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Greene County

Population in July 2007: 304. Population change since 2000: -1.6%
 

Males: 148  (48.9%)
Females: 156  (51.1%)
Median resident age:  34.8 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47465.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,539 (it was $33,750 in 2000)
Switz City:  $40,539
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,434 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Switz City:  $51,434
Indiana:  $122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $59,477; Detached houses: $61,039; Townhouses or other attached units: $43,717; Mobile homes: $31,346

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Races in Switz City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Switz City: 71.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.2%), German (9.6%), Irish (9.0%), English (7.1%), Scottish (1.6%), Dutch (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 523 feet

Land area: 0.22 square miles.

Population density: 1356 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Switz City

  • High school or higher: 78.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Switz City town

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 67.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
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:

Switz City:  1.2% ($440)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bloomington, IN (37.2 miles , pop. 69,291).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (81.4 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (198.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lyons, IN (3.7 miles ), Linton, IN (7.6 miles ), Worthington, IN (7.8 miles ), Bloomfield, IN (7.9 miles ), Newberry, IN (8.0 miles ), Elnora, IN (11.1 miles ), Sandborn, IN (13.1 miles ), Jasonville, IN (13.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.03 N, Longitude: 87.05 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 812

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Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+20.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Mining (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Food and beverage stores (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Extraction workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Financial managers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)


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Switz City-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 81% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the Switz City town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/7/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.6 miles away from the town center injured 55 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: AJ Graves - College basketball player (Butler Bulldogs).


Hospitals/medical centers near Switz City:
  • GREENE COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LINTON, IN)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SULLIVAN, IN)
  • DAVIESS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WASHINGTON, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Switz City, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Switz City:
  • MONROE COUNTY (about 32 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID: BMG)
  • TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 34 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
  • INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 72 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: IND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Switz City:
  • SHAWNEE FIELD (about 4 miles; BLOOMFIELD, IN; ID: 1I3)
  • MORRISON FLIGHT PARK (about 9 miles; LINTON, IN; ID: 4U8)
  • DAVIESS COUNTY (about 24 miles; WASHINGTON, IN; ID: DCY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Switz City:
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 35 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 39 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
  • INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
  • DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
  • UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 78 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
Public high school in Switz City:
  • WHITE RIVER VALLEY HS (Students: 277; Location: HWY 54 PO BOX 1470; Grades: 09 - 12)

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

LYONS WATER UTILITY (Population served: 748, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-2000 and JUL-07-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-18-2003 to JUL-07-2004)
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between APR-01-1996 and SEP-17-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (3 times from SEP-17-1998 to JUL-07-2004)
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-01-1995 and JUL-18-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2003)
  • Public Education - Between JUL-01-1995 and JUN-25-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-25-1998 to JUL-18-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-02-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-08-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-02-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-08-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-07-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2000), St Public Notif received (SEP-25-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-18-2003 to JUL-07-2004)
  • Initial, Follow-up, or Routine SOWT M&R - Between JAN-01-2000 and JUL-07-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2000), St Compliance achieved (3 times from OCT-23-2000 to JUL-07-2004)
  • Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2000), St Compliance achieved (3 times from OCT-10-2000 to JUL-07-2004)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.0%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.6%
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: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.7%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

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



Switz City compared to Indiana state average:
  • Median house value below 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 college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Greene County Indiana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 0$0 1$930
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$187
Financial Administration 0$0 1$187
Totals for Government 0$0 5$1,304



6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.18%
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 Monroe County, IN  1.89% ($28,022 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, IN  0.48% ($24,500)
from Lawrence County, IN  0.29% ($28,914)


6.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.82%
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 Monroe County, IN  1.69% ($25,612 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, IN  0.60% ($27,699)
to Vigo County, IN  0.50% ($21,689)


Strongest AM radio stations in Switz City:
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBTO (1600 AM; 1 kW; LINTON, IN)
  • WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Switz City:
  • WSKT (92.7 FM; SPENCER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WQTY (93.3 FM; LINTON, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHCC (105.1 FM; ELLETTSVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBOW-FM (102.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Switz City:
  • WTWO (Channel 2; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
  • WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WTHI-TV (Channel 10; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)

Switz City fatal accident list:
Aug 4, 2007 08:00 AM, Sr-57, Cr-100, Lat: 39.009097, Lon: -87.016211, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 20, 2007 08:05 AM, Sr-67, Sr-54, Lat: 39.035003, Lon: -87.057381, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 30, 2007 10:57 AM, Sr-57, Cr-400, Lat: 38.960264, Lon: -87.016625, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 17, 2006 01:50 AM, Sr-67, Cr-200, Lat: 39.052942, Lon: -87.036456, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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