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MALE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS IN WHITLEY COUNTY Demographics by age range
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program was started after hearing concerns from residents in rural parts of the county who had a hard time getting their garbage collected .
“ It has now grown to serve more than 2,300 customers with better pricing than our competitors and we routinely get compliments about providing better service ,” White wrote . He added that the equipment purchased had assisted the county in providing its Dumpster Days program and that the recently completed transfer station should soon allow the county to expand that program even more .
“ The whole project works together for one of our longstanding overall goals of ‘ Keeping Our County Clean ,’” White wrote .
JAIL FUNDING
Looking into the new year , White said Whitley County would face its fair share of challenges , like most counties do . The biggest challenge in White ’ s opinion is one he says has been around for a long time and that most every county faces : jail funding . White said county jails are a huge financial burden and that this year ’ s budgeted transfers in to the jail exceed $ 1.7 million for Whitley County .
“ It is by far the biggest single cost center that we have ,” he wrote , adding that COVID policies calling for the
WHITLEY COUNTY AT A GLANCE
Square miles : 437.83
People per square mile : 81.4
Median age : 36.6
Unincorporated communities : Canada Town , Carpenter , Gatliff , Goldbug , Julip , Packard , Piney Grove , Saxton , Siler , Wofford , Woodbine , Yaden
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