Statistics of Indiana Public Libraries 1996 Public Libraries by Population Rank

1996 Public Libraries by Population Rank


Name of Library            City                       County                     Population Without         
                                                                                 Contracts                  

Indianapolis-Marion Co PL  Indianapolis               Marion                     770,684                    
Allen Co PL                Fort Wayne                 Allen                      300,836                    
Lake Co PL                 Merrillville               Lake                       199,453                    
St Joseph Co PL            South Bend                 St. Joseph                 167,477                    
Evansville-Vanderburgh     Evansville                 Vanderburgh                165,058                    
Co PL                                                                                                       
Willard Library of         Evansville                 Vanderburgh                126,272                    
Evansville                                                                                                  
Porter Co PL System        Valparaiso                 Porter                     113,109                    
Monroe Co PL               Bloomington                Monroe                     108,978                    
Gary PL                    Gary                       Lake                       108,839                    
Vigo Co PL                 Terre Haute                Vigo                       106,107                    
Tippecanoe Co PL           Lafayette                  Tippecanoe                 104,310                    
Hammond PL                 Hammond                    Lake                       84,236                     
Elkhart PL                 Elkhart                    Elkhart                    79,074                     
Kokomo-Howard Co PL        Kokomo                     Howard                     74,891                     
Muncie Center Township PL  Muncie                     Delaware                   74,884                     
Anderson PL                Anderson                   Madison                    74,072                     
New Albany-Floyd Co PL     New Albany                 Floyd                      64,404                     
Bartholomew Co PL          Columbus                   Bartholomew                63,252                     
Johnson Co PL              Franklin                   Johnson                    61,219                     
Mishawaka-Penn PL          Mishawaka                  St. Joseph                 59,879                     
La Porte Co PL             La Porte                   La Porte                   59,125                     
Morrisson-Reeves Library   Richmond                   Wayne                      54,933                     
Jeffersonville Twp PL      Jeffersonville             Clark                      53,449                     
Morgan Co PL               Martinsville               Morgan                     45,871                     
Carmel Clay PL             Carmel                     Hamilton                   43,007                     
Noblesville-Southeastern   Noblesville                Hamilton                   41,257                     
PL                                                                                                          
Shelbyville-Shelby Co PL   Shelbyville                Shelby                     40,307                     
New Castle-Henry Co PL     New Castle                 Henry                      39,208                     
Michigan City PL           Michigan City              La Porte                   38,208                     
Knox Co PL                 Vincennes                  Knox                       34,649                     
Logansport-Cass Co PL      Logansport                 Cass                       34,416                     
Charlestown Clark Co PL    Charlestown                Clark                      34,328                     
East Chicago PL            East Chicago               Lake                       33,892                     
Marion PL                  Marion                     Grant                      32,618                     
Bedford PL                 Bedford                    Lawrence                   31,786                     
Jackson Co PL              Seymour                    Jackson                    31,076                     
Jasper Dubois Co Cont PL   Jasper                     Dubois                     29,869                     
Madison-Jefferson Co PL    Madison                    Jefferson                  29,797                     
La Grange Co PL            La Grange                  La Grange                  29,477                     
Crown Point Community      Crown Point                Lake                       29,356                     
Library                                                                                                     
Putnam Co PL               Greencastle                Putnam                     28,820                     
Goshen PL                  Goshen                     Elkhart                    28,342                     
Frankfort-Clinton Co       Frankfort                  Clinton                    28,264                     
Cont PL                                                                                                     
Fayette Co PL              Connersville               Fayette                    26,015                     
West Lafayette PL          West Lafayette             Tippecanoe                 25,907                     
Wells Co PL                Bluffton                   Wells                      25,529                     
Ohio Township Public       Newburgh                   Warrick                    25,420                     
Library                                                                                                     
Jennings Co PL             North Vernon               Jennings                   23,661                     
Greensburg-Decatur Co      Greensburg                 Decatur                    23,645                     
Cont PL                                                                                                     
Lawrenceburg PL            Lawrenceburg               Dearborn                   23,105                     
Jasper Co PL               Rensselaer                 Jasper                     23,023                     
Greenwood PL               Greenwood                  Johnson                    22,759                     
Warsaw Community PL        Warsaw                     Kosciusko                  22,465                     
Crawfordsville District    Crawfordsville             Montgomery                 21,663                     
PL                                                                                                          
North Madison Co PL        Elwood                     Madison                    20,994                     
System                                                                                                      
Scott Co PL                Scottsburg                 Scott                      20,991                     
Huntington City-Twp PL     Huntington                 Huntington                 20,236                     
Alexandrian PL             Mount Vernon               Posey                      19,755                     
Boonville-Warrick Co PL    Boonville                  Warrick                    19,500                     
