Spurgeon, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 213. Population change since 2000: -6.2%

Males: 106	(49.8%)
Females: 107	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47584.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,757 (it was $36,429 in 2000)

Spurgeon:	$43,757
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,945

Spurgeon:	$20,945
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,950 (it was $51,000 in 2000)

Spurgeon:	$69,950
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,341; Detached houses: $72,498; Townhouses or other attached units: $60,532; In 2-unit structures: $50,763; Mobile homes: $24,167

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Races in Spurgeon:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Hispanic (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Spurgeon: 72.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.0%), United States (12.3%), Irish (11.5%), English (6.2%), Swiss (4.0%), Italian (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 509 feet

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 1219 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Spurgeon

High school or higher: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 8.6%
Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spurgeon town

Never married: 17.1%
Now married: 67.4%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 3.4%

7 residents are foreign born (1.3% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.9% Oceania).

This town:	3.1%
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:

Spurgeon:	0.7% ($380)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (24.9 miles , pop. 121,582).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (81.9 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (249.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lynnville, IN (2.2 miles ), Somerville, IN (2.6 miles ), Mackey, IN (2.7 miles) , Oakland City, IN (2.8 miles ), Winslow, IN (3.0 miles ), Francisco, IN (3.4 miles ), Holland, IN (3.5 miles ), Elberfeld, IN (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 38.25 N, Longitude: 87.26 W

Area code: 812

Population change in the 1990s: +78 (+52.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Furniture and related products (20%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Machinery (10%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Food (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Furniture and related products (17%)
Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
Other direct selling establishments (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Gasoline stations (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Art and design workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Customer service representatives (17%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)

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Spurgeon-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 102% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.4 miles away from the Spurgeon town center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.7 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Spurgeon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 36.7 miles away from Spurgeon center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 51.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from Spurgeon center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 51.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.5 miles away from Spurgeon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Spurgeon:

WIRTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; OAKLAND CITY, IN)
ST MARY'S WARRICK (about 14 miles; BOONVILLE, IN)
DEACONESS ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HUNTINGBURG, IN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spurgeon:

TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 25 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 29 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 76 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 78 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 80 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.7%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Spurgeon compared to Indiana state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pike County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Coal or coke (2%)

Religion statistics for Spurgeon

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	31.4%	9.0%	9.0%	8.0%	7.5%
Congregations	28.9%	2.6%	2.6%	5.3%	5.3%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	6.1%	5.8%	4.5%	3.8%	14.8%
Congregations	2.6%	7.9%	13.2%	2.6%	28.9%

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	0	$0		1	$626
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$435
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$175
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,290
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$2,526

Spurgeon government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000
Charges - All Other: $8,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $65,000
Fire Protection: $13,000

General - Other: $11,000

Regular Highways: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $58,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $58,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $54,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $73,000
State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $6,000
Highways: $4,000

General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $11,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,934 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
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 Dubois County, IN	1.29% ($30,148 average AGI)
from Gibson County, IN	0.86% ($35,707)
from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.55% ($31,577)

5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,797 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
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 Dubois County, IN	1.43% ($26,397 average AGI)
to Daviess County, IN	0.78% ($24,730)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.67% ($43,469)

Strongest AM radio stations in Spurgeon:

WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WITZ (990 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRAY (1250 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Spurgeon:

WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
WBGW (101.5 FM; FORT BRANCH, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
WYXY (107.1 FM; BOONVILLE, IN; Owner: BOONVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WAXL (103.3 FM; SANTA CLAUS, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WJPS-FM (93.5 FM; CHANDLER, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WGZB-FM (96.5 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
WBDC (100.9 FM; HUNTINGBURG, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WBHW (88.7 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRAY-FM (98.1 FM; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WITZ-FM (104.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
WJLT (105.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIKY-FM (104.1 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL B/C CORPORATION)
WABX (107.5 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WBTO-FM (102.3 FM; PETERSBURG, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC)
WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSJD (100.5 FM; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: WSJD, INC.)
WQKZ (98.5 FM; FERDINAND, IN; Owner: GEM COMMUNICATIONS LLP)
WVUB (91.1 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: VINCENNES UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Spurgeon:

WTVW (Channel 7; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: QUORUM OF INDIANA LICENSE, LLC)
WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
K55HL (Channel 55; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFIE (Channel 14; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WEVV (Channel 44; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP.)
WEHT (Channel 25; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
WIKY-LP (Channel 5; EVANSVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WAZE-LP (Channel 17; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WEOA-LP (Channel 50; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W38BK (Channel 38; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WVUT (Channel 22; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VINCENNES UNIV.)
W23BV (Channel 23; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: BETHEL SANITARIUM)
WKOH (Channel 31; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W56DN (Channel 56; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: EVANSVILLE LOW POWER PARTNERSHIP)
WTSN-LP (Channel 63; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: EVANSVILLE LOW POWER PARTNERSHIP)
WJPS-LP (Channel 4; EVANSVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W06BD (Channel 6; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: NORTH GIBSON SCHOOL CORPORATION)

Spurgeon fatal accident list:
Jan 31, 2007 01:08 AM, Sr-61, Main St, Lat: 38.252278, Lon: -87.257394, Vehicles: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 3, 2006 08:12 AM, Sr- 61, Mine Rd, Lat: 38.271303, Lon: -87.261089, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Fire Station E 6th St, Call Sign: WXP316, Licensee ID: L00049806
Assigned Frequencies : 154.995 MHz
Grant Date: 04/14/1998, Expiration Date: 08/11/2003, Cancelation Date: 10/12/2003
Registrant: Spurgeon, Town Of, Spurgeon Fire Dept, Spurgeon, IN 47584-0676, Phone: (812) 721-2341
2 Km N On Hwy 61, Type: Tower, Structure height: 14 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WGM569
Assigned Frequencies : 72.6200 MHz
Grant Date: 06/26/2001, Expiration Date: 05/01/2011, Certifier: E Wayne Parke
Registrant: Atlas License Co, 7828 W 300 N, Greenfield, IN 46140, Fax: (317) 891-8764

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, 0.3 Mi Frm Int Of Blackfoot Rd And Indiana St Hwy 61, Overall height: 41.1 m, Call Sign: WNEM424
Assigned Frequencies : 10618.7 MHz
Grant Date: 02/21/1991, Expiration Date: 02/21/1996, Cancelation Date: 01/31/1996
Registrant: Phone: (812) 749-5425

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KB9LMH, Previous Call Sign: KA6NKZ, Licensee ID: L00441208
Grant Date: 09/14/1995, Expiration Date: 09/14/2005, Cancelation Date: 09/15/2007
Registrant: Paula J Brooks, 11415 S Sr 61, Spurgeon, IN 47584
Call Sign: KB9LPH, Previous Call Sign: KA6ENF, Licensee ID: L00441204
Grant Date: 08/05/2004, Expiration Date: 08/05/2014
Registrant: Raymond L Brooks, 11415 S Sr 61, Spurgeon, IN 47584

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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