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Ma el ''U.S. Census Bureau'' (Numädabür Lamerikänik), Fort Wayne labon sürfati valodik mö km² (vat: 0%).

Timü numäd yela 2000, mens 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over there are 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $36 518 and the median income for a family is $45 040. Males have a median income of $34 704 versus $25 062 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city is $18 517. 12.5% of the population and 9.6% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population 17.5% of those under the age of 18 and 7.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

[[Image:Fort-wayne-indiana-courthouse.jpg|thumb|250px|Located in downtown Fort Wayne the [[Allen County Courthouse]] is listed as a [[National Historic Landmark]]. Its attached park the Courthouse Green is a gathering place for political demonstrations.]]

Fort Wayne's first park the 0.2 acre (800 m²) Old Fort Park was established in [[1863]]. The newest park the 170 acre (690 000 m²) Salomon Farm Park was established in [[1995]]. As of 2005 the city had 87 parks covering 2 199.55 acres (8.9 km²).

* Franke Park the city's largest at 316.4 acres (1.3 km²) home to the [[Fort Wayne Children's Zoo]]

* [[Johnny Appleseed Park]] including the gravesite of [[Johnny Appleseed]]

{{seealso|History of sports in Fort Wayne Indiana}}

''For the complete list see [[List of media in Fort Wayne Indiana]]''

The major newspaper in the city is the independent ''[[Fort Wayne Journal Gazette]]'' a [[daily newspaper|daily]] that has more than twice the circulation of the city's second daily the Ogden Newspaper Group-owned ''[[Fort Wayne News-Sentinel]]''. The two dailies have separate editorial departments but under a [[joint operating agreement]] printing advertising and circulation are handled by Fort Wayne Newspapers Inc. which is 75 percent owned by the News-Sentinel 25 percent owned by the Journal Gazette.

The city also is served by several free weekly and monthly alternative and neighborhood newspapers including two that serve the [[African American]] community ''Ink'' and ''Frost Illustrated''. Another independently owned free entertainment weekly Whatzup has flourished boasting aan average weekly readership of around 50 000. Whatzup also organizes a popular Battle of the Bands event through each summer as well as a local art & entertainment awards show called The Whammies.

Nationally Fort Wayne is the home of the ''Macedonian Tribune'' the oldest and largest [[Macedonian language]] publication produced outside of the [[Balkans]].

[[WGL]] Fort Wayne's first radio station began broadcasting in 1924; it currently broadcasts "oldies" and CBS newscasts. [[WOWO]] the city's second radio station began broadcasting in 1925; it is now a news and information station featuring local and network news from Fox and ABC. The city has two [[National Public Radio]] stations [[WBNI]] and [[WBOI]] both on FM.

Fort Wayne's first television station was WKJG-TV which began broadcasting in 1953. Today the city is served by a handful of [[television stations]] as the 106th-largest [[media market]]. Broadcast network affiliates include [[WANE-TV]] ([[CBS]]) [[WFFT-TV]] ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]) [[WISE-TV]] ([[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]) and [[WPTA]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]). Fort Wayne's PBS Member station is [[WFWA]]. Religious broadcasters include [[WINM]] and [[W07CL]].

[[UPN]] and [[The WB]] were primarily local [[cable television]] channels also broadcast as [[digital television]] sub-channels on the WANE and WPTA respectively. [[The CW Network]] and [[My Network TV]] also are cable-only for many Fort Wayne market viewers as they are broadcast by digital sub-channels of WPTA and WISE respectively and not broadcast on an [[NTSC]] channel.

[[Image:Fort-wayne-lincoln-tower.jpg|thumb|200 px|Built in 1930 the [[Lincoln Bank Tower]] was the tallest building in the state until 1962.]]

