POPULATION/HOUSEHOLDS
County:  34.477
    Percent Ethnic:  2.64%
City:  11,166
    Percent Ethnic:  3.47%
    Growth:  -6.61%
Growth of Households: -2.06%
Median Income:  $30,414
Average Income:  $38,710
Households above poverty: 65.41%
Median Rent:  $243.00/month
Median Property Value:  $41,692

HEALTH CARE
Hospital:  Wabash County Hospital
Services:  Addiction Care
    Skilled Care
    Springside Life Center (Physical
                Fitness)
    New Directions Weight Loss
                Center
    Well Children Care Center
    Physicians Care Center
    Oncology Center
    Physical Therapy Care Center
    Home Health Care Center
Extended Health Care Facilities: 5
Doctors (Wabash County):  26
Physicians at Wabash County
    Hospital:  76
Dentists:  12
Healthcare facility:  Vernon Manor
     Children's Home (136 beds)--
    Long-term "skilled" facility for  
    the developmentally disabled.

HOTELS/MOTELS
Motel:  2      Rooms:  161
Bed & Breakfast:  2      Rooms:  7    

EDUCATION
Public School District
   Wabash City Schools
   Metropolitan School District of  
          Wabash County
   6 elementary schools--122 teachers
                               --1,883 students
   2 Sr./Jr. high schools--146 teachers
                               --2,059 students
Private Schools
   Saint Bernard--Nursery - 6th grade
        9 teachers      120 students
   Emmanuel Christian--Nursery-12th    
       12 teachers      147 students
Vo-tech center
   Heartland Career Center--Wabash
Colleges
   IVY Tech State College--Wabash
   Manchester College--N. Manchester
   Ball State University--Muncie
   Huntington College--Huntington
   Indiana Institute of Technology--
                                       Ft. Wayne
   Indiana University--Bloomington
   Indiana University (IUK)--Kokomo
   Indiana-Purdue University(IPFW)--    
                                      Ft. Wayne
   Indiana Wesleyan University--Marion
   Purdue University--W. Lafayette
   St. Francis College--Ft. Wayne
   Taylor University--Upland/Ft. Wayne
   University of Notre Dame--South Bend
Library:  58,000 volumes (books,
        periodicals, audio, visual material)

CIVIC/RECREATION
Honeywell Community Center/Ford  
     Theatre
Historical museum:  1
Area Lakes:  Numerous
Reservoirs:  2
Parks:  6 (local)  2 (state/federal)
Swimming Pool:  1 (outdoor)  1(indoor)
Ball fields:  7+
Bowling Alley:  1
Golf courses:  2
Indoor Theater:  1
Tennis courts:  10
Skating rink:  1
Drive-in theatre:  1