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City Population:
8,000
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Per Capita Income:
21,587
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Average Wage $12.48
per hour
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Total Civilian
Workforce in Wabash County: 6,789
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Transportation: Mt.
Carmel is the intersection of Illinois Route #1 and Illinois Route #15.
Interstate 64 is 16 miles west and U.S. Highway 41 is 14 miles east into the
State of Indiana.
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Planning & Zoning:
Mt. Carmel City Zoning Ordinance in effect within 1.5 mile outside of city
limits. Monthly Zoning Committee meetings are held on the 2nd
Tuesday of each month at City Hall.
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Wabash Valley College
(WVC) offers workforce training to companies in a variety of fields as well
specialized programs tailored to the needs of the employer. WVC utilizes
training funds provided by the State of Illinois and have successful ongoing
training programs with many of the large manufacturing employers in the
area.
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Fire Protection: A
full time 24-hour station is maintained with four (4) full time firemen.
Fire Protection Rating: Class 5
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Wabash General
Hospital staffs 17 doctors and
provides 24-hour emergency room care with doctors on staff and evening
clinic hours. WGH is accredited by JCAHO.
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Mt. Carmel Ambulance
Service: Offers Intermediate Life Support Services and serves the Wabash
County Area based out of Mt. Carmel.
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Mt. Carmel was founded
in 1815. Much of the original
beauty can still be found on Cherry Street with the brick streets and
stately homes of the 1800’s and early 1900’s.
