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Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County. Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore on June 28, 1838, and is home to
Trine University Trine University is a private university in Angola, Indiana. It was founded in 1884 and offers degrees in the arts and sciences, business, education, and engineering. Trine University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History T ...
. The town is served by
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and the Indiana Toll Road ( I-80 and I-90).


History

The Angola post office has been in operation since 1838. Some of the first settlers came from
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, and they named their new home after their old one. The
Angola Commercial Historic District Angola Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Angola, Steuben County, Indiana. The district encompasses 49 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district ...
, Steuben County Courthouse, and
Steuben County Jail Steuben County Jail is a historic jail located at Angola, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1877, and is a -story, brick and concrete building with Second Empire style design elements. It consists of an irregular main section with a rect ...
are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


Geography

The center of Angola is located at , the intersection of
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and State Road 127. The roads are known to the citizens of Angola as North and South Wayne street and West and East Maumee street. According to the 2010 census, Angola has a total area of , of which (or 99.26%) is land and (or 0.74%) is water.


Climate

The
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reports that Angola's average January temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . Average July temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . There is an average of 7.5 days with highs of or higher. There is an average of 28.1 days with highs of or lower and an average of 2.3 days with lows of or lower. The record high temperature was on July 13, 1936. The record low temperature was on January 4, 1981. The average annual precipitation is . There is an average of 119.4 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1950, with and the driest was 1971, with . The most precipitation in one month was in May 1943. The most precipitation in a 24-hour period was on July 9, 1951. The average annual snowfall is . There are an average of 22.0 days with measurable snowfall. The snowiest season was 1981–82 with . The most snowfall in one month was in January 1999, including the record 24-hour snowfall of on January 3, 1999.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 8,612 people, 3,111 households, and 1,815 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 3,499 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.6% White, 1.4%
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, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1%
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, 2.1% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population. There were 3,111 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the city was 30.3 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 21.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 19.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.


2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 7,344 people, 2,769 households, and 1,578 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 3,012 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.00% White, 0.82%
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, 0.44% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/ racial term, it is used to describe the original peoples—inhabitants and diasporas—of any of the three major subregions of Oce ...
, 1.92% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.89% of the population. There were 2,769 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 20.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,925, and the median income for a family was $43,848. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $23,258 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,750. About 8.1% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.


Media


Radio stations

*100.3 WLKI-F
wlki
*92.
ESPN Angola
*101.
U-Rock


Television stations

*63
WINM WINM (channel 12) is a religious television station licensed to Angola, Indiana, United States, serving the Fort Wayne area as owned-and-operated station of Tri-State Christian Television (TCT). The station's transmitter is located in unincorpora ...
WINM is a religious broadcaster and has slight viewership. Angola gets its main broadcast channels from Fort Wayne


Newspapers

'' The Herald Republican'', the daily newspaper based in Angola and serving Steuben County, was formed through the merger of two longstanding
weekly newspaper A weekly newspaper is a general-news or current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly newspaper is published once every two weeks. Weekly new ...
s in Angola, the ''Steuben Republican'' (first published in May 1857) and ''The Angola Herald'' (January 1876). The newspapers consolidated their printing plants in 1925 and their ownership in the 1960s (in the Willis family), eventually merging into one publication in 1980. Two years later they were sold to Home News Enterprises, which expanded the paper to a twice-weekly format in 1989, and then in August 2001 to KPC Media Group of
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, which converted ''The Herald Republican'' to a daily in September 2001.


Transportation

Angola is served by
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Schedule 0025: Cleveland, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois; and Schedule 0026: Chicago, Illinois to Cleveland, Ohio. Both routes feature local service via primarily
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. These routes are an essential transportation service sharing similarities to that of the Essential Air Service, primarily funded by tax payers.


Education

The Metropolitan School District of Steuben County, which operates the following schools in Angola: *Carlin Park Elementary *Hendry Park Elementary *Ryan Park Elementary *Pleasant Lake Elementary *Angola Middle School * Angola High School *Educational Opportunity Center
Trine University Trine University is a private university in Angola, Indiana. It was founded in 1884 and offers degrees in the arts and sciences, business, education, and engineering. Trine University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History T ...
Angola has a lending library: the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben Co.


Notable people

* Lloy Ball, Olympic volleyball gold medalist *
John Barnes John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. He currently works as an author, commentator and pundit for ESPN and SuperSport. Initially a quick, skilful left winger, he moved to cen ...
, science-fiction writer *
Brian Cardinal Brian Lee Cardinal (born May 2, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 456 games in the NBA between 2000 and 2012, and won an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Before his NBA career, he was one of ...
, NBA basketball player *
Hagood Hardy Hugh Hagood Hardy, (February 26, 1937 – January 1, 1997) was a Canadian composer, pianist, and vibraphonist. He played mainly jazz and easy listening music. He is best known for the 1975 single, "The Homecoming" from his album of the same na ...
, 1937–1997, Canadian-American jazz musician and composer *
Lewis Blaine Hershey Lewis Blaine Hershey (September 12, 1893May 20, 1977) was a United States Army general who served as the second Director of the Selective Service System, the means by which the United States administers its military conscription. Early life He ...
, 1893–1977, U.S. Army four-star general, second Director of the Selective Service *
Lois Irene Marshall Lois Irene Kimsey Marshall (born Lois Irene Kimsey; May 9, 1873 – January 6, 1958) was the wife of Thomas R. Marshall, the 28th vice president of the United States. During her husband's tenure she held the unofficial position of the second Lady ...
, 1873–1958, wife of U.S. Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was an American politician who served as the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an acti ...
* Edward Ralph May, 1819–1852, the only member of the Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1850 to vote for African American suffrage, practiced law in Angola from 1843 to 1852 * Wilbur Simpson, classical bassoonist * Raymond E. Willis, U.S. Senator * J. Walter Yeagley, former judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals * Isaac Hayes, Inventor of Tropical Skittles


See also

* Fun Spot Park


References


External links


Angola Chamber of Commerce
{{authority control Cities in Indiana Micropolitan areas of Indiana Cities in Steuben County, Indiana County seats in Indiana