Sullivan, Indiana
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(17.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.3% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sullivan, IN
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 9 (7 officers - 7 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.57 |
Indiana average: | 1.86 |
Sullivan, Indiana accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Here: | 3.1% |
Indiana: | 2.8% |
- Health care (14.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.8%)
- Educational services (7.4%)
- Public administration (7.1%)
- Transportation equipment (5.3%)
- Construction (5.0%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.1%)
- Public administration (8.4%)
- Construction (8.2%)
- Transportation equipment (8.1%)
- Utilities (7.7%)
- Truck transportation (6.1%)
- Metal & metal products (4.8%)
- Health care (25.4%)
- Educational services (10.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.5%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.0%)
- Public administration (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.9%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.6%)
- Registered nurses (4.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (13.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.3%)
- Construction laborers (4.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
- Registered nurses (8.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Cashiers (4.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.6%)
Average climate in Sullivan, Indiana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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Tornado activity:
Sullivan-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/29/1963, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Sullivan city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 1/7/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.0 miles away from the city center injured 55 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sullivan-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 153% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 51.6 miles away from Sullivan center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 51.6 miles away from Sullivan center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 32.0 miles away from Sullivan center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 79.4 miles away from Sullivan center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 49.1 miles away from Sullivan center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:17, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 9.6 mi) earthquake occurred 50.7 miles away from Sullivan center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sullivan County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Sullivan:
Airports located in Sullivan:
- Sullivan County Airport (SIV) (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 109, Itinerant Ops: 2,044, Local Ops: 1,639)
- Drake Airport (49IN) (Runways: 1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sullivan:
- Indiana State University (about 26 miles; Terre Haute, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,925)
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (about 27 miles; Terre Haute, IN; FT enrollment: 2,123)
- Vincennes University (about 30 miles; Vincennes, IN; FT enrollment: 9,876)
- Indiana University-Bloomington (about 48 miles; Bloomington, IN; FT enrollment: 39,039)
- DePauw University (about 48 miles; Greencastle, IN; FT enrollment: 2,360)
- Eastern Illinois University (about 50 miles; Charleston, IL; FT enrollment: 9,414)
- Wabash Valley College (about 51 miles; Mount Carmel, IL; FT enrollment: 2,142)
Public high school in Sullivan:
- SULLIVAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 601, Location: 902 N SECTION, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Sullivan:
- SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 671, Location: 351 W FRAKES ST, Grades: PK-5)
- SULLIVAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 196, Location: 415 W FRAKES ST, Grades: 6-8)
- RURAL COMMUNITY ACADEMY (Location: 2385 N SR 63, Grades: KG-8, Charter school)
Library in Sullivan:
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Sullivan: Sullivan City Fire Department Station 2 (A), Sullivan City Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Sullivan: Bible View Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotel: Sullivan Motel (516 South Section Street).
Courts: Sullivan County - Circuit Court (Court House Square), Indiana State - Transportation Dept- License Branches-Auto- Sullivan (273 South Section Street), Sullivan County - Superior Court (Court House Square).
Birthplace of: Charles Clifford Ogle - Aviator, Hosea Siner - Major League Baseball player, Mal Moss - Major League Baseball pitcher.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sullivan and their reported violations in the past:
DUGGER UTILITIES (Population served: 2,184, Purch groundwater):Past monitoring violations:CLAY CITY WATER WORKS (Population served: 1,466, Groundwater):
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-10-2008, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2008), St Compliance achieved (DEC-11-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
This city: | 2.3 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
This city: | 58.5% |
Whole state: | 66.9% |
This city: | 6.8% |
Whole state: | 6.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
7 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
People in group quarters in Sullivan in 2000:
- 130 people in nursing homes
- 44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Banks with branches in Sullivan (2011 data):
- BMO Harris Bank National Association: 32 South Court Street Branch at 32 South Court Street, branch established on 1870/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/14: Bank assets: $97,264.0 mil, Deposits: $75,624.6 mil, headquarters in Chicago, IL, positive income, 717 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Montreal
- First Financial Bank, National Association: Sullivan Branch at 15 South Main Street, branch established on 1955/08/13. Info updated 2012/01/04: Bank assets: $2,852.7 mil, Deposits: $2,227.7 mil, headquarters in Terre Haute, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Corporation
- Fifth Third Bank: Sullivan Branch at 201 West Washington Street, branch established on 1914/01/01. Info updated 2009/10/05: Bank assets: $114,540.4 mil, Deposits: $89,689.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1378 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
Here: | 7.9 |
Indiana average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sullivan, IN (based on Sullivan County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
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Evangelical Protestant | 4,576 | 34 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,522 | 22 |
Catholic | 495 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 179 | 1 |
Other | 1 | 1 |
None | 13,702 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Sullivan County: | 8.6% |
Indiana: | 9.2% |
Sullivan County: | 27.9% |
Indiana: | 29.0% |
Here: | 16.4% |
Indiana: | 14.3% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 48.8% |
