LOCATION
Delphi, 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 897 (1994 Equifax)
TOTAL HOUSING UNITS IN COUNTY: - 8431 (1990 census)


COUNTY SIZE: 372.3 square miles


DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES: - Indianapolis (SE) 65 miles, Chicago (NW) 130 miles, Detroit (NE) 220 miles, St. Louis (SW) 250 miles, Lafayette, In. (SW) 15 miles.
HEALTH CARE
NUMBER OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS: St. Elizabeth and Home Hospitals in Lafayette, Memorial Hospital in Logansport, St. Joseph and Howard Community Hospitals in Kokomo, Medical Associates of Delphi
Total number of beds - 1195
PHYSICIANS IN COUNTY - 8
DENTISTS IN COUNTY - 7
CHIROPRACTORS IN COUNTY - 2
OPTOMETRISTS IN COUNTY - 2
POPULATION
CENSUS YEAR TOWN COUNTY
1970 2582 17,734
1980 3042 19,722
1990 2531 18,809
AVERAGE INCOME PER HOUSEHOLD IN COUNTY (1993) - : $33,977 (1994 Equifax Marketing)
CLIMATE
Coldest Month: January -Ave. Temp. 20.1 E.
Warmest Month: July -Ave. Temp. 72.9 F.
GOVERNMENT
FORM & ORGANIZATION: City; Mayor & 5 Council Members CLASS: - City - 3
AREA WITHIN CITY 2.5 Square Miles ANNUAL BUDGET: - S2,192,013 PRIMARY SOURCE OF REVENUE: Property tax, State taxes.
FIRE INSURANCE RATING IN COMMUNITY: - 7

TAXES
LOCAL Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: 12.3334 Assessed at 33 1/3%
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% - 5.5%. 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
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS: - 2
TOTAL ENROLLMENT (K-12) - 1666 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: Rotary, Lions, Jaycees, Chamber of Commerce, American Legion MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS: Wabash & Erie Canal Historical Park; Carroll County Museum, Court House; Lafayette and Purdue University (15 miles); Lakes Freeman and Shaffer (5 miles) NUMBER OF PUBLIC NUMBER OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES : one - (containing 52,006 volumes)
PARKS
CITY - Riley Park and Annex, City Park Trail Head Park, Wabash & Erie Canal Park.
COUNTY - Deer Creek Park (15 miles), French Post Park (12 miles).
STATE - Adams Mill Historical and Recreation Site (14 miles), Knop Lake (9 Miles)
GOLF COURSES - Carroll County Country Club
UTILITIES
ELECTRIC Cynergy - Public Service Indiana NATURAL GAS NIPSCO - Northern Indiana Public Service Water Delphi Water Works SANITATION City Of Delphi
TRANSPORTATION
HIGHWAYS Interstate 65 - 11 miles
U.S. 421 - in Delphi
U.S. 52 (15miles)
Indiana 18, 39, 25, 218 (in Delphi)

AIR
Delphi Municipal Airport - 16 miles
Purdue University Airport (25 miles)
Indianapolis International - (68 miles) RAIL
Norfolk Southern (in Delphi)
TRUCK LINES
Several Major lines serve Delphi with overnight service to Chicago and all of Indiana
LABOR MARKETJUNE 1996 ESTIMATES
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT: 12,200
LABOR FORCE: 12,550
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 2.8
WAGE RANGES: Low High
Skilled: $8.75 $14.75
Unskilled: $5.75 $9.75
GENERAL INFORMATION:
% of Manufacturing companies unionized - 33% State right to work law: No
INDUSTRY
MAJOR INDUSTRIES Indiana Packers (pork processing and pork products)
Peters-Rev&ton Corporation (occasional Furniture)
Globe Valve (plumbing fixtures)
The Andersons (gram handling, cob processing and bulk fertilizer) Delphi Body Works (utility truck bodies)
Walton Manufacturing (metal fabricating)
P.T.I. Machining (metal stamping)
Delphi Products (livestock equipment)

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