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| City of Wabash | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Indiana |
| County | Wabash |
| Township | Noble |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Bob Vanlandingham (R) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 9.1 sq mi (23.7 km²) |
| - Land | 8.9 sq mi (23.1 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²) 2.73% |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 11,342 |
| - Density | 1,319.0/sq mi (509.4/km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 46992 |
| Area code(s) | 260 |
| FIPS code | 18-793701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 04453272 |
| Website: http://www.cityofwabash.org/ | |
Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,342 at the 2006 census. The city is the county seat of Wabash County3.
Wabash is notable as being the first electrically lighted city in the world, which was inaugurated on March 31, 1880.4
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Geography
Wabash is located at (40.800799, -85.827163)5.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles (23.7 km²), of which, 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (2.73%) is water.
Notable people
- Crystal Gayle - famous country singer
- Mark Honeywell - founder of Honeywell Corporation
- George Mullin - Major League Baseball pitcher 1902-1915, 20 game winner five times, nicknamed "Wabash George"
- Loren M. Berry - pioneer of the Yellow Pages telephone directory
Dr. Ricky Lynn Brandenburg (born April 4, 1955 in Wabash, Indiana) is a William Neal Reynolds Professor of Distinction professor of entomology at North Carolina State University. He is a native of Indiana, and received his bachelor's degree in entomology from Purdue University in 1977 and his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 1981. He spent four years as a faculty member at the University of Missouri–Columbia before accepting his current position at N. C. State in 1985.
Dr. Brandenburg's research and educational programs focus on developing a sound understanding of pest biology and ecology and the development of ecologically and environmentally sound turfgrass insect pest management programs. These programs include the use of cultural practices and biological control as well as various techniques to forecast pest outbreaks. He and N.C. State colleague and GCSAA instructor, Dr. Fred Yelverton, worked to establish the Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research and Education at N. C. State. in 2001. As co-directors of the center they have worked with the turfgrass industry to secure an initial annual funding level from state appropriations of $600,000 to support turfgrass research and education programs. Dr. Brandenburg's research program includes three technicians and numerous graduate students and focuses on the development of environmentally-sound pest management programs.
Rick has written several books and book chapters, numerous scientific articles, hundreds of trade journals articles, and is a frequent speaker at many turfgrass conferences worldwide. He has spoken on turfgrass insect management in over 30 states and in foreign countries including Australia, South Africa, Canada, Wales, Singapore, Argentina, and Indonesia, and made site visits to other countries including: Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Tunisia, Ghana, Botswana, Fiji Islands, Hong Kong, China, Mexico, and Scotland. He is frequently sought as a consultant and speaker on issues concerning insect management, environmental topics, and educating the public about pesticide use on golf courses.
Currently he teaches four Courses for Golf Course Superintendents Association of America:
Advanced Management of Warm Season Turfgrass Insect Pests Understanding Insect Pests on Golf Courses (online) Advanced Principles of Insect Pest Management (online) What's Bugging You? (webcast) He teaches two courses for NC State University
Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management Extension Entomology See www.turffiles.ncsu.edu
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/en/Rick_Brandenburg"
Demographics
As of the census1 of 2000, there were 11,743 people, 4,799 households, and 3,100 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,319.0 people per square mile (509.4/km²). There were 5,136 housing units at an average density of 576.9/sq mi (222.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.85% White, 0.37% African American, 1.06% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 4,799 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,401, and the median income for a family was $44,016. Males had a median income of $32,324 versus $21,274 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,210. About 7.9% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Silverberg, Robert (1967). Light for the World: Edison and the Power Industry. Princeton, N.J.: D. Van Nostrand.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
External links
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