PetroleumIN

Population 34: a town settled in 1894.

Census survey, 2020–24

Settled

1894

132 years ago

Is Petroleum a good place to live?

27% of residents live below the poverty line in Petroleum, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Petroleum. Petroleum has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

34 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Nottingham Township · 1 mi Poneto · 5 mi Harrison Township · 6 mi Chester Township · 6 mi Penn Township · 6 mi Hartford Township · 7 mi

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Petroleum.

Work & commute

Most of Petroleum’s workers leave town for work

0%work in town

Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles. The top destinations are Bluffton (19%), Fort Wayne (11%) and Marion (10%).

Where working residents work

In Petroleum0%

Bluffton19%

Fort Wayne11%

Marion10%

Berne6%

26 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Petroleum

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here0 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Petroleum Commute timesCommute times How far they goHalf commute less than 26 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Petroleum has four seasons and pleasant summers

28″snow a winter

A July afternoon gets to about 84° and a January night to 19°, and about 28 inches of snow fall in a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°

Spring40–61°

Summer61–82°

Fall43–64°

Oct 22

typical first frost

Apr 23

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 19°Rain & snow28″ of snow a winter · 41 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Petroleum, mostly inland flooding

41risk score of 100

Households in Petroleum have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2005. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 55% come from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Petroleum Get ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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