Spiceland, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 785.

Males: 378	(48.2%)
Females: 407	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47385.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,103 (it was $45,875 in 2000)

Spiceland:	$55,103
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,382

Spiceland:	$25,382
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,434 (it was $77,600 in 2000)

Spiceland:	$106,434
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $112,652; Detached houses: $110,198; Townhouses or other attached units: $114,338; In 2-unit structures: $148,384; Mobile homes: $77,000

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Races in Spiceland:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Other race (1.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Spiceland: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (19.3%), United States (12.4%), English (10.5%), Irish (6.3%), French (3.7%), Scottish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1050 feet

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 1788 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Spiceland

High school or higher: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spiceland town

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 64.7%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 7.0%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Spiceland:	0.6% ($447)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anderson, IN (22.3 miles , pop. 59,734).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (37.9 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (181.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Dunreith, IN (1.6 miles) , Greensboro, IN (1.8 miles) , Lewisville, IN (2.2 miles ), Knightstown, IN (2.4 miles ), Kennard, IN (2.5 miles ), New Castle, IN (2.7 miles ), Straughn, IN (2.8 miles ), Cadiz, IN (2.9 miles) .

Latitude: 39.84 N, Longitude: 85.44 W

Area code: 765

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (19%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Machinery (6%)
Construction (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Machinery (9%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Child care workers (4%)

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Average climate in Spiceland, Indiana

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

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.9 miles away from the Spiceland town center injured 17 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/14/1972, a category 4 tornado 12.7 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Spiceland-area historical earthquake activity is below Indiana state average. It is 92% 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 74.2 miles away from Spiceland center
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 25.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 68.3 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 70.0 miles away from Spiceland center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.7 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 53.0 miles away from Spiceland 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 Spiceland:

HENRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NEW CASTLE, IN)
RUSH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; RUSHVILLE, IN)
HANCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & HEALTH (about 19 miles; GREENFIELD, IN)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spiceland:

IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 22 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 39 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 39 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 39 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)

Public elementary/middle school in Spiceland:

SPICELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 103; Location: 408 W MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 04)

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Library in Spiceland:

SPICELAND TOWN-TOWNSHIP PL (Operating income: $19,849; Location: 106 WEST MAIN STREET; 23,025 books; 286 audio materials; 737 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)

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

SKY-VUE DRIVE-IN (Population served: 406, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-02-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-10-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-10-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUN-12-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-12-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.4%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spiceland, IN

Spiceland 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.
Number of rooms per house above 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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Banks with branches in Spiceland (2009 data):

Citizens State Bank of New Castle, Indiana: Spiceland Branch at 121 E Main Street, branch established on 1935-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $232.5 mil, Deposits: $205.5 mil, headquarters in New Castle, IN, positive income, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Town Financial Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (93%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Electricity (1%)

Religion statistics for Spiceland

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of the Nazarene	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	11.4%	11.3%	10.7%	10.6%	10.4%
Congregations	8.0%	8.0%	14.0%	11.0%	4.0%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Catholic Church	The Wesleyan Church	Other religions
Adherents	5.8%	5.3%	5.0%	4.8%	24.7%
Congregations	1.0%	1.0%	2.0%	5.0%	46.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$2,662	$31,944	1	$704
Water Supply	1	$3,446	$41,352	0	$0
Electric Power	1	$3,255	$39,060	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$9,363	$37,452	1	$704

Spiceland government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000
Charges - All Other: $22,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $565,000
General - Other: $419,000

Water Utilities: $79,000

Police Protection: $16,000

Regular Highways: $14,000

Sewerage: $13,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $86,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $76,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $16,000
Regular Highways: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $249,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $312,000
Water Utilities: $110,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $270,000
Highways: $24,000

Health & Hospitals: $13,000

General Support: $12,000
Tax - Property: $55,000
Individual Income: $26,000

Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $110,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

5.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,096 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.18%
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 Madison County, IN	0.82% ($36,507 average AGI)
from Delaware County, IN	0.53% ($32,724)
from Hancock County, IN	0.52% ($34,206)

6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.02%
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 Madison County, IN	0.76% ($31,746 average AGI)
to Marion County, IN	0.71% ($34,105)
to Hancock County, IN	0.62% ($35,870)

Strongest AM radio stations in Spiceland:

WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMDH (1550 AM; 0 kW; NEW CASTLE, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBRI (1500 AM; daytime; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
WNTS (1590 AM; 5 kW; BEECH GROVE, IN; Owner: S + M BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WTLC (1310 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
WXNT (1430 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Spiceland:

WKWH-FM (94.3 FM; RUSHVILLE, IN; Owner: RSE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WKPW (90.7 FM; KNIGHTSTOWN, IN; Owner: IN SOLDIERS & SAILORS CHILDRENS HME)
WMDH-FM (102.5 FM; NEW CASTLE, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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)
WZPL (99.5 FM; GREENFIELD, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WENS (97.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WJCF (88.1 FM; MORRISTOWN, IN; Owner: INDIANA COMMUNITY RADIO CORP.)
WGNR-FM (97.9 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WIFE (100.3 FM; CONNERSVILLE, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLBC-FM (104.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: MUNCIE SABRECOM, INC.)
WFMG (101.3 FM; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQME (98.7 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: ANDERSON UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WFBQ (94.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQLK (96.1 FM; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: BREWER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WRZX (103.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBSH (91.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
WERK (104.9 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
WRGF (89.7 FM; GREENFIELD, IN; Owner: GREENFIELD CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Spiceland:

WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
WIPB (Channel 49; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
WXIN (Channel 59; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WTHR (Channel 13; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOINDIANA, INC.)
WISH-TV (Channel 8; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
WRTV (Channel 6; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHMB-TV (Channel 40; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPTO (Channel 14; OXFORD, OH; Owner: GREATER DAYTON PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
WKOG-LP (Channel 31; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: KINGDOM OF GOD MINISTRIES, INC.)
WDNI-LP (Channel 65; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
WBXI-CA (Channel 47; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WALV-CA (Channel 50; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOHIO, INC..)
WIPX-LP (Channel 51; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WFYI (Channel 20; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMUN-LP (Channel 26; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP, MUNCIE IND.)

Spiceland fatal accident list:
Dec 16, 2008 12:20 AM, I-70, Lat: 39.852797, Lon: -85.376086, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 3
Nov 30, 2006 11:21 AM, Sr- 3, Cr- 225, Lat: 39.840111, Lon: -85.429442, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jun 8, 1991 06:11 AM, 3, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Richard J Byrne, 7856 County Road 325 W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.3 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Water Tank, Water Tank; Near S Cr125w, On The Se Quadrant Of Jct. I-70 & Sr3, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQEV474
Assigned Frequencies : 452.787 MHz
Grant Date: 04/25/2006, Expiration Date: 04/25/2016, Certifier: Jeff Lane
Registrant: Siemens Water Technologies, 1239 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Spiceland)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: REARWIN 7000 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: LEBLOND 70 SERIES (70 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 16469 , Serial Number: 499, Year manufactured: 1936
Registrant (Individual): Paul E Adams, Box 305, Spiceland, IN 47385
Aircraft: SMITH RONALD C CHALLENGER II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 817RS , Serial Number: 001, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 11/29/2007
Registrant (Individual): Ronald C Smith, Po Box 274, Spiceland, IN 47385

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 19
Hazardous Condition: 17

Incident types - Spiceland

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