Angola, IN

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. The town is served by I-69 and the Indiana Toll Road (I-80 and I-90).

History

Angola was founded in 1838 as the seat of Steuben County, the Angola post office has been in operation since the same year. Angola was officially incorporated as a town on October 1, 1866 and became a city in 1906.

Some of the first settlers came from Angola, New York, and they named their new home after their old one.

The Angola Commercial Historic District, Steuben County Courthouse, and Steuben County Jail are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Newell LeRoy Sims, a professional sociologist who lived for years in Angola published an in-depth study of the town in 1912 as his PhD dissertation at Columbia University in New York. He used the name "Aton" for the village. ''A Hoosier village: a sociological study with special reference to social causation'' (1912) is available online.

Geography

The center of Angola is located at the intersection of U.S. 20 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 National Weather Service 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 128.5 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 26.1 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% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 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% African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 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
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HOT FM 92.7
*101.
U-Rock

Television stations

*63 WINM

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 newspapers 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 Kendallville, Indiana, which converted ''The Herald Republican'' to a daily in September 2001.

Transportation

Angola is served by Barons Bus Lines Schedule 0025: Cleveland, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois; and Schedule 0026: Chicago, Illinois to Cleveland, Ohio. Both routes feature local service via primarily US Route 20. 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

Angola has a lending library: the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben Co.

Notable people

* Lloy Ball, Olympic volleyball gold medalist
* John Barnes, science-fiction writer
* Hagood Hardy, 1937–1997, Canadian-American jazz musician and composer
* Lewis Blaine Hershey, 1893–1977, U.S. Army four-star general, second Director of the Selective Service
* Lois Irene Marshall, 1873–1958, wife of U.S. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
* 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

See also

* Fun Spot Park

References

External links

Angola Chamber of Commerce

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Cities in Indiana
Micropolitan areas of Indiana
Cities in Steuben County, Indiana
County seats in Indiana