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Kendallville is a city in Wayne Township,
Noble County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,616
at the 2000 census.
Geography
Kendallville is located at 41°26′30″N 85°15′38″W / 41.44167°N
85.26056°W / 41.44167; -85.26056
(41.441750, -85.260475)[3].
According to the United States Census
Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles
(13.8 km²), of which, 5.1 square miles (13.2 km²) of
it is land, 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (4.14%) is
water, and 5.1 square miles (13.2 km²).
Demographics
As of the census[1] of
2000, there were 9,616 people, 3,873 households, and 2,459 families
residing in the city. The population density was 1,890.0
people per square mile (729.4/km²). There were 4,172 housing units
at an average density of 820.0/sq mi (316.5/km²). The racial
makeup of the city was 96.66% White, 0.25% African
American, 0.16% Native
American, 0.59% Asian, 0.01% Pacific
Islander, 1.37% from other
races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any
race were 3.16% of the population.
Downtown Kendallville has rich Victorian architecture.
There were 3,873 households out of which 35.9% had children
under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living
together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 36.5% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up
of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the
average family size was 3.07.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.0% under the
age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45
to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,899, and
the median income for a family was $42,341. Males had a median
income of $33,258 versus $23,851 for females. The per capita
income for the city was $16,335. About 7.9% of families and
9.9% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or
over.
Media
WLAB, Star 88.3, broadcasts to
the community of Kendallville, Indiana, via its translator on FM
radio frequency 89.7 FM.
Schools
Detail of Victorian facade downtown.
- Schools in the Kendallville area include:
- East Noble High School
- East Noble Middle School
- South Side Elementary School
- North Side Elementary School
- Wayne Center Elementary School
- St. John Lutheran School
Area
events
- Apple Festival
- Christmas Parade
- County Fair
- Bluegrass Festival
- Fireworks at Bixler Lake (4th of July)
Notable
natives
- David M.
McIntosh, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
1995-2001; Republican nominee for governor of Indiana in 2000
- Alvin M.
Strauss, architect, born to German immigrant parents in
Kendallville, best known for Lincoln Bank Tower
- Brad Miller, two-time NBA
All-Star, current starting center for the Chicago Bulls
- William Mitchell, United
States Representative from Indiana
- Arthur Mapes, poet, born and raised in Kendallville, wrote
Indiana's state poem and recognized in 1977 as the Poet Laureate
for Indiana.
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