Marital Status in Rocky Ripple, Indiana (Town)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Indiana and Rocky Ripple
Female Male
Indiana
Rocky Ripple
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-30.103806%-27.664558%-30.103806%30%30.103806%3.888289%27.664558%5.977831%33.992095%34%8786-42.906574%-47.815514%-42.906574%43%42.906574%8.872082%47.815514%3.044877%51.778656%52%124131-13.438735%-5.938427%-12.808195%-2.585546%-19.377163%19%13.438735%12.808195%13.438735%13%5634-0.790514%-6.821943%-2.689024%-6.437163%-7.612457%8%0.790514%2.689024%0.790514%1%222
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Indiana and Rocky Ripple
Female Male
Indiana
Rocky Ripple
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-30.103806%-27.664558%-30.103806%30%30.103806%3.888289%27.664558%5.977831%33.992095%34%8786-42.906574%-46.043660%-42.906574%43%42.906574%8.872082%46.043660%2.736643%51.778656%52%124131-0.000000%-1.241011%-0.381559%0.000000%0%0.000000%0.790514%1.241011%0.790514%1%02-0.000000%-1.771854%0.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%1.771854%0.308234%0.000000%0%00-0.790514%-6.821943%-2.689024%-6.437163%-7.612457%8%0.790514%2.689024%0.790514%1%222-12.648221%-6.728941%-11.567184%-2.203987%-19.377163%19%12.648221%11.567184%12.648221%13%5632
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Indiana and Rocky Ripple
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2415 - 1733.333%33.3%100.000%100%23.810%23.8%100.000%100%33.333%33.3%100.000%100%52.941%52.9%74.074%74.1%66.667%66.7%18.750%18.8%38.462%38.5%59.091%59.1%35.294%35.3%52.000%52.0%58.333%58.3%33.333%33.3%80.000%80.0%52.000%52.0%51.020%51.0%76.596%76.6%0.000%0%15.000%15.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Indiana and Rocky Ripple
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2415 - 1733.333%33.3%0.000%0%14.286%14.3%0.000%0%39.394%39.4%0.000%0%23.529%23.5%18.519%18.5%25.926%25.9%25.000%25.0%34.615%34.6%18.182%18.2%17.647%17.6%8.000%8.00%0.000%0%55.556%55.6%13.333%13.3%12.000%12.0%22.449%22.4%4.255%4.26%0.000%0%20.000%20.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Indiana and Rocky Ripple
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2415 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%15.152%15.2%0.000%0%23.529%23.5%7.407%7.41%7.407%7.41%43.750%43.8%15.385%15.4%22.727%22.7%47.059%47.1%40.000%40.0%41.667%41.7%11.111%11.1%6.667%6.67%36.000%36.0%26.531%26.5%19.149%19.1%100.000%100%65.000%65.0%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Indiana and Rocky Ripple
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2415 - 1733.333%33.3%0.000%0%61.905%61.9%0.000%0%12.121%12.1%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%12.500%12.5%11.538%11.5%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Indiana.
Scope: population of Indiana and Rocky Ripple
Rocky Ripple
Indiana
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1761026292123192037613000
Count number of married in age cohort in Rocky Ripple

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Indiana and Rocky Ripple
Rocky Ripple
Indiana
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite HispanicBlack2White1Mixed2-22.222222%-22.222222%-41.017666%-2.468039%-8.524390%-44.444444%44%55.555556%-0.000000%0.000000%45.505278%2.484627%55.555556%56%9-28.571429%-16.666667%-50.871351%-3.312536%-13.620266%-45.238095%45%54.761905%-0.000000%0.000000%26.830484%5.365363%54.761905%55%42-29.525862%-0.431034%-17.025862%-27.155509%-1.160715%-13.086647%-46.982759%47%47.844828%5.172414%52.187761%6.409368%53.017241%53%464-81.481481%-54.746487%-2.039876%-11.543088%-81.481481%81%18.518519%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%28.580021%3.090528%18.518519%19%27
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Marital Status by Neighborhood in Rocky Ripple

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within Rocky Ripple (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Rocky Ripple, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rocky Ripple.

