Kendallville is a city in Wayne Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 9,862 at the 2010 census.

History

Kendallville was laid out in 1849. The city was named for

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, 8th

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. A post office has been in operation at Kendallville since 1837. The

Iddings-Gilbert-Leader-Anderson Block Iddings-Gilbert-Leader-Anderson Block is a row of five connected historic commercial buildings located at Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana. The block was built between 1891 and 1895, and is a two-story, red brick building with pressed metal ...

and

Kendallville Downtown Historic District Kendallville Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana. The district encompasses 45 contributing buildings in the central business district of Kendallville. It developed betwe ...

are listed on the

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, Kendallville has a total area of , of which (or 96.42%) is land and (or 3.58%) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 9,862 people, 3,940 households, and 2,483 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 4,382 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.1%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 2.9% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population. There were 3,940 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were

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living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age in the city was 34.6 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 9,616 people, 3,873 households, and 2,459 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,172 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.66%

, 0.25%

, 0.16% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.01%

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, 1.37% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 3.16% of the population. There were 3,873 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were

living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.07. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,899, and the median income for a family was $42,341. Males had a median income of $33,258 versus $23,851 for females. The

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for the city was $16,335. About 7.9% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the

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, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Annual cultural events

* Apple Festival * Christmas Parade * County Fair * Fireworks at Bixler Lake (4 July) * Kendallville Main Street Car Show * The Kendallville Open * Tri-State Bluegrass Festival

Education

Schools in the Kendallville area include: *

East Noble High School East Noble High School is a public high school located in Kendallville, Indiana and is the only high school that is part of the East Noble School Corporation. It serves to educate more than 1,000 students from the cities and towns of Rome City, ...

* East Noble Middle School * South Side Elementary School * North Side Elementary School * Wayne Center Elementary School * St. John Lutheran School The town has a lending library, the Kendallville Public Library.

Media

'' The News Sun'' is the city's

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; and it also covers the rest of Noble and LaGrange counties. It is the successor of the ''Noble County Journal'', a weekly founded , and is now owned by KPC Media Group, a chain of three dailies, three weeklies, and several monthly publications in northeastern Indiana. It has its headquarters on Main Street in Kendallville. The ''Kendallville Mall'' newspaper and ''KendallvilleTV'' on

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provide local news and videos.

Notable people

* Arthur Mapes, poet, born and raised in Kendallville, wrote Indiana's state poem and recognized in 1977 as the Poet Laureate for Indiana. *

David M. McIntosh David Martin McIntosh (born June 8, 1958) is an American attorney and Republican Party politician who served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2001. He is a co-founder of two conservative political ...

, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001; Republican nominee for governor of Indiana in 2000 * Brad Miller, two-time

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, retired in 2012. * George A. Mitchell, founder of

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from Indiana * Alvin M. Strauss, architect, born to German immigrant parents in Kendallville, best known for

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References

External links

* * {{authority control Cities in Indiana Micropolitan areas of Indiana Cities in Noble County, Indiana