Fort Wayne and its suburbs are the home to a number of notable architectural structures including:

* [[Allen County Courthouse]] 700 block of South Clinton Street government building by [[Brentwood S. Tolan]] 1897-[[1902]]

* [[Allen County War Memorial Coliseum]] 4000 Parnell Avanue sports arena

* Anthony Wayne Bank Building 203 East Berry Street commercial highrise [[1960]]

* [[Center School (Indiana)|Center School]] 1893 schoolhouse restored to its original state

* Commerce Building 127 West Berry Street [[Beaux-Arts architecture]] highrise [[1923]]

* [[Concordia Senior College]] now [[Concordia Theological Seminary]] by [[Eero Saarinen]]

* Crooks House residence by [[postmodernism|postmodernist]] architect [[Michael Graves]] [[1976]]

* Fine Arts Center School and Performing Arts Theater theatre by [[L. I. Kahn]] 1966-[[1973]]

* [[Fort Wayne Old City Hall Building|Old City Hall]] government building [[1893]]

* J. B. Franke House residence [[1914]]

* Hanselmann House residence by [[postmodernism|postmodernist]] architect [[Michael Graves]] [[1967]]

* [[One Summit Square]] ([[J.P. Morgan Chase|Chase Bank]]) tallest building in the city [[1981]]

* [[Richardville House]] residence [[1827]]

* Haus der Schönen Künste - Fine Arts Center museum by [[L. I. Kahn]] 1961-[[1964]]

* [[Lincoln Bank Tower]] (Tower Bank) 116 East Berry Street [[Art-Deco]] highrise by [[Alvin M. Strauss]] [[1930]]

* [[Snyderman House]] residence by [[postmodernism|postmodernist]] architect [[Michael Graves]] [[1972]]

* Wermuth House residence by [[Eero Saarinen]] 1942-42

[[Image:US-IN-Allen County Municipalities.png|thumb|right|250px|Fort Wayne is the largest city in Allen County Indiana. This map shows its relations with nearby municipalities and major roadways. Unincorporated towns are marked with a dark red dot.]]

[[Fort Wayne International Airport]] (formerly known as Fort Wayne Municipal Airport from 1946-1991 and Baer Field during [[World War II]]) is the only Midwest commercial airport other than Chicago's O'Hare with a 12 000-foot runway. As of April 2006 a construction project was underway to strengthen the runway to make it usable by heavier airplanes requiring a longer runway. As of 2007 Passenger service was provided by Air Wisconsin ([[United Express]]) Allegiant Air American Eagle ([[American Airlines|American Eagle]]) CommutAir ([[Continental Connection]] affiliate) Atlantic Southeast ([[Delta Connection]]) Comair (Delta Connection) Mesaba ([[Northwest Airlink]]) Pinnacle ([[Northwest Airlink]]) and SkyWest ([[United Express]]).

[[Amtrak]] does not offer service to Fort Wayne directly. The nearest station to Fort Wayne is in [[Waterloo Indiana]] 24 miles (38 km) north of downtown Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation ''[[Citilink (Fort Wayne)|Citilink]]'' provides bus service between downtown urban shopping centers and area employment locations.

Major automobile highways and freeways in the Fort Wayne area include [[Interstate 69]] [[Interstate 469]] (named the [[Ronald Reagan]] Expressway in 2005<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2005 | url = http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/SRESF/SC0011.html | title = Indiana 114th Senate Concurrent Resolution #11 | format = | work = | publisher = State of Indiana | accessdate = 2007-07-19}}</ref>) [[U.S. Route 24]] [[U.S. Route 27]] [[U.S. Route 30]] (the [[Lincoln Highway]]) and [[U.S. Route 33]]. Fort Wayne is served by a single interstate highway (I-69) which serves as the northern and western portion of the beltway around the metro area (I-469 serves as the southern and eastern portions of that beltway). Inside the beltway there are no freeways. With one exception (the intersection of Coliseum Boulevard and West Illinois Road/East Washington Boulevard) all major arterial roadway intersections within the beltway are traffic signal controlled at-grade intersections. This includes intersections along the 4-lane Airport Expressway which extends from the intersection of Paulding Road and Fairfield Avenue to the Lower Huntington Road-Airport Expressway interchange (Exit 99) at I-69. This expressway provides quick and easy access to the Fort Wayne International Airport from the inner city and the southwestern suburbs (including the General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly).