Married by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rocky Ripple, selected neighborhoods in Rocky Ripple, and entities that contain Rocky Ripple
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Tract 321100MidwestIndianaEast North CentralIndianapolisUnited StatesRocky RippleB.G. 321100-3Washington TwpWashingtonMarionButler-TarkingtonZIP 4620851.701783%51.701783%52%1,59549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.047970%47.047970%47%25543.965517%43.965517%44%25541.933593%41.933593%42%30,76530.8k39.298759%39.298759%39%44,32944.3k39.097618%39.097618%39%287,536288k28.092149%28.092149%28%2,4132,414123.586414%23.586414%24%4,722
Count number of this marital status
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Indianapolis Area

There are 95 places in the Indianapolis Area. This section compares Rocky Ripple to all of the places in the Indianapolis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rocky Ripple.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rocky Ripple, selected other places in the Indianapolis Area, and entities that contain Rocky Ripple
0%20%40%60%Count#Williams CrkUlenRiver ForestMeridian HlsWoodlawn HtsCordry Sweetwater LksCordry Sweetwate…ZionsvilleWhitestownCarmelPittsboroClaytonFishersWaldronWestfieldBargersvilleEdgewoodHeritage LakeWynnedaleTrafalgarLapelAtlantaMonroviaBrooklynN Crows NestBrownsburgNoblesvilleNew PalestineNorth SalemPrinces LakesSpring LakeAvonParagonIngallsTract 321100GreenwoodMidwestIndianaFranktonEast North CentralIndianapolisUnited StatesJamestownRocky RippleLawrenceB.G. 321100-3ShelbyvilleWashington TwpWashingtonMarionAndersonIndianapolisMartinsvilleNashvilleWarren ParkGreencastleVan Bibber LkZIP 4620878.546713%78.546713%79%227174.576271%74.576271%75%88274.074074%74.074074%74%20369.867061%69.867061%70%946469.090909%69.090909%69%38567.930661%67.930661%68%627666.471572%66.471572%66%12,72012.7k765.373223%65.373223%65%2,207864.719300%64.719300%65%43,98044.0k964.602151%64.602151%65%1,5021063.741935%63.741935%64%4941163.683196%63.683196%64%40,30040.3k1262.903226%62.903226%63%3121361.922088%61.922088%62%15,65715.7k1461.897959%61.897959%62%3,0331559.829620%59.829620%60%9131659.256390%59.256390%59%1,5301758.904110%58.904110%59%861858.324607%58.324607%58%5571958.271474%58.271474%58%1,0992058.044164%58.044164%58%3682157.537913%57.537913%58%6452257.262104%57.262104%57%6862357.142857%57.142857%57%202457.040773%57.040773%57%10,85610.9k2556.975152%56.975152%57%25,38325.4k2656.912585%56.912585%57%9182756.872038%56.872038%57%2402856.680162%56.680162%57%7002956.626506%56.626506%57%1413055.599495%55.599495%56%6,6083454.580153%54.580153%55%2864153.630913%53.630913%54%8054851.701783%51.701783%52%1,59550.671048%50.671048%51%21,89821.9k5449.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M48.930297%48.930297%49%7096148.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.707424%47.707424%48%4376847.047970%47.047970%47%2557145.702986%45.702986%46%16,64016.6k7443.965517%43.965517%44%25542.365548%42.365548%42%6,3658141.933593%41.933593%42%30,76530.8k39.298759%39.298759%39%44,32944.3k39.097618%39.097618%39%287,536288k38.680480%38.680480%39%17,43617.4k8838.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k9038.450383%38.450383%38%3,7129137.615527%37.615527%38%4079236.280057%36.280057%36%5139330.401897%30.401897%30%2,6939429.573935%29.573935%30%1189523.586414%23.586414%24%4,722
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 95 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Indiana

There are 679 places in Indiana. This section compares Rocky Ripple to the 50 most populous places in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rocky Ripple. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 17,634.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rocky Ripple, selected other places in Indiana, and entities that contain Rocky Ripple
