Charlestown

Charlestown was established in 1808, named after one of its surveyors, Charles Beggs. It was established one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Springville, and was responsible for Springville's demise. The first Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Indiana met in Charlestown, due to Jonathan Jennings' influence. In 1940 the population of the city was 900, but it swelled to 13,400 due to the building and operation of the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (INAAP) This created a housing problem, as chicken, wood, and wash houses had to house all the new residents who flocked to the area for the jobs created by the INAAP. In 2014 the city announced they would be applying for a grant to redevelop Pleasant Ridge Subdivision, an impoverished area within the city. The City Council did not call for a vote on the issue and the grant issue failed. Starting in 2016 the city has been accused of using excessive fines against homeowners in the subdivision in order to force them to sell to a private developer. The city is located at 38°277N 85°402W (38.451984, -85.667224). According to the 2010 census, CharlestOWN has a total area of 11.489 square miles (29.76 km²), of which 11.45 square miles of it (or 99.66%) is land and 0.039 sq miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.34%) is water.

History

Charlestown was established in 1808, named after one of its surveyors, Charles Beggs. It was established one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Springville, and was responsible for Springville's demise. The first mill was built in the area, on Fourteen Mile Creek, in 1804. In 1818 the first Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Indiana met in Charlestown, due to Jonathan Jennings' influence. In 1940 the population was 900, but it swelled to 13,400 due to the building and operation of the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (INAAP) This created a housing problem, as chicken, wood, and wash houses had to house all the new residents who flocked to the area for the jobs created by the INAAP. In 2014 the city announced they would be applying for a grant to redevelop Pleasant Ridge Subdivision, an impoverished area within the city. Some residents of the subdivision formed an association to fight against demolishing their homes via eminent domain. The City Council did not call for a vote on the issue and the grant issue failed. Starting in 2016 the city was accused of using excessive fines against homeowners in the subdivision in order to force them to sell to a private developer. The city has also been accused of forcing homeowners to sell their homes to private developers by using eminent domain to force the sale of their homes. In 2010 the city received a $1.2 million grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Geography

Charlestown is located at 38°277N 85°402W (38.451984, -85.667224).According to the 2010 census, Charlestown has a total area of 11.489 square miles (29.76 km²), of which 11.45 square miles of land (99.66%) is land and 0.039square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.34%) is water. The town has a population of 1,788. The city is located on the U.S. Census Bureau's American West Coast. It is the only town in the state of West Virginia to be on the National Register of Historic Places. It was founded in 1881. It has a post office since 1881, and was the site of the town's first post office in 1883. It also served as the location of the county seat from 1883 to 1894. The village is located near the junction of two rivers: the Little River and the Little Piney River. The Little River flows through the town and into the Little piney River, which runs through the center of the city. The Town's name is derived from the name "Little Piney", which means "little Piney" or "piney" in English. The community's name was first used in the 18th century as a place to refer to the town of the same name. In 1883, the town was first recorded as a town.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,585 people, 2,884 households, and 2,034 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 89.9% White, 2.1% African American, 0.3% Asian, 5.3%. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.32% of the population. The median income for a household was $21.28,238, and the per capita income was $13.89. The city has a population of 7,775, and its population is expected to rise to 8,000 by the 2020 census. It is located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers's home state of Kansas. It has a high school football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, and a college football team. It also has a baseball team, The Kansas City Royals, which won the NCAA Division I championship in 2010. It was the site of the World Series between the United States and Germany in 1998. It's also the home of the University of Kansas, where the football team won the national championship in 2000. The U.N. World Cup is held every year in the summer, and is held in the fall. It will also host the Winter Olympics in 2016, which will be held in Chicago, Illinois. In the city, the population is estimated to be around 7,000, and in the winter it will be around 6,000. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.09.

