Grant County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.9%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 66.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | Indiana: |  2.6 people |
| This town: | 67.5% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
| This town: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Van Buren, IN
Van Buren compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Van Buren (2011 data):
- MarkleBank: Van Buren Branch at 210 North First Street, branch established on 2005/05/16. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $344.9 mil, Deposits: $275.7 mil, headquarters in Markle, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Alliance Banks, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (73%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Van Buren (based on Grant County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.33%
| Here | | 41.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
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| Adherents | 20.7% | 15.7% | 13.8% | 13.0% | 7.7% |
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| Congregations | 14.4% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 20.8% | 4.8% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Friends (Quakers) | Church of the Nazarene | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 18.4% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 11.2% | 5.6% | 2.4% | 32.8% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Grant County: | 1.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Grant County: | 0.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46 | Grant County: | 6.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 44 | Here: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.7% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Grant County: | 30.1% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.4% | | State: | 14.3% |
| 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 | $1,962 | $23,544 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $447 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $8,524 | $34,096 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,099 | $25,188 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,464 | $29,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,476 | $41,712 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $18,525 | $31,757 | 3 | $447 |
Van Buren government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - Sewerage: $113,000 ($130.79)
Solid Waste Management: $25,000 ($28.94)
All Other: $15,000 ($17.36)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $477,000 ($552.08)
General - Other: $238,000 ($275.46)
Sewerage: $121,000 ($140.05)
Solid Waste Management: $22,000 ($25.46)
Regular Highways: $7,000 ($8.10)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($1.16)
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($10.42)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000 ($17.36)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $8,000 ($9.26)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $216,000 ($250.00)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $850,000 ($983.80)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $850,000 ($983.80)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,000 ($9.26)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $216,000 ($250.00)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000 ($23.15)
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($6.94)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $28,000 ($32.41)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($2.31)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $670,000 ($775.46)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $505,000 ($584.49)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $133,000 ($153.94)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $31,000 ($35.88)
Highways: $27,000 ($31.25)
- Tax - Property: $106,000 ($122.69)
Public Utilities: $4,000 ($4.63)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.16)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $134,000 ($155.09)
4.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,011 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.26% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($160 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.06% | | Indiana average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,841 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.49% | | Indiana average: | 6.56% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.05% | | Indiana average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Van Buren:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WBAT (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Van Buren:
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WBSW (90.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- W299AJ (107.7 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNUY (100.1 FM; BLUFFTON, IN; Owner: WELLS COUNTY RADIO CORP.)
- WJOT-FM (105.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)
- WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
- WARU-FM (101.9 FM; ROANN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXKE (102.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTUR (89.7 FM; UPLAND, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- WHCI (88.1 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: BLACKFORD COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Van Buren:
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
- WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, LLC)
- WPTA (Channel 21; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WISE-TV (Channel 33; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: NVG-FORT WAYNE II, LLC)
- WFWA (Channel 39; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
Van Buren fatal accident list:
Nov 2, 2008 10:58 AM, Sr-5, Cr-600, Lat: 40.639750, Lon: -85.505906, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 4, 2006 04:30 AM, Cr- 400, Cr- 1100, Lat: 40.493744, Lon: -85.464581, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Van Buren)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Water Plant;201 North First Street (Lat: 40.618056 Lon: -85.506111), Type: Building, Structure height: 5 m, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPUC636
Assigned Frequencies: 451.137 MHz
Grant Date: 02/04/2002, Expiration Date: 02/04/2012, Certifier: Tony E Manny
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems Inc, 6819 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55439, Phone: (952) 996-9442, Fax: (952) 941-9502, Email:
- Water Plant;201 North First Street (Lat: 40.618056 Lon: -85.506111), Type: Building, Structure height: 5 m, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPUD763
Assigned Frequencies: 451.137 MHz
Grant Date: 02/12/2002, Expiration Date: 02/12/2012, Cancellation Date: 04/16/2004, Certifier: Dan Winjum
Registrant: Butler Fairman And Seufert Inc, 8450 Westfield Boulevard Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-8302, Phone: (317) 713-4615, Fax: (317) 713-4616, Email:
- Water Plant 201 N First St (Lat: 40.618056 Lon: -85.506111), Type: Bant, Structure height: 5 m, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WPZA579
Assigned Frequencies: 451.237 MHz
Grant Date: 12/15/2003, Expiration Date: 12/15/2013, Cancellation Date: 04/16/2004, Certifier: Michele M Sexton
Registrant: Butler Fairman And Seufert Inc, 8450 Westfield Boulevard Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-8302, Phone: (317) 713-4615, Fax: (317) 713-4616, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KA9HDG, Licensee ID: L00428143
Grant Date: 12/06/2001, Expiration Date: 12/06/2011
Registrant: Charles R Rodecap, 6602 N. 900 E., Van Buren, IN 46991 - Call Sign: KB7WFU, Licensee ID: L00163278
Grant Date: 12/29/1994, Expiration Date: 07/06/2003, Cancellation Date: 09/14/2002, Certifier: William R Brown
Registrant: William R Brown, 4132 N 600 E, Van Buren, IN 46991 - Call Sign: KB9UOS, Licensee ID: L00162668
Grant Date: 01/29/2009, Expiration Date: 04/29/2019, Certifier: Brent A Kennedy
Registrant: Brent A Kennedy, 3053 N 1100 E, Van Buren, IN 46991 - Call Sign: N9ICE, Previous Call Sign: KB7WFU, Licensee ID: L00163278
Grant Date: 09/14/2002, Expiration Date: 09/14/2012, Certifier: William R Brown
Registrant: William R Brown, 4132 N 600 E, Van Buren, IN 46991 - Call Sign: KC9MWQ, Licensee ID: L01367593
Grant Date: 02/08/2008, Expiration Date: 02/08/2018, Certifier: Kevin D Hicks
Registrant: Kevin D Hicks, Van Buren, IN 46991
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: BUCKEYE INDUSTRIES DREAM MACHINE (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 44616 , Serial Number: 4868, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 01/26/2008
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 5450 E 550 N, Van Buren, IN 46991 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-235 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9157W , Serial Number: 28-10773, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 01/10/1967
Registrant (Individual): Troy Roush, 10180 E 700 N, Van Buren, IN 46991
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Van Buren
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Van Buren, IN
| Most common first names in Van Buren, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 16 | 72.2 years |
| Robert | 15 | 73.9 years |
| John | 13 | 78.9 years |
| William | 12 | 77.0 years |
| Charles | 9 | 77.7 years |
| Francis | 8 | 77.1 years |
| Clarence | 8 | 71.7 years |
| James | 7 | 77.1 years |
| George | 7 | 79.3 years |
| Donald | 7 | 66.3 years |
| Most common last names in Van Buren, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Losure | 9 | 83.8 years |
| Doyle | 9 | 71.9 years |
| Lee | 8 | 74.9 years |
| Baker | 8 | 80.7 years |
| Endsley | 8 | 83.8 years |
| Smith | 8 | 78.6 years |
| Banter | 7 | 71.5 years |
| Miller | 7 | 76.0 years |
| Cochran | 7 | 78.6 years |
| Duckwall | 6 | 83.0 years |
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