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Jamestown at a Glance
Location:
2 miles South of I-74 at the intersection of State Road 75 and State Road 136.
Town Office Location: 421 East Main St Jamestown, IN 46147
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 people
1980-924 people
1990-864 people
2000-886 people
2004-957 people
2010-986 people
Transportation
Highway serving area: I-74; SR 75; SR 136; SR 234
Railroad: CSX
Parcel Service: UPS; Federal Express; Indiana Parcel Service; Roadway Packaging System Motor Freight Carrier; and many more
Nearest Commercial Airport – Indianapolis International Airport,
Distance 30 Miles
Runway Length: 10,000 ft. and 11,000 ft.
Airlines: Frontier Airlines, Delta Airlines, Midwest Connect, Northwest Airlines, Trans World Airlines, Air Canada Jazz, South West Airlines, Continental Express, Allegiant Air, Air Wisconsin, American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, Cargolux, Delta Connection,
Approximately 146 daily departures
Boone County Airport- 15 Miles
Terry Airport- 24 Miles
Eagle Creek Airport- 20 Miles
Tax Structure Local Taxes: Property Taxes
County Option Income Tax: .01 on adjusted gross income
State Taxes
Retail Sales 7%
Individual Income 3.4%
Corporate adjusted gross income 3.4% or
Corporate gross income 1.2% high, 0.3% low only one of the above 2 taxes will apply. Rate will be the higher of the 2 methods
Gasoline Tax $.18/gal
Motor Carrier Fuel Tax $.16/gal
Motor Carrier Surcharge Tax $.11/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
Several Reserve Deputies
Fire Department: Jamestown Volunteer Fire Department
Personnel: 30 volunteers
Equipment: 5 vehicles (2 pumpers, 1 tanker, 1 Rescue, 1 grass truck)
Fire Insurance rating: Class 5
Service provided to industrial areas beyond corporate limits? Yes, contract for half of Jackson Township
Utilities and Services
Electricity (supplier): Jamestown Municipal Lights and Power Member of IMPA
Natural Gas (supplier): Vectren
Telephone Service: CenturyLink
Fuel Oil (supplier): 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, weekly pickup included with utilities to residential single family residents
Education
Public School District: Western Boone Community School Corporation.
School Enrollment Teachers
Granville Wells Elementary 550 37
Thorntown Elementary 457 29
Western Boone Jr/Sr High 899 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: State Bank of Lizton
Television Stations
Local Reception: ABC, CBS, NBC, WXIN, WTTV, WLFI
Cable TV: NO
Public Library
Tri-Area Library – Estimated 10,000 + volumes
Newspapers
Available
Crawfordsville Journal
Hendricks County Flyer
Indianapolis Star
Lebanon Reporter
Zionsville Times Sentinel
Radio Stations
All Indianapolis Radio Stations
Churches
Protestant: 7
Catholic: 0
Health Care
Doctors: Witham Medical Services/Local Doctor 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 St (US 136) shelter house with picnic area, basketball court, and playground equipment
Pleasant Acres Nature Park – 16 Acres with trails, shelter house, picnic area, and restroom facilities
Golf Courses
Tomahawk Hills – (765)676-6022