Community Resources

Montgomery County

Montgomery County is intersected by Interstate I-74 - just 20 miles Northwest of Indianapolis and 15 miles South of Lafayette and Purdue University.

Population as of 2009

Crawfordsville:15,090
Ladoga:1,065
Waynetown: 880
Darlington: 828
Linden: 708
New Market: 642
Waveland: 402
New Richmond: 337
New Ross: 323
Wingate: 292

Work Force

Private wage or salary: 84%
Government: 9%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Top Employers as of 2010

RR Donnelley 1,400
Nucor 750
Acuity Brands Lighting 700
Friction Holdings 500
Franciscan St. Elizabeth Medical Center 470
Closure Systems International 420
Random House 350
Fleetwood Travel Trailers 300
Pace Dairy Foods 300
Wal-Mart Optical 285
Heritage Products 250

Transportation

Rail:CSX and Amtrak
Highway:I74, US 136 and 231, State Roads 234, 47, 32, 25, 59 and 55
Air: Crawfordsville Airport, commercial service; Indianapolis International Airport, Purdue University Airport
Truck:Several truck lines are located in the county.

Utilities

Electric: Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power, Duke Energy, Tipmont REMC
Gas: Vectren
Water: Indiana American Water Corporation
Telecommunications:Accelplus, TDS Telecom, Comcast and AT&T

Education

Three School Corporations: Crawfordsville Community Schools, North Montgomery Community Schools, Southmont School Corporation

Educational Facilities

Crawfordsville Community School Corporation
Three public elementaries: Kindergarten Center, one for grades 2-3, and another for grades 4-5 Students: 1,133
One Middle School (grades 6-8) Students: 539
One High School (grades 9-12) Students: 726

North Montgomery Community School Corporation
Three public elementaries (grades K-5) Students: 970
One Middle School (grades 6-9) Students: 500
One High School (grades 9-12) Students: 685

South Montgomery Community School Corporation
Four public elementary schools (grades K-6) Students: 977
One Junior High School (grades 7-8) Students: 355
One High School (grades 9-12) Students: 655

Colleges/Universities

Wabash College - Crawfordsville, Indiana
Ivy Tech State College - Crawfordsville, Indiana
Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana
DePauw University - Greencastle, Indiana
Indiana State University - Terre Haute, Indiana
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - Terre Haute, Indiana
Butler University - Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis - Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana

Medical Facilities

Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health Crawfordsville serves Montgomery County as a 120-bed, acute-care facility with services ranging from emergency to diagnostic imaging. St. Clare has 127 physicians, 380 employees and 75 volunteers serving the community.

Athens Outpatient Services offer Outpatient Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging and X-Ray, Cardiology Testing, Physical Therapy, and Sleep Studies. It is managed by Athens Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician group serving Montgomery and surrounding counties with 132 employees. Athens Medical Group consists of 16 physicians and 5 nurse practitioners who have over 150 combined years of experience in Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, OB/GYN and Ear, Nose & Throat specialties.

Housing

Rural settings as well as subdivisions serve Crawfordsville and the immediate area offering both new and existing homes and available building lots. As a result of our long and prosperous history, Crawfordsville is very fortunate to have an abundance of affordable Victorian homes dating back to the 1800’s. Numerous apartments ranging from duplexes to multi-family complexes are available throughout the community. In addition, assisted livings as well as senior living developments with attached recreation are also available.

Median Home Value: $88,000
Median Monthly Rent: $477

Government & Services

Administration: Montgomery County has three County Commissioners, seven County Council Members. Crawfordsville has a Mayor and seven City Council Members.
Planning & Zoning: Crawfordsville Local Zoning boards and Crawfordsville Plan Commission. Crawfordsville city limit extends two miles in the county.
Economic Development: Montgomery County Economic Development
Law Enforcement: County Sheriff and 18 deputies; Crawfordsville Police Department has a chief, 32 sworn officers and 7 sworn reserve officers.
Fire Protection: Crawfordsville has a chief and 37 full-time firefighters/EMT’s and one civilian paramedic. Crawfordsville has a class 5 insurance rating.
Waste Removal: City Sanitation Department – weekly removal
Sewerage: Crawfordsville Wastewater Treatment Plant and Montgomery County’s Sewer District.

Taxes

City: 3.7638 per 100 Local property taxes are assessed on a base of 100% true cash.

State sales tax is 7% on all retail sales – some food products exempt. For more information, please visit www.in.gov/dor for the Indiana Department of Revenue's website.

Recreation

Includes four city parks, eight county parks, a new recreation center, city pool, three public golf courses, a private country club, adult softball facilities, canoeing and fishing.

Financial Institutions

Chase Bank
Countrywide Home Loans
Fountain Trust
Industrial Federal Credit Union
Lincoln Bank
MainSource
Personal Finance Company
PNC
Teacher’s Credit Union
Tri County Bank and Trust
Farm Credit Services of Indiana