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Grissom AFB
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Grissom AFB
Total population
2,977
Median home value
$79,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$55,104
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Grissom Air Reserve Base is an active United States Air Force base, located about 12 miles (19 km) north of Kokomo in Cass and Miami counties in Indiana. The facility was established as a U.S. Navy installation, Naval Air Station Bunker Hill, in 1942 and was an active Air Force installation, Bunker Hill Air Force Base from 1954 to 1968, and Grissom Air Force Base from 1968 to 1994. Pursuant to a BRAC 1991 decision, the installation was downsized to an Air Force Reserve installation and renamed Grissom Air Reserve Base.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves600
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves558
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves535
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves520
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves509
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves445
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves425
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves409
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Peru Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · Peru · 883 students · 17.7:1 ratio
- Maconaquah High SchoolHigh · Bunker Hill · 594 students · 17:1 ratio
- Maconaquah Elementary SchoolElementary · Bunker Hill · 557 students · 16.4:1 ratio
- Blair Pointe Upper ElementaryElementary · Peru · 552 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Maconaquah Middle SchoolMiddle · Bunker Hill · 435 students · 14.5:1 ratio
- Elmwood Primary Learning CenterElementary · Peru · 421 students · 14.5:1 ratio
- Pipe Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Peru · 355 students · 17.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2023-10-317 km ESE of Linden, Indiana
- M 3.8 — 2010-12-306 km SE of Greentown, Indiana
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
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Notable people from here




People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Indiana
- Lincoln4.4 mi away · pop. 147
- Bennetts Switch5.2 mi away
- Cassville7 mi away
- Peru8 mi away · pop. 10,901
- Anoka8.6 mi away · pop. 398
- Amboy12 mi away · pop. 338
- Logansport12.6 mi away · pop. 17,790
- Deer Creek13.2 mi away · pop. 183
- Denver14.8 mi away · pop. 553
- Converse15.2 mi away
- Chili15.5 mi away · pop. 48
- Greentown15.7 mi away · pop. 2,094
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Grissom AFB
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library