0%20%40%60%Count#GrangerZionsvilleCarmelFishersWestfieldBrownsburgNoblesvilleScherervilleMunsterCrown PointSeymourTract 321100GreenwoodColumbusFranklinHobartMidwestIndianaHighlandPlainfieldEast North CentralIndianapolisUnited StatesGreenfieldRocky RipplePortageGoshenLawrenceJeffersonvilleKokomoFort WayneLogansportB.G. 321100-3La PorteClarksvilleShelbyvilleWashington TwpLafayetteMerrillvilleValparaisoRichmondEvansvilleWashingtonNew AlbanyNew CastleMarionVincennesMishawakaAndersonIndianapolisElkhartHammondSouth BendMichigan CityTerre HauteMarionEast ChicagoMuncieGaryZIP 46208BloomingtonW Lafayette67.395989%67.395989%67%16,26416.3k166.471572%66.471572%66%12,72012.7k264.719300%64.719300%65%43,98044.0k363.683196%63.683196%64%40,30040.3k461.922088%61.922088%62%15,65715.7k557.040773%57.040773%57%10,85610.9k656.975152%56.975152%57%25,38325.4k754.733814%54.733814%55%13,12913.1k852.325642%52.325642%52%10,00110.0k952.275093%52.275093%52%12,55712.6k1052.150830%52.150830%52%7,6621151.701783%51.701783%52%1,59550.671048%50.671048%51%21,89821.9k1250.480691%50.480691%50%18,69318.7k1349.699917%49.699917%50%9,6061449.668565%49.668565%50%11,68911.7k1549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M48.872849%48.872849%49%9,3441648.870262%48.870262%49%12,06912.1k1748.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.219897%47.219897%47%7,8981847.047970%47.047970%47%25546.777024%46.777024%47%14,12914.1k1946.441746%46.441746%46%12,08612.1k2045.702986%45.702986%46%16,64016.6k2145.524119%45.524119%46%17,07217.1k2245.432560%45.432560%45%21,41621.4k2344.887773%44.887773%45%91,73491.7k2444.147610%44.147610%44%6,1972543.965517%43.965517%44%25543.788035%43.788035%44%7,6272642.692521%42.692521%43%7,7062742.365548%42.365548%42%6,3652841.933593%41.933593%42%30,76530.8k41.474958%41.474958%41%23,92423.9k2941.387049%41.387049%41%11,61911.6k3041.239562%41.239562%41%11,11211.1k3140.591143%40.591143%41%11,98912.0k3239.912742%39.912742%40%39,06339.1k3339.298759%39.298759%39%44,32944.3k39.297199%39.297199%39%11,85411.9k3439.276974%39.276974%39%5,6173539.097618%39.097618%39%287,536288k39.062911%39.062911%39%5,9363638.821573%38.821573%39%15,41115.4k3738.680480%38.680480%39%17,43617.4k3838.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3937.960136%37.960136%38%14,79814.8k4037.280285%37.280285%37%22,77922.8k4136.650599%36.650599%37%28,28428.3k4236.162130%36.162130%36%9,2344334.731606%34.731606%35%17,73517.7k4434.631345%34.631345%35%8,2624531.512799%31.512799%32%6,8204631.081036%31.081036%31%18,69418.7k4728.684906%28.684906%29%17,47817.5k4823.586414%23.586414%24%4,72223.345013%23.345013%23%17,52317.5k4920.939263%20.939263%21%8,57450
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Rocky Ripple to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rocky Ripple. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rocky Ripple, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Rocky Ripple
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheOverland ParkSterling HtsTract 321100RochesterDearbornAuroraElginMidwestIndianaEast North CentralIndianapolisSioux FallsUnited StatesRocky RippleJolietWichitaCedar RapidsLincolnIndependenceFort WayneOmahaDavenportB.G. 321100-3TopekaWarrenGreen BayKenoshaWashington TwpDes MoinesSpringfieldKansas CityFargoRockfordPeoriaEvansvilleKansas CityWashingtonMarionIndianapolisSt. PaulMadisonColumbiaSpringfieldSouth BendColumbusGrand RapidsChicagoToledoAkronAnn ArborMinneapolisLansingMilwaukeeSt. LouisDaytonCincinnatiFlintClevelandZIP 46208Detroit61.513224%61.513224%62%70,49670.5k158.380892%58.380892%58%58,51458.5k254.645675%54.645675%55%81,04581.0k352.718032%52.718032%53%58,09058.1k451.701783%51.701783%52%1,59551.682510%51.682510%52%45,72345.7k551.453715%51.453715%51%36,95237.0k650.044698%50.044698%50%75,01575.0k749.709732%49.709732%50%42,72842.7k849.