Light rail systems started being built in Fort Wayne in 1872 with horse-drawn cars on Calhoun Street. By 1900 a number of lines had been built the companies building them consolidated into one and the lines electrified. The

next step was the [[interurban]] with a line to Huntington in 1901. Many interurban routes were built between 1900 and 1908 and no place was more enthused than Fort Wayne which had the only full cloverleaf for the interurban in the entire country. A few well-publicized wrecks and the 1910 introduction of the Model T led to a decline of passengers but even at peak traffic in 1915 most interurban systems were unprofitable and many filed for bankruptcy in the 1920s.

Author Mabel Thomas writing under the pen name ''Harriet Housewife'' wrote that in the early 1920s she was sent as a 4-year-old across Fort Wayne to play with a friend. “I boarded by myself and told the man where I was to go on 4th Street. When we got downtown the man told me which car to transfer to. Several hours later my friend's mother told me that my mother had called that she wanted me to come home that she had a surprise for me. I again boarded by myself went back to Hughes Street and found a new baby brother waiting for me.”

Between 1940 and [[1947]] the trolleys were replaced with trolleybuses and in [[1948]] the system sold to the city. By 1960 the trolleybuses had all been converted to motor buses. The same electric power plan used to power the trolley system by day was one of two electric systems lighting businesses and houses by night. After years of neglect the system was in need of major capital expenditures that the city could not afford and Fort Wayne leased their municipal power system to rival [[American Electric Power|I&M]] in [[1975]]. Science Central has occupied the old City Light power plant since 1991.

Fort Wayne's private colleges and universities include religious-affiliates and secular institutions. Religious-affiliated schools include the [[University of Saint Francis (Indiana)|University of Saint Francis]] ([[Roman Catholic]]) [[Concordia Theological Seminary]] ([[Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod|Lutheran]]) an Adult Learning Center of [[Concordia University Wisconsin]] ([[Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod|Lutheran]]) and [[Taylor University|Taylor University Fort Wayne]] ([[Evangelical Christian]]) and [[Indiana Wesleyan University]] (Wesleyan Church). Non-religious colleges and universities include the [[Indiana Institute of Technology]] (IIT) as well as regional branches of [[Tri-State University]] Indiana Business College and International Business College.

[[Image:US-IN-Fort Wayne School Districts.png|thumb|right|250px|The above map shows which school district serve various parts of Fort Wayne. The blue section is [[Northwest Allen County Schools]] the yellow section is [[East Allen County Schools]] the dark pink section is [[Fort Wayne Community Schools]] and the green section is [[Southwest Allen County Schools]].]]

As the largest city in Allen County Fort Wayne geographic boundaries extend into each of the four [[elementary school|elementary]] [[middle school|middle]] and [[high school]] districts in the county. Most of [[Fort Wayne Community Schools]] is located within the Fort Wayne city limits; the district also extends into Pleasant Township on the south and into unincorporated areas of Wayne St. Joseph and Washington Townships. Most of southeastern and parts of eastern Fort Wayne lies within the [[East Allen County Schools]] district while the northern and northwestern part of the city lies in the [[Northwest Allen County Schools]] district. The 2006 annexation of a large swath of Aboite Township extended Fort Wayne into the remaining school district in the county [[Southwest Allen County Schools]].

''See also [[List of churches in Fort Wayne Indiana]]''

Beside its "[[Summit City]]" nickname Fort Wayne also is informally called the "[[City of Churches]]" by some of its residents; a nickname that stretches back to the late 1800s when the city was the hub of regional Catholic and [[Lutheran]] faiths. Until the building of the [[Lincoln Bank Tower]] in 1929 church and cathedral [[spire]]s dominated the city's skyline.

