Drinking water stations with addresses in Topeka and their reported violations in the past:
WESTEDGE EXPRESS AMOCO (Population served: 750, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
SUNNYSIDE AMISH SCHOOL (Population served: 53, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-22-2004), St Variance/Exemption issued (JAN-22-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-22-2004), St Public Notif received (FEB-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2004)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Variance/Exemption issued (JAN-22-2004), St Public Notif received (FEB-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
WABASH TRAIL AMISH SCHOOL (Population served: 41, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
SUNNY RIDGE AMISH SCHOOL (Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
SPRING HILL AMISH SCHOOL (Address: 2235 West 550 South, Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
SOUTH EDEN AMISH SCHOOL (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2005), St Boil Water Order (NOV-10-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-06-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-21-2004)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 9.1% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Topeka, IN
Topeka compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Topeka (2009 data):
- Farmers State Bank: Topeka Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1937-05-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $464.2 mil, Deposits: $372.7 mil, headquarters in Lagrange, IN, positive income, 14 total offices, Holding Company: F.S. Bancorp
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in LaGrange County Indiana:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Religion statistics for Topeka
| Name | Old Order Amish | United Methodist Church | Mennonite Church USA | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 40.4% | 14.4% | 10.9% | 5.5% | 4.8% |
| Congregations | 57.4% | 10.9% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 3.8% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 13.6% |
| Congregations | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 17.8% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,069 | $36,828 | 1 | $731 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $12,883 | $38,649 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $10,038 | $40,152 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $664 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $4,120 | $49,440 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,949 | $35,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,597 | $31,164 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,704 | $44,448 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $886 |
| Totals for Government |
12 | $39,360 | $39,360 | 4 | $2,281 |
Topeka government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $173,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $222,000
All Other: $16,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $455,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $577,000
Sewerage: $206,000
Water Utilities: $139,000
Regular Highways: $101,000
Fire Protection: $60,000
Parks & Recreation: $48,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $79,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $274,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $131,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,365,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,310,000
Water Utilities: $101,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $55,000
Water Utilities: $30,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $78,000
Rents: $17,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $600,000
Fire Protection: $24,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
Parks & Recreation: $11,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,748,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $227,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $165,000
All Other: $140,000
Highways: $34,000
- Tax - Property: $719,000
Individual Income: $93,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $403,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000
5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,945 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.90% | | 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:
6.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,313 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.39% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Topeka:
- 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)
- WKAM (1460 AM; 3 kW; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: FULMER COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
- WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
- WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
- WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, 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.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Topeka:
- WLEG (102.7 FM; LIGONIER, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WTHD (105.5 FM; LAGRANGE, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WQKO (91.9 FM; HOWE, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WBTU (93.3 FM; KENDALLVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
- WAWC (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, IN; Owner: WILLIAM ANDREW DIXON)
- WMSH-FM (99.3 FM; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
- WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
- WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
- WFRN-FM (104.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WGCS (91.1 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: GOSHEN COLLEGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCVM (94.7 FM; BRONSON, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- W207BF (89.3 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
- WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WBCL (90.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Topeka:
- WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
- WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
- WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
- WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
Topeka fatal accident list:
Dec 20, 2008 12:17 AM, South Main St, Indiana Street, Lat: 41.535872, Lon: -85.539358, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 13, 2007 06:27 AM, Cr-700, Cr-500, Lat: 41.539647, Lon: -85.520053, Vehicles: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Feb 20, 2004 02:04 AM, Sr-5, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 5, 1991 12:25 AM, Lake St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 8, Pedestrians: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 25, 1975 09:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- 7275 S. State Road 5, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 81.4 m, Call Sign: KNKQ299
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz Grant Date: 10/24/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Hillcrest Drive South Of Tiffany's Restuarant, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: KNKQ349
869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz... (+8 more) Grant Date: 08/27/2002, Expiration Date: 10/01/2012, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Communications, 2422 West State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (260) 760-4126, Fax: (260) 760-4186
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Jerri L Janjua, 7275 S. State Road 5, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 81.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00000589
Registrant: Indiana Rsa 2 Partnership, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Jon H Shultz, Hillcrest Drive South Of Tiffany's Restuarant, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00884824
Registrant: Ers Telecom Properties LLC, 57678 Cr 3, Elkhart, IN 46517, Phone: (574) 293-0615, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- Lat: 41.543000 Lon: -85.546250, Call Sign: WQCG429
Assigned Frequencies : 451.312 MHz, 451.362 MHz, 451.462 MHz, 452.037 MHz, 452.087 MHz Grant Date: 02/25/2005, Expiration Date: 02/25/2015, Certifier: Tom Sanford
Registrant: Emergency Radio Service, Inc., 2109 West Godman Ave., Muncie, IN 47303, Phone: (765) 286-1623, Fax: (765) 286-2921 - Lat: 41.536722 Lon: -85.000528, Call Sign: WQHV466
Assigned Frequencies : 451.337 MHz, 452.712 MHz, 452.887 MHz, 456.337 MHz, 457.712 MHz Grant Date: 11/16/2007, Expiration Date: 11/16/2017, Certifier: Michael Friederichs
Registrant: J&k Communications, Inc., 222 South Tower View Drive, Columbia City, IN 46725, Phone: (260) 244-7975, Fax: (260) 244-3253, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- TOPEKA ES, 138 School Street, Type: Building, Structure height: 25 m, Call Sign: WQDG321, Licensee ID: L00030645
Assigned Frequencies : 19540.0 MHz Grant Date: 08/17/2005, Expiration Date: 08/17/2015, Certifier: Jen Nussbaum
Registrant: Westview School Corporation, 1545 South 600 West, Topeka, IN 46571, Phone: (260) 768-4404, Fax: (260) 768-7368, Email:
- WESTVIEW, 1545 South 600 West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.6 m, Overall height: 43 m, Call Sign: WQDG326, Licensee ID: L00030645
Assigned Frequencies : 17980.0 MHz, 17900.0 MHz Grant Date: 08/17/2005, Expiration Date: 08/17/2015, Certifier: Jen Nussbaum
Registrant: Westview School Corporation, 1545 South 600 West, Topeka, IN 46571, Phone: (260) 768-4404, Fax: (260) 768-7368, Email:
- Topeka Tower, Lat: 41.537500 Lon: -85.551667, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WQIY822
Assigned Frequencies : 3650.00 MHz Grant Date: 06/24/2008, Expiration Date: 06/24/2018, Certifier: Michael D Troup
Registrant: Ligtel Communications, Inc., 414 S Cavin Street, Ligonier, IN 46767, Phone: (260) 894-7161, Fax: (260) 894-7711, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: N9APH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01071938
Grant Date: 10/11/2005, Expiration Date: 11/28/2015, Certifier: Daniel L Pruitt
Registrant: Daniel L Pruitt, Topeka, IN 46571 - Call Sign: N9LAI, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/23/1991, Expiration Date: 04/23/2001, Cancelation Date: 04/24/2003
Registrant: Judith I Ress, 214 Morrow St Apt 503, Topeka, IN 46571
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 28862 , Serial Number: AA5B0869, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 08/09/1978
Registrant (Individual): Chad Miller, 5935 W 185 S, Topeka, IN 46571
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 03/30/2009
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 8
- Hazardous Condition: 16
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Topeka, IN
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