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Population (year 2000): 1,127. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,159 (+2.8% change)
Males: 546 (48.4%), Females: 581 (51.6%)
Newton County
Zip code:
47963
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $32,176 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,500 (year 2000)
Races in Morocco:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (27.3%), Irish (14.9%),
English (13.8%), United States (10.1%), French (4.5%), Swedish
(4.3%).
Elevation: 698 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Morocco
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Morocco town
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 52.9%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 10.6%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +75 (+7.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Morocco:
- JASPER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; RENSSELAER,
IN)
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WATSEKA,
IL)
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; KANKAKEE,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Morocco:
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 46 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 47 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN;
ID: LAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Morocco:
- KENTLAND MUNI (about 14 miles; KENTLAND, IN; ID:
50I)
- LAKE VILLAGE (about 15 miles; LAKE VILLAGE, IN; ID:
C98)
- LOWELL (about 19 miles; LOWELL, IN; ID: C97)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Morocco:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 42 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 43 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 45 miles;
HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
Public high school in Morocco:
- NORTH NEWTON JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 769;
Location: 1641 W 250 N; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Morocco:
- MOROCCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 205;
Location: 310 S LINCOLN - PO BOX 50; Grades: KG - 06)
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