Parks and recreation

The Parks and Recreation Department strives to create lasting family memories and promote wellness for the residents of the City of Charlestown. The department also coordinates the city's annual celebration of Christmas, including Light Up CharlestOWN and the city’s Christmas displays. The Family Activities Park is transformed into a lighted Christmas Wonderland with ice skating and a train waiting at the depot to be boarded for a trip throughCharlestown's menagerie of lights. The Department is supervised and directed by Marissa Knoebel and operates the Arts and Enrichment Center, the Greenway Park Concession Stand and the City's community computer labs. The Parks Department is open 6:00 p.m. through 9:00p.m., Monday through Saturday, but is closed on December 24 and 25 for the Festival of Lights, which is open to the public from 6:30 p.M. to 9:30pm. The Recreation Department is located at 1000 Park Street across from Charlestow High School's Dutch Reis Field, and also operates the Family Activity Center. The parks department is run by a team of volunteers, led by the Director of Recreation, MarissaKNOebel. For confidential support call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For support on suicide matters call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch or click here.

Common Council

The Common Council of the City of Charlestown meets for its regular business meeting on the first Monday of the month, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Council is the legislative body of the government of the city. It is responsible for drafting and approving ordinances and resolutions that affect all CharlestOWN residents. Council members are John T. Cox, Bo Bertram, Ruthie Jackson, BJ Steele and Brian Hester. The council meets in the council chambers of City Hall, located at 304 Main Cross Street,Charlestown, Indiana. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch, or see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. In the UK, contact the National suicide Prevention Lifeline on 0800 273-TALK (8255). For confidential help in the United States, call the national Suicide Prevention Lifelines on 08255 90 90 or visit http://www suicide Prevention Liflines.org or the Samaritans on the United States for help in the UK on 08255 90 90 90. For confidential support in the U S., call the National Suicide Lifeline on 8255 100 or the United States for help in the UK on 800 000 000.

Education

Charlestown has a public library, a branch of the Charlestown-Clark County Public Library. The town is home to the Clark County Museum of Art and Science, which was established in 1903. The city is also home to a museum of art and science, which dates back to the early 19th century. It is located in the town's central business district, near the center of the city's downtown area. It has a population of about 2,000 people, most of whom live in or near the downtown area of the town. The library has a collection of more than 1,000 books and other items, including art, science, history, and art history. It also has a children's library, which is open to the public. It was built in the early 1900s and is part of Clark County's public library system. It's located in a historic district in the city, near where the town was founded in 1805. It includes the Charlstown's oldest buildings. The community also has its first post office, which opened in 1807, and has since become a center for community services. It opened a new library in the late 1800s. It now has a branch in the downtown part of the community, which has been expanded several times since then.

Arts and culture

Christmas in Charlestown is one of the biggest events in Southern Indiana in the winter seasons. There are Carriage Rides, a Christmas Parade, Breakfast with Santa, and Christmas lights. In 2013, Christmas inCharlestown added Ice Skating to the many activities available during the holiday season. The Christmas Express, which transports riders to different parts of CharlestOWN to enjoy the festivities, was added to the event in 2013. The event also added a festive display at the new Family Activities Park, 1000 Park Street, across from Charlestow High School's Dutch Reis Football Field. The day after Thanksgiving, festivities begin around 6:00 p.m. in Greenway park with an hour-long program leading up to the flipping of the switch to bring the lights on all over town. The lights will be on throughout the city until the end of the year on December 31st and 2:00am on January 1st.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana = 28.7. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 33. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Charlestown = 3.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 7,775 individuals with a median age of 35.5 age the population grows by 13.07% in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 679.16 residents per square mile of area (262.24/km²). There are average 2.58 people per household in the 4,992 households with an average household income of $44,080 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.20% of the available work force and has dropped -5.21% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 21.38%. The number of physicians in Charlestown per 100,000 population = 148.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Charlestown = 44.1 inches and the annual snowfall = 5.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 95. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 195. 89 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 23.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 37, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana which are owned by the occupant = 67.77%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 29 years with median home cost = $116,230 and home appreciation of -0.37%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $10.33 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,984 per student. There are 17.2 students for each teacher in the school, 534 students for each Librarian and 572 students for each Counselor. 6.37% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.38% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.15% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).