Gas City Statistics

Communications

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Education Facilities

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Major Employers

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Government

Gas City Government

Gas City Hall
211 E. Main Street
Gas City, IN 46933
Mayor: H. Larry Leach

Council Meetings: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays (7:30 p.m.)

Council Members: Dave Huffman, Michael E. Planck, James E. Richards, Donald Clark, Larry Terwillegar

City Clerk:   Julie Flores

City Judge:  Steven Barker

Utility Supervisor: Ray Smith

Jonesboro Government

Jonesboro Town Hall
214 S. Main Street
Jonesboro, IN 46938
Mayor: Terry Poling

E-Mail:  mayor@jonesboroindiana.net

Council Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays (7:00 p.m.)

Council Members: David Jernigan, Joe Dixon, Brittany Couse, Quinten Shipley, James Hahn

City Clerk:

Utility Supervisor: Tom Gosser

Mill Township

Trustee:   Carolyn Armes

Mississinewa School Board

George Armes, Mike Crouch, Chris Cunningham, Dennis Banks,

Wayne Gaskin, Charlie Fisher, David Linn

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Population

Gas City: 5,965
Jonesboro: 1,887
Grant County: 73,403

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Services

• Banks (4)
• Churches (15)
• Credit Unions (1)
• Funeral Homes (2)
• Dentists (2)
• Doctors (4)
• Nursing Homes (1)
• Motels (3)
• Hospitals (2)
  Marion General Hospital (212 beds)
  VA Indiana Northern Health Care System (Marion Division 397 Beds)
• Libraries
  Gas City-Mill Township Public Library (39,736 vol; 2,659 videos; 1,289 audios)
  Marion Public Library (78,400 vol)
  Indiana Wesleyan University (111,397 vol)
  Taylor University (210,000 vol)

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Size

Gas City: 2 square miles
Jonesboro: 1.1 square miles
Grant County: 418 square miles

Elevation: 853 ft. above sea level

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Taxes

• State Income Tax: 3.4% person income tax on adjusted gross income
• Local Option Income Tax: 1.00%
• County Option Income Tax:  1.25%
• Corporate Tax: Rate is dependent upon the type of business operation. Wholesale and retail have a .3% rate while rentals, service income, utility services, interest, passive income and sales other than normal wholesale & retail have a 1.2% rate.
• Business Property Tax: The state, cities, counties & special taxing districts impose taxes on all real and personal property not specifically exempted. Property is assessed at 33.36% of true tax value. Real property is assessed where located.

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Transportation

• Road: Hwy. I69; US 35; State Roads 15, 22
• Air: Marion Municipal Airport
  Indianapolis International Airport (65 miles south)
  Fort Wayne International Airport (50 miles north)
• Truck: 30 Major Freight Lines
• Rail: Conrail
• Limousine & Special Transportation: Elite Limousine Service provides service to entire state

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Utilities

Gas City Utilities

Office Hours:
Monday – Friday ( 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. )
Saturday -Drive-Up Only ( 8:30 a.m. – 12 Noon )

Phone: (765) 674-6995

Service Deposits:
Electric Service $100
Water Service $ 50

If an acceptable letter of credit from another utility is furnished, deposits are $25 for electric and $25 for water. Gas City accesses a fee of $20 for any returned check. Gas City Utilities has a reconnection charge of $15 for a reconnect at the meter and $30 for a reconnect at the pole.

Utility Providers:

• Electric: Gas City Electric/IMPA - Indiana Municipal Power Association
• Gas: VECTREN, Inc.
• Sewage: Gas City & Jonesboro provided by the Gas City Regional Plant, meeting all state and federal requirements.
• Telephone: Ameritech provides service to most /other services are available.
• Trash: City provides residential pickup. All Gas City Utilities customers are charged $9.60 per month for trash pickup.
• Water: Municipally Owned

Jonesboro Utilities

Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed from Noon to 1 p.m. for lunch)

Phone: (765) 674-6961

Water/Sewage Deposit $100