Carroll County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 3 Carroll County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University is funded, in part, by a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, financially supported through HHS/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. The IPRC is operated by the Department of Applied Health Science and The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

GIS in Prevention County Profile Series, No. 3 Carroll County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP Project Staff: Ritika Bhawal, MPH Solomon Briggs Kyoungsun Heo, MPA Srinivasa Konchada Indiana Prevention Resource Center Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Trustees of Indiana University or the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Indiana University accepts full Responsibility for the content of this publication. ©2005 The Trustees of Indiana University. Permission is extended to reproduce this County Profile for non-profit educational purposes. All other rights reserved.

3. Geographic and Historical Notes Carroll County is located in north central Indiana. It is bordered by Cass County to the north and northeast, Howard to the east, Clinton to the south, Tippecanoe to the southwest, and White County to the north and west. U.S. Highway 421 and State Highways 25 and 18 cross the county. Elevation is 550-750 feet. The landscape features oak, maple, birch, beech, and hickory trees. The land along the many creeks slopes moderately to steeply, while it tends to be level in the northwest with steeper slopes along the Wabash River. This county is part of the Indiana and Ohio Till Plain resource area. Carroll County is in Eastern Time Zone and observes DST. Average daily temperatures are 18٥/35٥ in January and 65٥/86٥ in July. Annual precipitation is 36-38 and snowfall 19-23 inches. Typically the first freeze of the season is around October 10-15 and the last freeze is around May 1-5. The growing season lasts about 158-168 days. About nine-tenths of the land is farmland. Although most of the land is in crops for harvest, over half of income is from livestock and related products. Main crops include soybeans and corn for grain. Livestock include cattle/calves, milk cows, hogs/pigs, sheep/lambs, and hens/pullets. Popcorn is a special crop. Main natural resources include construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, and commercial forestland. Communities include the city of Delphi, the county seat. Towns include Burlington, Camden, Flora and Yeoman. Townships include Adams, Burlington, Carrollton, Clay, Deer Creek, Democrat, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Monroe, Rock Creek, Tippecanoe and Washington. Sources: Map from PCensus for MapInfo; Notes from Indiana Facts: Flying the Colors by John Clements, 1995.

Carroll County The maps and tables in this publication were prepared using PCensus 7.06 for MapInfo and MapInfo Professional 7.0.

3. Location and Historical Notes Carroll County is not a tobacco-producing county, according to the Strategic Development Group’s “Alternative Agricultural Strategy” (Bloomington, March 15, 2001) report, which is part of Governor Joseph E. Kernan’s “Recipient Final Reports for Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture Grant Programs” (http://www.in.gov/oca/grants/valueadd/VAFinalReports.html):

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Carroll County Block Groups