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k48.258003%48.258003%48%63,82763.8k948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.047970%47.047970%47%25547.017098%47.017098%47%52,96153.0k1046.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k1146.926723%46.926723%47%49,10649.1k1245.744744%45.744744%46%100,713101k1345.106661%45.106661%45%42,77642.8k1444.887773%44.887773%45%91,73491.7k1544.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1644.356789%44.356789%44%36,32236.3k1743.965517%43.965517%44%25543.918641%43.918641%44%44,89144.9k1843.342243%43.342243%43%47,67347.7k1942.753606%42.753606%43%35,45335.5k2042.350792%42.350792%42%33,14533.1k2141.933593%41.933593%42%30,76530.8k41.807960%41.807960%42%69,97970.0k2241.611134%41.611134%42%39,52639.5k2341.257350%41.257350%41%46,87046.9k2440.918685%40.918685%41%39,35639.4k2540.199285%40.199285%40%47,32347.3k2640.061360%40.061360%40%36,56236.6k2739.912742%39.912742%40%39,06339.1k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.298759%39.298759%39%44,32944.3k39.097618%39.097618%39%287,536288k38.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3038.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k3138.016793%38.016793%38%79,77979.8k3237.720988%37.720988%38%37,21137.2k3336.861011%36.861011%37%51,51451.5k3436.650599%36.650599%37%28,28428.3k3536.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3636.138338%36.138338%36%55,67455.7k3734.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3834.263033%34.263033%34%77,25877.3k3934.246812%34.246812%34%55,61155.6k4034.182653%34.182653%34%35,72635.7k4134.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4233.703380%33.703380%34%30,81530.8k4330.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4428.610312%28.610312%29%74,84274.8k4528.095242%28.095242%28%32,24832.2k4627.737366%27.737366%28%66,88266.9k4725.754990%25.754990%26%19,92219.9k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4923.586414%23.586414%24%4,72222.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Rocky Ripple to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rocky Ripple. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rocky Ripple, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Rocky Ripple
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Tract 321100San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchMidwestIndianaEast North CentralIndianapolisUnited StatesMesaRocky RippleWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaB.G. 321100-3San DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioWashington TwpLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoWashingtonMarionDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandZIP 46208Detroit51.701783%51.701783%52%1,59550.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.047970%47.047970%47%25546.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.965517%43.965517%44%25543.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.933593%41.933593%42%30,76530.8k41.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.298759%39.298759%39%44,32944.3k39.097618%39.097618%39%287,536288k39.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4923.586414%23.586414%24%4,72222.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
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# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Rocky Ripple aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Indiana
County:
Marion
Metro Area:
Indianapolis Area
Township:
Washington
ZIP Code:
46208
Unified School District:
Washington Township
Neighborhood:
Butler-Tarkington
Congressional District:
IN-7
State Senate District:
IN-33
State House District:
IN-96
Neighboring Places:
Indianapolis
Neighboring Towns:
Crows Nest
Nearby Cities:
Carmel, Lawrence
Nearby Towns:
Clermont, Meridian Hills, North Crows Nest, Speedway, Spring Hill, Warren Park, Williams Creek, Wynnedale