Expiration Date: 01/12/2013
Registrant: Paul C Philips, 1030 W Pleasant Point, Rome City, IN 46784

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8
Hazardous Condition: 7

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