Kendallville, Indiana

City of Kendallville, Indiana
—  City  —
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 41°26′30″N 85°15′38″W
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/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
GNIS feature ID	0437239
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.

Geography

Kendallville is located at 41°26′30″N 85°15′38″W (41.441750, -85.260475).

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 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.

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

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.

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

City Hall.

• Apple Festival
• Christmas Parade
• County Fair
• Bluegrass Festival
• Fireworks at Bixler Lake (4 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, center for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
• 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.

External links

• Kendallville Mall-NooZ community newspaper
• City of Kendallville, Indiana website
• Star 88.3 WLAB (89.7 FM in Kendallville)
• Kendallville News-Sun Reflections of a Century