ZIP Code 47331

Connersville is a city in Fayette County, east central Indiana, United States, 66 miles (106 km) east by southeast of Indianapolis. The population was 13,481 at the 2010 census. The city is among the oldest cities in Indiana and the former Indiana Territory, having been established in 1813 by its namesake John Conner. The economy is supported by local manufacturing, retail and healthcare. Employment and population have been declining since the 1960s. The largest employers are Stant, Walmart, and Howden Roots (formerly Roots/Dresser), followed by various retail establishments and schools. Wayzata Home Products Connersville, a unit of 6 Square Cabinet Co. based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, began production in March 2014, but has since closed. The mean house price in 2012 was $67,000, and the median household income $29,000 (versus $47,649 for all of Indiana). In 2018, the unemployment rate ranged around 5%. A significant portion of the workers are employed in Shelbyville, Greensburg, and other outlying towns with better economies with better statistical area of the same name. It is a chartered city under the state of Indiana, with an elected mayor, clerk/treasurer, and 7-member city council. The July high averages 84 degrees and the January low averages 16. Floods, major storms, and tornados are relatively infrequent, but do occur. The hottest month is August, the coolest February and the wettest December.

Geography and climate

Connersville is located at 39°3914N 85°816W (39.653931, -85.137709). The town is oriented roughly north-south, with most of the town located in the southern 2/3. There are 124 native tree species, including 17 varieties of oak, as well as black walnut, sycamore, and tulip tree (yellow poplar), the state tree. Common native mammals are the red fox, common cottontail, muskrat, raccoon, opossum, and several types of squirrel. The hottest month is August, the coolest February, and the wettest December. Connersville gets 41 inches of rain per year. Snowfall is 22 inches. About 1/3 of days have measurable precipitation. About half the days are sunny. The July high averages 84 degrees. The January low averages 16. Floods, major storms, and tornados are relatively infrequent, but do occur. The local region (and all of Fayette County and the state of Indiana) are part of the Eastern (U.S.) Broadleaf Forest Environment biome. It is located on the north bank of the west fork of the Whitewater River, a little over 800 feet (240 m) above sea level. Most of the surrounding Whitewater Valley vegetation would be classified as riparian woodland or gallery forest. The area has nearly flat to gently rolling topography. It has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa).

Economics

The economic base is mostly manufacturing, followed by retail and health care. There are fewer than 600 union employees in the town. The unemployment rate in Connersville and surrounding Fayette County is among the highest in the state. The city is the economic center of a micropolitan statistical area of the same name. It is also part of Richmond-Connersville, IN Combined Statistical Area. The mean house price in 2012 was $67,000, and the median household income $29,000 (versus $47,649 for all of Indiana). The population has been declining since the 1960s. In 2018, it ranged around 5%. A significant portion of workers in Conner's are employed in Shelbyville, Greensburg, and other outlying towns with better local economies. The largest employers are Stant, Walmart, and Howden Roots (formerly Roots/Dresser), followed by various retail establishments and schools. Wayzata Home Products Connerville, a unit of 6 Square Cabinet Co. based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, began production in March 2014, but has since closed. The town is home to the Indiana State Museum, which was founded in 1881. The museum is located in the former home of the Indiana Agricultural and Mechanical Museum. The state museum is now a museum of science and history, and was opened in 1883. It was the first state museum in the United States to open in 1882. It has since been the only state museum to open.

Government

Connersville is a chartered city under the state of Indiana, with an elected mayor, clerk/treasurer, and 7-member city council. Five council members are by district, and two are at-large. City government consists of eight departments: Mettel Field/Airport, EMS/First Aid, Fire, Parks & Recreation, Police, Street, Connersville Utilities (water, sewer, storm drains), and Transfer Station & Recycling. Each department is headed by a full-time salaried department head. Courts and jails are located in the city but administered by the county. The city is home to the Indiana State Museum, which is open to the public. The museum is located on the former site of the Indiana Agricultural Experiment Station, which was built in the early 1900s. The state museum is now the Indiana Museum of History and Science, which opened in the late 1930s. It is located in a former mill site on the outskirts of the city, and was once the site of an Indiana State School for the Deaf and Dumbfounded. It was later moved to its current location on the edge of the town, where it is still used for public events and tours of the museum. It also has a museum for the history of the local community, which dates back to the early 1800s, when the town was first founded. The town is also home to a number of historic buildings, including the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana Supreme Court.

History

Connersville is named for settler John Conner, older brother of William Conner. There was also, at least through 1795, Connerstown, a small Shawnee village near Lancaster, Ohio, named for John's father. The Whitewater River Valley running north-south through eastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio was created by the Late Wisconsin Glaciation ending 13,600 years ago. Delaware Indians, displaced from their eastern homelands by European settlement, migrated west and settled along the forks of the Whitewater river. The valley, running south and southeasterly from east central Indiana to the Ohio River Valley, provided a convenient conduit for migration through Fort Washington (Cincinnati) from points east. After 1812, Indian resistance to settlement in the Indiana Territory became nearly non-existent. The town of Connersville was the first constructions in the first-class Indiana Territory in March 1813. It was named for Conner's brother, an early Indiana settler and politician, and his wife, who died in childbirth in 1815. The city is located on the west side of the west fork of theWhitewater River, on what is now the western edge of Fayette County, Indiana. It has a population of about 2,000, about half of whom live in the town of about 1,000 people, the majority of whom are African-American. It is one of the few towns in Indiana to be named after a European-American settler, as it is the only one in the state.