Indiana: | 49.3% |
This city: | 47.8% |
State: | 46.2% |
Here: | 28.1 |
State: | 28.7 |
Here: | 17.3% |
State: | 21.3% |
Sullivan: | 12.8% |
Indiana: | 10.6% |
Sullivan: | 7.0 |
Indiana: | 6.8 |
Sullivan: | 35.8% |
State: | 33.9% |
Here: | 54.2% |
Indiana: | 56.1% |
This city: | 80.8% |
State: | 78.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Sullivan, IN Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
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Other Government Administration | 27 | $90,719 | $40,320 | 28 | $5,172 |
Sewerage | 6 | $37,611 | $75,222 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 6 | $22,970 | $45,940 | 0 | $0 |
Financial Administration | 3 | $9,979 | $39,916 | 2 | $2,542 |
Firefighters | 3 | $11,291 | $45,164 | 10 | $14,275 |
Streets and Highways | 2 | $7,757 | $46,542 | 0 | $0 |
Police - Other | 1 | $4,940 | $59,280 | 0 | $0 |
Solid Waste Management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,607 | |
Parks and Recreation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $435 | |
Totals for Government | 48 | $185,268 | $46,317 | 42 | $25,032 |
Sullivan government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $451,000 ($106.57)
Central Staff Services: $391,000 ($92.39)
General - Other: $332,000 ($78.45)
Regular Highways: $324,000 ($76.56)
Police Protection: $303,000 ($71.60)
Local Fire Protection: $293,000 ($69.23)
Financial Administration: $76,000 ($17.96)
Parks and Recreation: $59,000 ($13.94)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $31,000 ($7.33)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($1.65)
- General - Interest on Debt: $132,000 ($31.19)
Sullivan government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,195,000 ($518.67)
Other: $215,000 ($50.80)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $94,000 ($22.21)
Parks and Recreation: $45,000 ($10.63)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $60,000 ($14.18)
Highways: $14,000 ($3.31)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $18,000 ($4.25)
Donations From Private Sources: $14,000 ($3.31)
General Revenue - Other: $12,000 ($2.84)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($0.24)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $255,000 ($60.26)
Highways: $217,000 ($51.28)
General Local Government Support: $180,000 ($42.53)
- Tax - Property: $909,000 ($214.79)
Public Utilities Sales: $19,000 ($4.49)
Other License: $9,000 ($2.13)
Sullivan government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $28,355,000 ($6700.14)
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $26,533,000 ($6269.61)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,474,000 ($1293.48)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,474,000 ($1293.48)
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,822,000 ($430.53)
Sullivan government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $255,000 ($60.26)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $692,000 ($163.52)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,588,000 ($6282.61)
Businesses in Sullivan, IN | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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AT&T | 1 | Hardee's | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sullivan:
- WNDI (1550 AM; 0 kW; SULLIVAN, IN; Owner: J T M BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WBTO (1600 AM; 0 kW; LINTON, IN)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, 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.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sullivan:
- WNDI-FM (95.3 FM; SULLIVAN, IN; Owner: J T M BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WQTY (93.3 FM; LINTON, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC.)
- WBOW-FM (102.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- WTYE (101.7 FM; ROBINSON, IL; Owner: ANN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMGI (100.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMMC (105.9 FM; MARSHALL, IL; Owner: JDL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTHI-FM (99.9 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WUZR (105.7 FM; BICKNELL, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING INC.)
- WISU (89.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA STATE UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES)
- WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPFR-FM (93.9 FM; CLINTON, IN; Owner: WORD POWER, INC.)
- WVUB (91.1 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: VINCENNES UNIVERSITY)
- WFML (96.7 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: THE VINCENNES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sullivan:
- WTWO (Channel 2; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
- WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WTHI-TV (Channel 10; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- W43BV (Channel 43; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WUSI-TV (Channel 16; OLNEY, IL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WVUT (Channel 22; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VINCENNES UNIV.)
- W57AO (Channel 57; ROBINSON, IL; Owner: FULL GOS. BUS. MENS. FELLOW INTL.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 28Number of bridges
- 233ft / 71.1mTotal length
- $4,345,000Total costs
- 54,850Total average daily traffic
- 4,162Total average daily truck traffic
- 72,215Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 1Before 1900
- 11920-1929
- 31930-1939
- 21950-1959
- 31960-1969
- 81970-1979
- 21980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 22000-2009
- 42010-2019
- 12020-2022
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 59 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Sullivan, IN)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 70 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 40 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sullivan)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 20 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Sullivan)
2003 - 2015 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sullivan, IN
- 27636.0%Outside Fires
- 25232.9%Structure Fires
- 15219.8%Other
- 8711.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
Most common first names in Sullivan, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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Mary | 114 | 80.0 years |
John | 99 | 73.5 years |
William | 95 | 76.5 years |
James | 75 | 75.4 years |
Charles | 68 | 75.1 years |
Robert | 57 | 70.8 years |
Ruth | 47 | 80.7 years |
Paul | 46 | 75.3 years |
George | 43 | 78.6 years |
Harold | 42 | 75.1 years |
Most common last names in Sullivan, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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Smith | 55 | 74.4 years |
Wright | 46 | 78.1 years |
Mccammon | 40 | 72.0 years |
Walters | 36 | 80.2 years |
Johnson | 33 | 81.7 years |
Brown | 30 | 75.0 years |
Wilson | 30 | 76.4 years |
Anderson | 29 | 77.8 years |
Bedwell | 28 | 79.9 years |
Pirtle | 27 | 78.4 years |
- 69.2%Utility gas
- 21.4%Electricity
- 5.6%Wood
- 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 72.1%Electricity
- 27.9%Utility gas
Sullivan compared to Indiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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