1. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 4 (2007) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes 1 GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 3 Miami 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. THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER

2. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 4 (2007) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes GIS in Prevention County Profile Series, No. 3 Miami County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP Project Staff: 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. Ritika Bhawal, MPH Solomon Briggs Kyoungsun Heo, MPA Srinivasa Konchada

3. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 4 (2007) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes Miami County is located centrally in the southernmost point of Northern Indiana, bordered by the following counties: Fulton to the north and northwest, Cass to the west, Howard to the south, Grant to the southeast, and Wabash to the east and northeast. U.S. Highways 24 and 31 and State Highway 19 cross the county. Miami County is part of the Indiana and Ohio Till Plain land resource area. Elevation is 600-850 feet. The area features oak and hickory trees. The landscape is mainly slightly sloping, except for scattered regions of nearly level terrain and steep slopes in southern Miami County. This County is in the Eastern Time Zone and observes DST. Temperatures range from about 14 ٥ - 34 ٥ in January and from about 60 ٥ - 86 ٥ in July. Average annual precipitation is about 38 inches and snowfall about 25-33 inches. The first freeze of the season typically is around October 10-15, and the last freeze occurs May 1-5. There are approximately 158- 168 growing days. Miami County is a livestock and grain from corn area. Main crops include corn for grain, soybeans, winter wheat and hay. About four-fifths of the land is in farms and about four-fifths of that is in cash crops. Livestock include cattle/calves/milk cows and hogs/pigs. A special crop is popcorn. Main natural resources include crushed stone, construction sand and gravel, petroleum and forestland. Water resources include the Mississinewa Lake Reservoir; the Wabash and Eel Rivers, and several creeks (the Squirrel, Weesau, Prairie, and Little Creeks). Communities include the city of Peru, which is also the County Seat; and the towns of Amboy, Bunker Hill, Converse (which extends into Grant County), Denver, and Macy. 3. Location and Historical Notes Sources: Map from PCensus for MapInfo; Notes from Indiana Facts: Flying the Colors by John Clements, 1995.

4. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 4 (2007) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes Miami County The maps and tables in this publication were prepared using PCensus 7.06 for MapInfo and MapInfo Professional 7.0.

5. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 4 (2007) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes Miami 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):http://www.in.gov/oca/grants/valueadd/VAFinalReports.html 3. Location and Historical Notes

6. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 4 (2007) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes Don’t Know Your Block Group Number? You can find it easily at the American Factfinder Web Site 3. Miami County Block Group Maps

7. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 4 (2007) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes Miami County Block Groups Slide #1

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