Plainfield PL              Plainfield                 Hendricks                  19,468                     
Sullivan Co PL             Sullivan                   Sullivan                   18,993                     
Noble Co PL                Albion                     Noble                      18,656                     
Brownsburg-Brown &         Brownsburg                 Hendricks                  18,625                     
Lincoln Twp PL                                                                                              
Starke Co PL System        Knox                       Starke                     18,094                     
Jay Co PL                  Portland                   Jay                        17,689                     
Tell City-Perry Co Cont    Tell City                  Perry                      17,321                     
PL                                                                                                          
Owen Co PL                 Spencer                    Owen                       17,281                     
Tipton Co PL               Tipton                     Tipton                     16,119                     
Plymouth PL                Plymouth                   Marshall                   16,087                     
Westchester PL             Chesterton                 Porter                     15,823                     
Aurora PL                  Aurora                     Dearborn                   15,730                     
Pendleton Community        Pendleton                  Madison                    14,917                     
Library                                                                                                     
Fulton Co PL               Rochester                  Fulton                     14,870                     
Avon-Washington Twp        Avon                       Hendricks                  14,706                     
Public Library                                                                                              
Lowell PL                  Lowell                     Lake                       14,663                     
Lebanon PL                 Lebanon                    Boone                      14,538                     
Kendallville PL            Kendallville               Noble                      14,111                     
Brown Co PL                Nashville                  Brown                      14,080                     
Beech Grove PL             Beech Grove                Marion                     13,383                     
Middlebury Community       Middlebury                 Elkhart                    13,321                     
Library                                                                                                     
Speedway PL                Speedway                   Marion                     13,092                     
Peru PL                    Peru                       Miami                      12,843                     
Pike Co PL                 Petersburg                 Pike                       12,509                     
Bloomfield-Eastern         Bloomfield                 Greene                     12,343                     
Greene Co PL                                                                                                
Wabash Carnegie PL         Wabash                     Wabash                     12,127                     
Greenfield PL              Greenfield                 Hancock                    11,657                     
Princeton PL               Princeton                  Gibson                     11,582                     
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial   Zionsville                 Boone                      11,571                     
PL                                                                                                          
Peabody PL                 Columbia City              Whitley                    11,433                     
Angola-Carnegie PL         Angola                     Steuben                    11,365                     
Mitchell Community PL      Mitchell                   Lawrence                   11,050                     
Washington Carnegie PL     Washington                 Daviess                    10,838                     
Eckhart PL                 Auburn                     Dekalb                     10,521                     
Lincoln Heritage PL        Dale                       Spencer                    10,112                     
Alexandria-Monroe PL       Alexandria                 Madison                    10,057                     
Mooresville PL             Mooresville                Morgan                     10,049                     
Crawford Co PL             English                    Crawford                   9,914                      
Pulaski Co PL              Winamac                    Pulaski                    9,838                      
Salem PL                   Salem                      Washington                 9,495                      
Gas City-Mill Twp PL       Gas City                   Grant                      9,449                      
Spencer Co PL              Rockport                   Spencer                    9,387                      
Westfield PL               Westfield                  Hamilton                   9,272                      
Monticello-Union Twp PL    Monticello                 White                      9,265                      
Clinton PL                 Clinton                    Vermillion                 9,250                      
Winchester Community PL    Winchester                 Randolph                   9,042                      
Brookville Town-Twp PL     Brookville                 Franklin                   8,823                      
Newton Co PL               Lake Village               Newton                     8,645                      
Decatur PL                 Decatur                    Adams                      8,642                      
Batesville Memorial PL     Batesville                 Ripley                     8,557                      
Hamilton North PL          Atlanta                    Hamilton                   8,446                      
Bremen PL                  Bremen                     Marshall                   8,427                      
Brazil PL                  Brazil                     Clay                       8,317                      
Margaret Cooper PL,        Linton                     Greene                     8,313                      
Linton                                                                                                      
Garrett PL                 Garrett                    Dekalb                     8,065                      
Switzerland Co PL          Vevay                      Switzerland                7,738                      
Syracuse-Turkey Creek      Syracuse                   Kosciusko                  7,695                      
Twp PL                                                                                                      
Newport-Vermillion Co      Newport                    Vermillion                 7,523                      
Library                                                                                                     
Danville-Center Twp PL     Danville                   Hendricks                  7,359                      
Centerville-Center Twp PL  Centerville                Wayne                      7,345                      
Fort Branch PL             Fort Branch                Gibson                     7,130                      
