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| LOCATION Burlington, Indiana Carroll County Contact: Bill Brown Carroll County Economic Development Corporation P.O. Box 83 Delphi Indiana, 46923 (765) 564-2060 FAX (765) 564-4461 |
 HOUSING TOTAL HOUSING UNITS IN TOWN 259 TOTAL HOUSING UNITS IN COUNTY: 8431 (1990 census) |
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| COUNTY SIZE: 372.3 square miles DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES: Chicago (NW) 125 miles, Indianapolis (S) 50 miles, Detroit (NE) 265 miles, Cincinnati (SE) 165 miles Located in Mid-North Indiana between Lafayette, 'Frankfort and Logansport. |
HEALTHCARE NUMBER OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS: St. Elizabeth and Home Hospitals in Lafayette, Memorial Hospital in Logansport, St. Joseph and Howard Community Hospitals in Kokomo, Burlington Clinic in Burlington Total number of beds - 1195 PHYSICIANS IN COUNTY - 8 DENTISTS IN COUNTY - 7 CHIROPRACTORS IN COUNTY - 2 OPTOMETRISTS IN COUNTY - 2 |
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CLIMATE Coldest Month: January -Ave. Temp. 20.1 E. Warmest Month: July -Ave. Temp. 72.9 F. |
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| GOVERNMENT FORM & ORGANIZATION: Town Council - 3 members. Incorporated CLASS: Town ANNUAL BUDGET: $253,476 (1996) PRIMARY SOURCE OF REVENUE: 80% Property tax, 20% state and federal taxes. TAXES LOCAL Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: 8.8445 Assessed at 33 113% COUNTY County adjusted gross income tax (CAGlT): 1%. County economic development income tax (CEDIT) .1% STATE State retail sales tax: 5%. State corporate gross income tax .3% - 1.2% or adjusted gross 3.4%, supplemental net income .tax 4.5%. Unemployment contribution rate: .2% - 515%. Benefits: 26 weeks maximum, $116 - $202. Workmen's compensation rate: Employer's liability. Benefits: 66 213 % of weekly wage, $428 maximum. Corporate franchise tax: None Machinery, equipment, inventory tax: Property tax |
EDUCATION TOTAL ENROLLMENT (K-12) - 1300 Vocational Training Facilities Vocational Home Economics and Agriculture plus Ivy Tech located in Lafayette, Logansport and Kokomo. Colleges and Universities Purdue University in Lafayette (30 miles) and Indiana University in Kokomo (16 miles) CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS: Burlington Community Club, Kiwanis, American Legion MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS: Annual Fall Festival, Adams Mill Historic Area (5 miles W.) NUMBER OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES - one LABOR MARKET COUNTY EMPLOYMENT: 12,200 LABOR FORCE: 12,550 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 2.8 WAGE RANGES; Low High Skilled: $8.50 $16.00 Unskilled $6.00 $8.50 GENERAL INFORMATION: % Manufacturing companies unionized - 0% State right to work law: No |
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| UTILITIES ELECTRIC Cynergy - Public Service Indiana NATURAL GAS Kokomo Gas SANITATION Burlington Treatment Plant |
TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS Interstate 65 - 29 miles U.S. 31 - 16 miles Indiana 29 - in Burlington Indiana 22 - in Burlington AIR Kokomo Airport - 16 miles Indianapolis International - 50 miles |
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