Profile for Carbon, Indiana, IN

Local festivals include:

• Watermelon Festival - Aug. 11-12, 2007
• Mansfield Village Covered Bridge Bluegrass Festival - June 2-3, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Mansfield Roller Mill State Historic Site

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Cemeteries (40)

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Libraries (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Carbon demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Clay County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Terre Haute area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 47837 ZIP code.

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20% of Carbon residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Carbon ancestry & family history guide.

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• Ancestry.com - IN data
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• County history catalog
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Carbon was $13,089, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Indiana economic data

3% of Carbon residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Carbon festival dates:

• Watermelon Festival - Aug. 11-12, 2007
• Mansfield Village Covered Bridge Bluegrass Festival - June 2-3, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Post history questions in Clay County genealogy forum

Median rent in Carbon, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $313.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $700.

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• Libraries near Carbon

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Clay County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Carbon political report.

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The average commute time for Carbon workers is 35 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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