Kendallville, Indiana

City of Kendallville, Indiana
—  City  —
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Indiana
County Noble
Township Wayne
Government
 • Mayor W. Suzanne Handshoe (R)
Area
 • Total 5.3 sq mi (13.8 km2)
 • Land 5.1 sq mi (13.2 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation 988 ft (301 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 9,862
 • Density 1,889.1/sq mi (729.4/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 46755
Area code(s) 260
FIPS code 18-39402[1]
GNIS feature ID 0437239[2]
Website http://www.kendallville-in.org
Historical populations
Census Pop.
1880 2,373
1890 2,960 24.7%
1900 3,354 13.3%
1910 4,981 48.5%
1920 5,273 5.9%
1930 5,439 3.1%
1940 5,431 −0.1%
1950 6,119 12.7%
1960 6,765 10.6%
1970 6,838 1.1%
1980 7,299 6.7%
1990 7,773 6.5%
2000 9,616 23.7%
2010 9,862 2.6%

Kendallville is a city in Wayne Township, Noble County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,862 at the 2010 census.

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Geography

Kendallville is located at (41.441750, -85.260475)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km2), of which, 5.1 square miles (13 km2) of it is land, and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (4.14%) is water.

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 per square mile (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.

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

The Kendallville Mall mails 14,000 community newspapers to Kendallville homes, and the surrounding area, and hosts a local news and local ads website at and http://www.kendallvillemall.com. Scher Maihem Publishing Media Group emailed Indiana's first email newspaper in 2009, Avilla eNooZ, a weekly newspaper. The company also produces videos for local businesses and for KendallvilleTV on YouTube. The News Sun is a daily newspaper published in Kendallville with circulation of 8,667. It is the only daily newspaper serving Noble and LaGrange counties in northeast Indiana. It traces its history back to the spring of 1859 or 1860 in Kendallville when Judson Palmiter began publication of the Noble County Journal, renamed the Kendallville Standard in 1870. In 1877, Dr. A.S. Parker launched a competitor to the Standard called the Weekly News. The two weeklies coexisted until 1898 when the publishers of the Standard hit the streets of Kendallville with the Daily Sun. Eight years later, in 1906, the Weekly News followed suit and began publication of the Daily News. On Aug. 7, 1911, the Daily News and Daily Sun were consolidated into the Kendallville News-Sun. The newspaper is published by KPC Media Group, with its website at www.kpcnews.com. [4]

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