Delphi PL                  Delphi                     Carroll                    7,065                      
Union Co PL                Liberty                    Union                      6,976                      
Hartford City PL           Hartford City              Blackford                  6,960                      
Covington-Veedersburg PL   Covington                  Fountain                   6,921                      
Huntingburg PL             Huntingburg                Dubois                     6,747                      
Westville-New Durham Twp   Westville                  La Porte                   6,695                      
PL                                                                                                          
North Manchester PL        North Manchester           Wabash                     6,383                      
Greentown & Eastern        Greentown                  Howard                     5,936                      
Howard School PL                                                                                            
Fortville-Vernon Twp PL    Fortville                  Hancock                    5,728                      
Brownstown PL              Brownstown                 Jackson                    5,695                      
Paoli PL                   Paoli                      Orange                     5,624                      
Wakarusa-Olive &Harrison   Wakarusa                   Elkhart                    5,588                      
Twp PL                                                                                                      
Cambridge City PL          Cambridge City             Wayne                      5,537                      
Rushville PL               Rushville                  Rush                       5,533                      
Nappanee PL                Nappanee                   Elkhart                    5,510                      
Ohio Co PL                 Rising Sun                 Ohio                       5,315                      
Bicknell-Vigo Twp PL       Bicknell                   Knox                       5,235                      
Whiting PL                 Whiting                    Lake                       5,155                      
Bristol-Washington Twp PL  Bristol                    Elkhart                    5,136                      
Churubusco PL              Churubusco                 Whitley                    5,082                      
Melton PL                  French Lick                Orange                     4,902                      
Poseyville Carnegie PL     Poseyville                 Posey                      4,781                      
North Judson-Wayne Twp PL  North Judson               Starke                     4,653                      
Rockville PL               Rockville                  Parke                      4,628                      
Middletown Fall Creek      Middletown                 Henry                      4,613                      
Twp PL                                                                                                      
Attica PL                  Attica                     Fountain                   4,591                      
Fairmount PL               Fairmount                  Grant                      4,571                      
Clayton-Liberty Twp PL     Clayton                    Hendricks                  4,566                      
Edinburgh Wright-Hageman   Edinburgh                  Johnson                    4,536                      
PL                                                                                                          
Sheridan PL                Sheridan                   Hamilton                   4,504                      
Benton Co PL               Fowler                     Benton                     4,502                      
Thorntown PL               Thorntown                  Boone                      4,295                      
Milford PL                 Milford                    Kosciusko                  4,260                      
Oakland City-Columbia      Oakland City               Gibson                     4,244                      
Twp PL                                                                                                      
Argos PL                   Argos                      Marshall                   3,630                      
Union City PL              Union City                 Randolph                   3,612                      
Bell Memorial PL           Mentone                    Kosicusko                  3,590                      
New Carlisle & Olive Twp   New Carlisle               St. Joseph                 3,573                      
PL                                                                                                          
Berne PL                   Berne                      Adams                      3,559                      
Ligonier PL                Ligonier                   Noble                      3,443                      
Hagerstown-Jefferson Twp   Hagerstown                 Wayne                      3,331                      
PL                                                                                                          
Barton Rees Pogue          Upland                     Grant                      3,295                      
Memorial PL                                                                                                 
Culver-Union Twp PL        Culver                     Marshall                   3,289                      
Tyson Library              Versailles                 Ripley                     3,190                      
Association, Inc                                                                                            
Owensville Carnegie PL     Owensville                 Gibson                     3,188                      
Monon Town & Twp PL        Monon                      White                      3,140                      
Pierceton & Washington     Pierceton                  Kosciusko                  3,128                      
Twp PL                                                                                                      
Bourbon PL                 Bourbon                    Marshall                   2,976                      
Brookston-Prairie Twp PL   Brookston                  White                      2,950                      
Flora-Monroe Twp PL        Flora                      Carroll                    2,916                      
Montpelier-Harrison Twp    Montpelier                 Blackford                  2,911                      
PL                                                                                                          
Loogootee PL               Loogootee                  Martin                     2,884                      
Waterloo-Grant Twp PL      Waterloo                   Dekalb                     2,833                      
Walkerton-Lincoln Twp PL   Walkerton                  St. Joseph                 2,782                      
Dunkirk City PL            Dunkirk                    Jay                        2,739                      
Corydon PL                 Corydon                    Harrison                   2,661                      
Akron Carnegie PL          Akron                      Fulton                     2,615                      
Butler Carnegie Library    Butler                     Dekalb                     2,601                      
Osgood PL                  Osgood                     Ripley                     2,579                      
Walton & Tipton Twp PL     Walton                     Cass                       2,439                      
