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LOCAL INFO

About Richmond/Wayne County

• Richmond is the seat of Wayne County.
• Local website: http://www.waynet.com/, http://www.visitrichmond.org/
• Wayne County is located in the nation's agricultural and industrial heartland.
• Roughly30% of the nation's population live within only 600 miles of Wayne County.
• Richmond has received national recognition in the "New Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities" ranking #13 in the U.S. and #1 in Indiana.
• Richmond received highest scores in the arts, learning institutions, and broadcasting.
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Population by Cities within Wayne County

• Richmond 38,201
• Hagerstown 1,719
• Centerville 2,456
• Fountain City 725
• Cambridge City 2,059
• Wayne County 70,245

COST OF LIVING

Low Overall Taxes

• Property taxes: Taxes are assesed based on fair market value.
• 7% sales tax (except on food, prescription drugs, items consumed/used in manufacturing).
• 3.4% state and 1.25% county income tax on adjusted gross individual income.
• Edit tax at the rate of .0025% support county economic development.

Low Utility Costs

• Energy rates as low as 3.5 cents per kW (municipally-owned utility).
• Natural gas is 7% below the national average.

Affordable Housing

• Home ownership within reach of higher percentage than in most of Indiana and U.S.
• Median home price is +/- $91,000.
• Lots of rural building sites throughout the county.

K-12

Richmond Community Schools is the largest of five county school districts. Others are located in Fountain City, Centerville, Cambridge City, and Hagerstown.

Centerville-Abington Community Schools

• Two elementary schools, junior high and high school.
• From 1994-1999 invested $600,000 in technology.
• EXCEL Program for academically talented, Early Intervention for School Success, Reading Recovery Program.
• Administrative Office: 115 West South, Centerville.
• Information: 765-855-3475

Nettle Creek School Corporation

• Kindergarten to 6th grade elementary schools, 7th to 12 grade junior/senior high school.
• Student/teacher ratio is about 17 to 1.
• Administrative Office: 297 East North Market, Hagerstown.
• Information: 765-489-4543.

Northeastern-Wayne Schools

• Two schools make up district: elementary and junior/senior high school.
• Administrative Office: P.O. Box 406, Fountain City, IN 47341.
• Information: 765-847-2821.

Richmond Community Schools

• Nine elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school.
• Administrative Office: 300 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond.
• Information: 765-973-3300. http://rcs.k12.in.us

Western Wayne Schools

• One elementary and junior/senior high school.
• Administrative Office: P. O. Box 217 Pershing, IN 47347.
• Information: 765-478-5375.

Parochial Schools  

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COLLEGE LEVEL

Earlham College

• Well known liberal arts college Founded by the Quakers in 1847.
• Rated top 30 liberal arts colleges in the nation.
• Address: National Road West, Richmond.
• Information: 765-983-1200.

Earlham School of Religion

• Seminary (established in 1963) affiliated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
• Master of arts and master of divinity degrees offered.
• Address: 228 College Avenue, Richmond.
• Information: 765-983-1323.

Indiana University East

• One of eight campuses of Indiana University.
• Certificates, associate and bachelors degrees offered in more than 40 programs.
• Indiana University East enrollment: 2,480. Purdue Programs enrollment: 170.
• Address: 2325 Chester Blvd. Richmond.
• Information: 765-973-8208.

Ivy Tech State College

• Public, statewide, community-based technical college offering associates degrees and one-year technical certificates .
• Courses: business, health and human services, technology, general education.
• Works with local businesses to provide needed technical skills
• Address: 2325 Chester Blvd., Richmond.
• Information: 765-966-2656.
• Web site: http://www.ivytech.edu/richmond.

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RECREATIONAL PARKS

Richmond Parks

• Richmond's largest park, Glenn Miller Park covers 196 acres.
• The park has tennis courts, a band stage, a large play ground, picnic shelter facilities.
• Other area parks offer fishing, ball diamonds, tennis courts, picnic areas, and a municipal swimming pool.
• Middle Fork Reservoir offers paddle boating, sailing, fishing playground.
• Hayes Arboretum for walking/hiking trails for all ages.

Whitewater Gorge Park

• A spectacular geological gorge divides Richmond and offers miles of hiking trails, virtual wilderness, and vertical cliffs.
• Location of the picturesque Thistlewaite Falls.
• Rails to trails (Cardinal Greenway) project is partially completed and will link Richmond to Muncie via a former train line converted to a hiking/biking/skating trail.

Cope Environmental Center

• Cope Environmental Center is the primary project of the Francis Parks Foundation and is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes.
• CEC provides education, research, and demonstrations that promote the sustainable use of the earth's resources.
• The property ( -102 acres) features a nationally significant collection of conifer trees from around the world, hardwood forests, a six acre native Indiana prairie, 3 wetlands, 2 ponds, and a variety of sustainability demonstrations.
• Trails are free and open to the public dawn to dusk everyday of the year!
• Website: http://www.copeenvironmental.org
• Information: Richmond Parks and Recreation Department 765-983-7275