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Community Overview

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.
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Population as of 2017

Crawfordsville: 16,174
Ladoga: 1,019
Waynetown: 959
Darlington: 852
Linden: 764
New Market: 632
Waveland: 422
New Richmond: 334
New Ross: 346
Wingate: 263
Alamo:  65

Top Employers as of 2019

  1. LSC Communication 
  2. Nucor Steel 
  3. Acuity Brands Lighting Inc 
  4. Indiana Home Care Plus 
  5. Walmart Supercenter 
  6. Banjo Corp 
  7. Random House Inc 
  8. United Steelworkers
  9. North Montgomery School Corp 
  10. Bane-Welker Equipment 

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

Education

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

Educational Facilities

Crawfordsville Community School Corporation 
Three public elementaries: Pre-school Center, Kindergarten Center, one for grades 2-3, and another for grades 4-5 Students: 1,079
One Middle School (grades 6-8) Students: 502
One High School (grades 9-12) Students: 679

North Montgomery Community School Corporation
Three public elementaries (grades K-5) Students: 990
One Middle School (grades 6-9) Students: 475
One High School (grades 9-12) Students: 685

South Montgomery Community School Corporation
Three public elementary schools (grades K-6) Students: 977
One Junior High School (grades 7-8) Students: 290
One High School (grades 9-12) Students: 646

Financial Institutions

Chase Bank
Countrywide Home Loans
​Integrity Mortgage
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

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: Crawfordsville and Montgomery County Economic Development Authority

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/EMTs 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.

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

Medical Facilities

Franciscan Health Crawfordsville serves Montgomery County as a 120-bed, acute-care facility with services ranging from emergency to diagnostic imaging. Franciscan Health 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.

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.

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.

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
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Truck:Several truck lines are located in the county.

Utilities

Electric: Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power, Duke Energy, Tipmont REMC, Darlington Light & Power, Waynetown Power, New Ross Electric, Ladoga Electric, Parke County REMC

Gas: Vectren
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Water: Indiana American Water Corporation
Telecommunications:Metronet, TDS Telecom, Comcast and AT&T

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CRAWFORDSVILLE | MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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