Ancestries: German (16.3%), United
States (16.1%), Irish (11.2%), English (10.9%),
French (3.6%), Italian (1.4%).
Elevation: 1039 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Farmland
High school or higher: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Farmland town
Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 62.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 10.2%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+3.5%).
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+:
Muncie, IN
(17.9 miles, pop. 67,430).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne,
IN
(61.5 miles, pop. 205,727).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago,
IL
(209.3 miles, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Parker City, IN
(5.2 miles), Ridgeville, IN (9.7 miles), Modoc, IN (9.9
miles), Selma, IN (10.0 miles), Winchester, IN (10.3 miles
), Albany, IN (10.9 miles), Redkey, IN (11.2 miles),
Blountsville, IN (11.8 miles) .
Latitude: 40.19 N, Longitude: 85.13 W
Area code: 765
Industries providing employment:
Manufacturing (26.0%), Educational, health and social
services (18.0%), Retail trade (13.1%).
Average climate in Farmland, Indiana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather
stations
Farmland-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state
average. It is 131% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.3
miles away from the Farmland city center killed one person and injured
12 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 26.5 miles away from the city
center injured 17 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000
in damages.
Hospitals/medical centers near Farmland:
ST VINCENT RANDOLPH HOSPITAL INC
(about 11 miles; WINCHESTER, IN)
BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
(about 18 miles; MUNCIE, IN)
JAY COUNTY HOSPITAL
(about 20 miles; PORTLAND, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Farmland:
DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD
(about 18 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD
(about 34 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL
(about 54 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Farmland:
REESE (about 13 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: 7I2)
RANDOLPH COUNTY (about 15 miles; WINCHESTER, IN; ID: I22)