Warren PL                  Warren                     Huntington                 2,404                      
Washington Twp PL, Lynn    Lynn                       Randolph                   2,325                      
Spiceland Town-Township    Spiceland                  Henry                      2,270                      
PL                                                                                                          
Kentland-Jefferson Twp PL  Kentland                   Newton                     2,224                      
Williamsport-Washington    Williamsport               Warren                     2,212                      
Twp PL                                                                                                      
Converse-Jackson Twp PL    Converse                   Miami                      2,200                      
Jasonville PL              Jasonville                 Greene                     2,200                      
Orleans Town & Twp PL      Orleans                    Orange                     2,083                      
Jonesboro PL               Jonesboro                  Grant                      2,073                      
Knightstown PL             Knightstown                Henry                      2,048                      
Van Buren PL               Van Buren                  Grant                      2,012                      
Coatesville PL             Coatesville                Hendricks                  1,992                      
Andrews Dallas Twp PL      Andrews                    Huntington                 1,982                      
Worthington Jefferson      Worthington                Greene                     1,964                      
Twp PL                                                                                                      
Remington-Carpenter Twp    Remington                  Jasper                     1,937                      
PL                                                                                                          
Swayzee PL                 Swayzee                    Grant                      1,891                      
Wanatah PL                 Wanatah                    La Porte                   1,859                      
Ladoga-Clark Twp PL        Ladoga                     Montgomery                 1,843                      
Cannelton PL               Cannelton                  Perry                      1,786                      
Waveland-Brown Twp PL      Waveland                   Montgomery                 1,660                      
Oxford PL                  Oxford                     Benton                     1,641                      
Roann-Paw Paw Twp PL       Roann                      Wabash                     1,612                      
Darlington PL              Darlington                 Montgomery                 1,569                      
Royal Center-Boone Twp PL  Royal Center               Cass                       1,558                      
Roachdale-Franklin Twp PL  Roachdale                  Putnam                     1,495                      
Wolcott Community PL       Wolcott                    White                      1,495                      
South Whitley-Cleveland    South Whitley              Whitley                    1,482                      
Twp PL                                                                                                      
Odon Winkelpleck PL        Odon                       Daviess                    1,475                      
Montezuma PL               Montezuma                  Parke                      1,470                      
Kingman PL                 Kingman                    Fountain                   1,450                      
Francesville-Salem Twp PL  Francesville               Pulaski                    1,429                      
Farmland PL                Farmland                   Randolph                   1,412                      
Fremont PL                 Fremont                    Steuben                    1,407                      
Colfax PL                  Colfax                     Clinton                    1,396                      
Kewanna-Union Twp PL       Kewanna                    Fulton                     1,355                      
Brook-Iroquois Twp PL      Brook                      Newton                     1,341                      
Goodland & Grant Twp PL    Goodland                   Newton                     1,341                      
Joyce PL                   Orland                     Steuben                    1,326                      
Otterbein Public Library   Otterbein                  Benton                     1,291                      
Roanoke PL                 Roanoke                    Huntington                 1,287                      
Camden-Jackson Twp PL      Camden                     Carroll                    1,285                      
Geneva PL                  Geneva                     Adams                      1,280                      
Linden Carnegie PL         Linden                     Montgomery                 1,274                      
Penn Twp PL                Pennville                  Jay                        1,236                      
West Lebanon-Pike Twp PL   West Lebanon               Warren                     1,234                      
Markle PL                  Markle                     Huntington                 1,208                      
La Crosse PL               La Crosse                  La Porte                   1,179                      
Boswell-Grant Twp PL       Boswell                    Benton                     1,118                      
Monterey-Tippecanoe Twp    Monterey                   Pulaski                    997                        
PL                                                                                                          
Henry Henley PL            Carthage                   Rush                       887                        
Shoals PL                  Shoals                     Martin                     853                        
New Harmony Workingmen's   New Harmony                Posey                      846                        
Institute                                                                                                   
Ridgeville PL              Ridgeville                 Randolph                   808                        
Dublin PL                  Dublin                     Wayne                      805                        
Kirklin PL                 Kirklin                    Clinton                    707                        
Earl Park PL               Earl Park                  Benton                     679                        
Matthews PL                Matthews                   Grant                      571                        
York Twp PL                Raub                       Benton                     224                        
                                                                                                            
     INDIANA TOTAL                                                               5,074,355                  
Population Taxed For                                                                                        
Public Library Service                                                                                      
     INDIANA TOTAL                                                               5,544,159                  
Population 1990 Census                                                                                      
of Population & Housing