Culture and recreation

Connersville has an indoor movie theater, Showtime Cinemas. The Canal House, built in 1842 as headquarters for the Whitewater Canal Company, is in the city. The Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary, over 700 acres (280 ha) of forest, meadow, prairie, and ponds, provides hiking, picnicking, camping. and bird watching. The Whitewater Valley Railroad is a 19-mile (31 km) long operating scenic railroad and museum between Connersville and Metamora. The Fayette County Courthouse and Roberts Park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Heritage MusicFest takes place every year in June at the campground. Local bands ranging in style from bluegrass to rock perform. The city has a public library, a high school, a basketball stadium and a football field. It hosts the annual Fayette county Free Fair, a week-long event held late in the summer. It also serves as the site of an annual re-enactment of the American Civil War. It was formerly known as Conners Elm Park, and was the home of Caleb Blood Smith, who served in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet. It is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of downtown near Milton. It has a state park adjacent to 5,260-acre (2,130 ha) Brookville Lake about 10 miles (16 km) southeast by east ofconnersville near Liberty, Indiana. It features camping, boating and limited fishing (not a stocked lake). It also has a nature preserve.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 13,481 people, 5,582 households, and 3,506 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 95.7% White, 2.1% African American, 0.2% Native American,0.3% Asian, and 1.0% from two or more races. As of 2019, the population is estimated to be 12,796 people. About 55% of Fayette county's population lives in the town. The median age in theCity was 39.4 years. The city is located in Fayette County and is part of the Fayette-Fayette Census-designated Statistical Area. It is located on the U.S. Mississippi Interstate and is about 40 miles from the state's capital City of Fayette. The population of the City was 15,411 as of the census of 2000, with 6,450 people living in 6,382 households. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was2.95. The City has a population of 13,541, making it one of the most densely populated cities in the United States. In 2010, the city had a median age of 39 years, and the city's population was 12,543. It has a high school graduation rate of 9.7%. The city has a low crime rate of 2.2%. It has an unemployment rate of 1%.

Transportation

There is no commercial air or bus service to Connersville. Amtrak (passenger) and CSX (freight) rail service. The Whitewater River, while mostly navigable, is not commercially viable as a means of transportation. The nearest large cities are Cincinnati 58 miles (93 km) to the southeast and Indianapolis 66 miles (106 km) away. The closest commercial airport is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, 62 miles (100 km) from the city. There is 1 local taxi service in town, and no public transit service to the town. The town is located on the Indiana-Ohio state line and is located near the Ohio-Kentucky state line. It has a population of about 2,000, with most people living in the central part of the town, which is the town's business district. It is located in a rural area, with the majority of its residents living in and around the central business district of the city, and most of its roads are narrow two-lane state roads. There are no major highways in the area, but there are a number of local and in-county roads that connect the town to nearby cities. The city is located along the Indiana River, which runs through the center of the community. It also has a few small lakes and streams, which are used for fishing and other recreational activities, as well as as a source of water for the city's water supply. The community has a reputation for being friendly and friendly to visitors.

Cemeteries

Connersville City Cemetery in the middle of town, Dale Cemetery just west of downtown, and Tullis Chapel Cemetery 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of town are the only local cemeteries. There are a few private and church cemetersies located in outlying unincorporated areas. Connersville is located on the Ohio River, which runs through the center of the town. The town has a population of about 2,000, with the majority of residents living in the central part of the city. The city is located in the Ohio Valley, which is the largest of the state's five Cascades. The Ohio River flows through the town, and runs through a number of outlying areas. It is also the only source of water for the town's main water supply, which supplies the city with water from springs and rivers. It also supplies the town with water for its wastewater treatment system, as well as for the city's sewage treatment system. The water supply is also used to supply the community with drinking water, as it is the main source of the community's water supply for the central portion of the county. The community also supplies water to the surrounding uninc incorporated areas, such as the town of Dale, and to the nearby town of Tull is Chapel, which lies 3 miles southwest of the main water intake. The area is also home to a few churches, including the local First Baptist Church, which was established in 1872.

Hospital

Reid Health operates the hospital and associated entities in Connersville. The company purchased most of the assets of the former Fayette Regional Health System after it filed for bankruptcy in 2018. The hospital is located on the former site of the Fayette County Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Fayette Medical Center was shut down in 2010. The Conners County Health System was founded in the 1970s and is now called Fayette Memorial Hospital. It is located in the town's downtown area and was once known as Fayette-Fayette Regional Medical Center. It was closed in the 1990s and has since been re-opened as a private hospital. It also has a children's hospital and an adult day care center in the city's downtown. It has been owned by Reid Health since the 1990's and is currently owned by a private equity firm, Reid Health Partners, since 2008. It opened a new hospital in the early 2010s. It's located on a former medical center site in the Town of Fayette, Arkansas, which was once the site of a regional health system. The town is now home to Reid Health's headquarters and a number of other entities, including a nursing facility and other health care facilities, including the Connersvile Medical Center, which opened in 2011. The city's hospital was built in the 1950s and was part of the original Fayette regional Health System, which went bankrupt in the 1980s and 1990s. The current hospital is the first of its kind in the state.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana = 87. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Connersville = 3.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 13,324 individuals with a median age of 39.2 age the population dropped by -8.12% in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,734.44 residents per square mile of area (669.67/km²). There are average 2.39 people per household in the 4,905 households with an average household income of $39,530 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 13.40% of the available work force and has dropped -11.71% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 3.18%. The number of physicians in Connersville per 100,000 population = 91.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Connersville = 41 inches and the annual snowfall = 21.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 128. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 180. 84 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 16 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 45, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana which are owned by the occupant = 59.14%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 50 years with median home cost = $100,680 and home appreciation of -1.21%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $8.14 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,812 per student. There are 16.4 students for each teacher in the school, 381 students for each Librarian and 523 students for each Counselor. 4.79% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 5.87% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.68% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).