Lowell: By the Numbers

Lowell: By the numbers

The Town of Lowell occupies Education both West Creek and Cedar High school graduate or highCreek townships and has a total er among persons age 25 and oldarea of 5.27 square miles. The er: 89.9 percent. Lowell Labor Day Parade is the Bachelor’s Degree or higher oldest consecutive-running paamong persons age 25 and older: rade in Indiana. Buckley Home20.9 percent. stead, east of Lowell, hosts a number of events, including a Economy World War II reenactment with In civilian labor, percent of authentic weapons, artillery, and population age 16 years and tanks. The Legend of Sleepy Holabove: 64.3 percent. low is an event that takes place In civilian labor force, female, in September. During the event, percent of population age 16 years townsfolk search for Ichabod and above: 60.5 percent. Crain, the only man who can tell Mean travel time to work (minthe true story of the Headless Horseman. percent, African Americans: 0.2 percent, American Indian: 0.2 population. Veterans dropped from 637 in 2017 to 510 in 2018. utes) for workers age 16 years and above: 36.7.

Demographics

According to the United State percent, Asian: 0.1 percent, Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Is

The median value of owneroccupied housing units (2014-

Income

Median household income Census, the population in July 2018 is estimated at 9,743. The lander: 0.2 percent, two or more races: 1.3 percent, Hispanic: 6.6 2018): $161,600. Median gross rent (2014-2018): $1039. Persons (2014-2018): $63,471.

Persons in poverty, percent: 7.9 population is largely white at 95 percent. Foreign born persons (2014-2018), 1.7 percent of the per household (2014-2018): 2.69. percent.

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Government, continued from page 4 • Redevelopment Commission: Second Monday of the month at 6 p.m., town hall. • Police Commission: Fourth Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m., town hall. • Storm Water Board: Fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., town hall. • Plan Commission: Work sessions: first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Public meetings: third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., town hall. • Unsafe Building Department: Third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., town hall. • Board of Zoning Appeals: Second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., town hall.

DEPARTMENTS • Planning, Zoning and Building Tammy Bilgri, 219-374-7000, ext 102 Michelle Bakker, building administrator 219-374-7000 ext. 107 • Public Works Joint Management Oversight Board The JMOB is the oversight committee for the Lowell Waste Water Treatment Plant. Cedar Lake and Lake Dalecarlia both use the Lowell plant to treat sewage. The JMOB is responsible for overseeing the cooperative efforts to manage the plant.

For additional information about the JMOB please contact us at 219-374-7400.

PUBLiC SAFETy Police William Fisher, chief 219-374-5416 (non-emergency) Fire/EMS Todd Wilkening, chief 219-374-5961 (non-emergency) EMS Clerk Sandy Emen, 219-374-5916

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