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Population (year 2000): 1,102. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,101 (-0.1% change)
Males: 522 (47.4%), Females: 580 (52.6%)
Wells County
Zip code:
46770
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $37,039 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,200 (year 2000)
Races in Markle:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (27.0%), English (12.8%),
Irish (11.3%), United States (9.7%), French (5.2%), Scotch-Irish
(2.7%).
Elevation: 780 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Markle
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Markle town
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 14.2%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -142 (-11.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Markle:
- HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 12 miles;
HUNTINGTON, IN)
- BLUFFTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
BLUFFTON, IN)
- LUTHERAN HOSPITAL OF INDIANA (about 18 miles; FORT
WAYNE, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Markle:
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 15 miles; FORT
WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 41 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 54 miles;
ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Markle:
- HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 8 miles; HUNTINGTON, IN; ID:
HHG)
- MILLER (about 11 miles; BLUFFTON, IN; ID: C40)
- SMITH FIELD (about 25 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: SMD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Markle:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 24 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment:
7,385)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MARION,
IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 46 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 85 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 87 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
Library in Markle:
- MARKLE PL (Operating income: $55,300;
Location: 155 W SPARKS ST; 11,510 books; 59 audio
materials; 3,335 video materials; 26 serial
subscriptions)
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