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Marion County

Population in July 2008: 1,757. Population change since 2000: -5.1%

Males: 865	(49.2%)
Females: 892	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46227.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $61,054 (it was $56,719 in 2000)

Southport:	$61,054
Indiana:	$47,966

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $28,577

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $134,708 (it was $104,000 in 2000)

Southport:	$134,708
Indiana:	$125,200

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $141,428; Detached houses: $137,996; Townhouses or other attached units: $117,356; In 2-unit structures: $151,533

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Races in Southport:

White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Other race (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Southport: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.2%), United States (14.0%), English (12.6%), Irish (9.3%), French (4.4%), Italian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 775 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 2738 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Southport

High school or higher: 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
Unemployed: 1.3%
Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southport city

Never married: 24.4%
Now married: 58.3%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 9.7%

66 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This city:	3.6%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

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

Southport:	0.9% ($983)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Indianapolis, IN (9.1 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (171.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Homecroft, IN (0.9 miles ), Greenwood, IN (1.9 miles ), Beech Grove, IN (2.0 miles ), New Whiteland, IN (2.7 miles ), Whiteland, IN (2.8 miles ), Warren Park, IN (3.0 miles ), Indianapolis, IN (3.0 miles ), Bargersville, IN (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $500,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 1 building, cost: $126,800
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $217,600
2003: 1 building, cost: $155,600
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 39.66 N, Longitude: 86.12 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 317

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Southport, Indiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -150 (-7.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Social assistance (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Average climate in Southport, Indiana

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Southport-area historical tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 219% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/14/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.8 miles away from the Southport city center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/11/1998, a category 4 tornado 12.2 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Southport-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 17.8 miles away from Southport center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 30.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.3 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 56.6 miles away from Southport center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.2 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 86.9 miles away from Southport 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 Southport:

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH (about 2 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BEECH GROVE (about 4 miles; BEECH GROVE, IN)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTERS (about 4 miles; BEECH GROVE, IN)

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Amtrak station near Southport:

8 miles: INDIANAPOLIS (350 S. ILLINOIS ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southport:

UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 2 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 8 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 9 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 40 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,197)
ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)

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Church in Southport: Southport United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.2%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.4%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	6.2%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Southport, IN

Southport compared to Indiana state average:

Median household income above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.

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Banks with branches in Southport (2009 data):

M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank: Greenwood Branch at 8675 U.S. 31 South, branch established on 1989-06-30. Info updated 2008-03-13: Bank assets: $55,486.2 mil, Deposits: $35,896.4 mil, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 373 total offices, Holding Company: Marshall & Ilsley Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Southport

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 40.29%

Here		40.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	31.5%	9.1%	7.2%	6.5%	5.0%
Congregations	6.9%	10.2%	5.9%	2.9%	5.0%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other
Adherents	4.5%	4.2%	2.9%	2.7%	26.5%
Congregations	3.3%	6.4%	3.1%	4.3%	51.8%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$3,262
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		13	$6,970
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$945
Totals for Government	0	$0		21	$11,177

Southport government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - General - Other: $252,000
Regular Highways: $73,000

Parks & Recreation: $42,000

Police Protection: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $80,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $51,000
Rents: $30,000

Interest Earnings: $25,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $16,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $470,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $44,000
Highways: $9,000

Public Welfare: $2,000
Tax - Property: $178,000
Public Utilities: $27,000

Individual Income: $25,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $96,000

6.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($230 average AGI)
Marion County: 0.09%
Indiana average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hamilton County, IN	0.69% ($49,984 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IN	0.62% ($34,808)
from Hendricks County, IN	0.49% ($32,369)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($313 average AGI)
Marion County: 0.05%
Indiana average: 0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Hamilton County, IN	1.17% ($61,592 average AGI)
to Johnson County, IN	0.75% ($39,031)
to Hendricks County, IN	0.68% ($44,889)

Strongest AM radio stations in Southport:

WTLC (1310 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
WNTS (1590 AM; 5 kW; BEECH GROVE, IN; Owner: S + M BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
WXNT (1430 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBRI (1500 AM; daytime; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
WSYW (810 AM; daytime; 0 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CONTINENTAL BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Southport:

WENS (97.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTLC-FM (106.7 FM; GREENWOOD, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
WZPL (99.5 FM; GREENFIELD, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNOU (93.1 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WFMS (95.5 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: WFMS LICO, INC)
WYXB (105.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WHHH (96.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
WGLD (104.5 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDY LICO, INC)
WTTS (92.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
WFBQ (94.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIJY (95.9 FM; FRANKLIN, IN; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WRZX (103.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRFT (91.5 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: FRANKLIN TWSP. COMM. SCH. CORP.)
WTPI (107.9 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WFYI-FM (90.1 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN IN. PUBLIC B/CING, INC.)
WEDM (91.1 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN SCH. DIST. OF WARREN)
WCBK-FM (102.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WRDZ-FM (98.3 FM; PLAINFIELD, IN; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WEDJ (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, IN; Owner: CONTINENTAL BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
WYJZ (100.9 FM; LEBANON, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Southport:

WKOG-LP (Channel 31; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: KINGDOM OF GOD MINISTRIES, INC.)
WDNI-LP (Channel 65; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
WIPX-LP (Channel 51; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WXIN (Channel 59; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WISH-TV (Channel 8; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
WTTV (Channel 4; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
WHMB-TV (Channel 40; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRTV (Channel 6; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTBU-TV (Channel 69; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: BUTLER UNIVERSITY)
WIPX (Channel 63; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: PAXSON INDIANAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
WCLJ (Channel 42; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
WBXI-CA (Channel 47; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WTHR (Channel 13; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOINDIANA, INC.)
WFYI (Channel 20; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIIH-CA (Channel 11; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
WALV-CA (Channel 50; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOHIO, INC..)
WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

David A Kirk, 6721 S Gray Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 47.2 m, , Licensee ID: L01051890
Registrant: Stc Five LLC, 6391 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, KS 66251, Phone: (877) 265-6872, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KB9LGO, Previous Call Sign: KB4PRC
Grant Date: 08/08/1995, Expiration Date: 08/08/2005, Cancelation Date: 08/09/2007
Registrant: James T Thompson, 131 Pine St, Southport, IN 46227
Call Sign: WB9LUG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00149772
Grant Date: 03/28/1996, Expiration Date: 03/28/2006, Cancelation Date: 03/29/2008
Registrant: Lawrence A Reece, 2929 E Southport Rd, Southport, IN 46227

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: MOONEY M20A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1051B , Serial Number: 1278, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 09/17/1958
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, P O Box 10575, Southport, IN 46244
Aircraft: PEGASUS QUANTUM SUPER SPORT (Weight-shift-control, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912UL (80 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 912GD , Serial Number: 7715, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 08/16/2006
Registrant (Individual): Kenneth G Jr Dean, 49 Worman St, Southport, IN 46227

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