What do you think about the town Terre Haute, IN ?
Thank-You so much
[my mom is considering moving there]
Answer:
As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,614.
Airports
Terre Haute International Airport - Hulman Field (HUF) serves Terre Haute and Vigo County. However, there is currently no scheduled airline or charter service flying out of Hulman Field. Most flights are from pilot school students from Ivy Tech and Indiana State and the F-16 fighter jets of the Indiana Air National Guard's 181st Fighter Wing, which has been recommended for realignment to non-flying status. A local unit of the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol also conducts operations out of Hulman Field.
Education
Terre Haute is home to Indiana State University, a public university with a student population just over 11,000. The Princeton Review has named ISU one of the nation’s “best value” undergraduate institutions. The Princeton Review has also placed ISU on its “Best in the Midwest” list of colleges and universities. The private engineering school Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is located just east of the city, and is consistently rated one of the top engineering schools in the nation. The vocational schools of Ivy Tech State College and Indiana Business College are also located in the city. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, a four-year, private Catholic women's college is north of West Terre Haute, India
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In 1998, Reader's Digest magazine named Terre Haute one of the 50 best places to raise a family. This honor was bestowed after a statistical and demographic review of 301 metropolitan areas throughout the U.S.
Terre Haute is the location of a large Federal prison which is the location of the United States Government's Death Row. Timothy McVeigh was put to death at Terre Haute in 2001 for carrying out the Oklahoma City Bombing.
The city is known to have one of the highest per-capita number of restaurants in the nation, many of which are chain restaurants. There are several exceptional restaurants in the city which are unique to Terre Haute.
I have been through the area many times.
The area around terre haute is beautiful
in my opinion. I love the farmland.
Here is further information from Places Rated Almanac. It is the most current edition:
"Terre Haute has a typically midwestern mix of agriculture
and industry, with an added college-town influence. The city is home to Ind State Uni. Downtown, somewhat typical for the region, contains 800 historic buildings in an 80 block area.
Overall cost of living is low and the median home price of 78,730 is lowest in the state. There isn't much to do locally, but Indianapolis and Bloomington help compensate for what's missing. The Wabash Valley is broad and flat at this location.
To the west lie the mainly flat agriculture prairies of Illinoiis.
Terrain is gently rolling to the east. The Climate is continental with four distinct seasons, including warm, humid summers and variably cold winters. There is little in the local terrain to block the advance of storms from north, west, or south. Weather changes are frequent"
Population 147,934
97 % white
2 % black
Unemployment 5.7 %
Median Rent $465 (US average is $670)
Largest employing industry: chemical manufactering.
Overall Pros: cost of living, historic interest, college town
amenities.
Overall Cons: economy, recreation, isolation.
If you want more info, let me know. There are a lot of different types of stats in my book.
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