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 Jamestown at a Glance
Location
2 miles South of I-74 at intersection of SR 75 and SR 136
Town Office Location: 421 E. Main Street, Jamestown, IN 46147
Phone: 765-676-6331 Fax: 765-676-9047
Estimated Distance to:
Lebanon, IN - 17 Miles Crawfordsville, IN - 17 Miles Danville, IN - 15 Miles Brownsburg, IN - 13 Miles Indianapolis, IN - 27 Miles Lafayette, IN - 45 Miles Chicago, IL - 162 Miles Cincinnati, OH - 123 Miles
Population
1970 - 938
1980 - 924 1990 - 864 2000 - 886 2004 - 957 (estimated) Transportation Tax Structure Local Taxes:
Property Taxes
| | Payable 2007 | | Location | Rate/ 100* | Jamestown Corporation | 3.5508 | | Jackson Township | 2.8357 | | Jefferson Township | 2.9955 |
County Option Income Tax: .01 on adjusted gross income
State Taxes: - Retail Sales: 6%
- Individual Income: 3.4%
- Corporate adjusted gross income*: 3.4%
Or - Corporate gross income*: 1.2% high, 0.3% low*Only one of above 2 taxes applies. Rate will be higher of the 2 methods
- Gasoline tax: 18 cents/gal.
- Motor carrier Fuel tax: 16 cents/gal.
- Motor carrier Surcharge tax: 11 cents/gal.
Government Type: 3 Member Town Council Zoning regulations adopted?: Yes Zoning board?: Yes Planning Commission?: Yes Police Department: 1 Full time Marshal 1 Full time Deputy 10 Reserve Deputies
Fire Department: Jamestown Volunteer Fire Department Personnel: 28 volunteers Equipment: 4 vehicles (2 pumpers, 1 Tanker, 1 Grass Truck) Fire insurance rating: Class 5 Service provided to industrial Areas beyond corporate limits?: Yes; contract for ½ of Jackson Township
Utilities and Services
Electricity (supplier): Jamestown Municipal Lights & Power Member of IMPA Natural gas (supplier): N/A Telephone Service: Embarq Fuel Oil (suppliers): Available from local distributors Water (supplier): Jamestown Municipal Water Source: Deep Wells System capacity: 338,000 gpd Avg. daily use: 70,000 gpd Peak consumption: 100,000 to 110,000 gpd Storage capacity: 75,000 gallons + new 200,000 gallons
Sanitary sewer: Jamestown Municipal Wastewater Treatment plant: Class 2 Type: Extended Aeration, SBR plant System capacity: 200,000 gpd Avg. daily load: 80,000 gpd Storm sewer: 0% of community covered Garbage disposal: Ray’s Trash, Town supplies once a month pickup. Also available private haulers
Education
Public School District: Western Boone Community School Corp. (2006)
School Enrollment Teachers
Granville Wells Elementary 515 37
Thorntown Elementary 431 29
Western Boone Jr/Sr High 890 54
Universities:
Wabash College - Crawfordsville 17 Miles
IUPUI - Indianapolis 27 Miles
Butler University - Indianapolis 27 Miles
Purdue University - Lafayette 45 Miles
DePauw University - Greencastle 57 Miles
Ball State University - Muncie 90 Miles
Indiana State University - Terre Haute 75 Miles
Labor Force
Estimated labor force: 680
Financial Institutions
Banks: 1 Branch Bank
Television Stations
Local Reception: ABC, CBS, NBC, WXIN, WTTV, WLFI
Cable TV: Yes, Reception with cable: Analog Basic, Digital Basic channels, DSL Internet Services
Cable Company: Indiana Communications
Public Library
Tri-Area Library - Estimated 10,000+ volumes
Newspapers
Radio Stations
All Indianapolis Radio Stations
Churches
Protestant: 9
Catholic: 0
Health Care
Doctors: Witham Medical Services/ Local Doctors Hours
Paramedic Service: 24 Hour Paramedic Stationed above
Distance to Hospitals:
19 miles to Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon
17 miles to Hendricks County Hospital in Danville
27 miles to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis
35 miles to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis
Recreation
Parks: 2
Downtown Park - located W Main Street (US136) shelter house with picnic area, basketball court and playground equipment
Pleasant Acres Nature Park - 16 acres w/trails, shelter house with picnic area, restroom facilities
    Golf Courses:
Tomahawk Hills Golf Course - 765-676-6022 - Directions: Go south on SR 75 from I 74. Course is 1/2 mile past Jamestown, Hendricks County street map
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