[[Image:Japple.gif|thumb|Johnny Appleseed Harper’s Magazine 1871]]

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'''Fort Wayne''' is a [[city]] in northeastern [[Indiana]] [[United States|USA]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Allen County Indiana|Allen County]]. Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after [[Indianapolis Indiana|Indianapolis]]. As ofSeptember 30 2007 the city has an estimated population of 248252 000 637 making it the 70th largest city in the U.S.<ref>Shawgo Ron ''[http://www.jg.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070628/LOCAL/706280313&SearchID=73286272550328 We're No. 70: City population leap-frogs 15 spots in 1st census list since adding Aboite]'' ''[[Fort Wayne Journal Gazette]]'' June 28 2007. (Accessed [[July 5]] [[2007]])</ref>. In 2005 the combined metropolitan population was 565 606.<ref>Shawgo Ron ''[http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/14866771.htm City count approaches 250 000 census says]'' ''[[Fort Wayne Journal Gazette]]'' June 21 2006. (Accessed [[June 21]] [[2006]])</ref> Nearly equidistant from [[Chicago Illinois|Chicago]] [[Cincinnati Ohio|Cincinnati]] and [[Detroit Michigan|Detroit]] it has historically served as a transportation and communications center for the region and an incubator for many products and companies.

Fort Wayne is named after [["Mad" Anthony Wayne|Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne]]. The United States Army built this last in a series of forts near the community of [[Kekionga]] the largest of all [[Miami tribe|Miami]] villages which is located where the [[St. Joseph River (Maumee River)|St. Joseph River]] and [[St. Marys River (Indiana)|St. Marys River]] join to form the [[MaumeeSt. Joseph River]].<ref>Brice Wallace A. (1868) "History of Fort Wayne from the Earliest Known Accounts of this Point to the Present Period". ''D.W. Jones & son''.</ref>

''See also [[Forts of Fort Wayne Indiana]]''

The [[Miami tribe|Miami nation]] established the first settlement at the Maumee St. Joseph and St. Mary's Rivers in the mid [[17th Century]]. Called [[Kekionga]] the village was the traditional capital of the Miami nation and related [[Algonquian]] tribes. Historians believe that around [[1676]] [[France|French]] priests and missionaries visited the Miami on their way back from a mission at Lake Michigan. In [[1680]] [[René-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle]] sent a letter to the [[Governor-General of Canada]] stating he also stopped there. In the [[1680s]] French traders established a post at the location because it was the main [[portage]] between the [[Great Lakes (North America)|Great Lakes]] and the [[Mississippi River]]. The Maumee River is approximately ten miles (16 kilometers) away from the Little River branch of the [[Wabash River]] which flows in turn into the [[Ohio River]].<ref>Goodrich De Witt C. and Charles Richard Tuttle (1875) <cite>An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana.</cite> (NP:R. S. Peale & Co. ND).</ref>

In 1696 [[Comte de Frontenac]] appointed [[Jean Baptiste Bissot Sieur de Vincennes]] as commander of the French outpost in Miami country.<ref name="Vincennes1">"Vincennes Sieur de (Jean Baptiste Bissot) " <cite>The Encyclopedia Americana</cite> (Danbury CT: Grolier 1990) 28:130.</ref> The French built the first fort on the site [[Forts of Fort Wayne Indiana|Fort Miamis]] in 1697 as part of a group of forts built between [[Quebec]] [[Canada]] and [[St. Louis Missouri|St. Louis]].

In 1721 a few years after Bissot's death Fort Miamis was replaced by [[Forts of Fort Wayne Indiana|Fort St. Philippe des Miamis]].<ref name="IND">Peckham Howard Henry (2003) "Indiana: A History". ''W.W. Norton'' ISBN 0-252-07146-8.</ref>

Increasing tension between France and the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|United Kingdom]] developed over the territory. In [[1760]] after defeat by British forces in the [[French and Indian War]] the area was ceded to the [[British Empire]]. The fort was renamed "Fort Miami." In [[1763]] various Native American nations rebelled against British rule and retook the fort as part of [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]. The Miami regained control of Kekionga a rule that lasted for more than 30 years.<ref name="IND" />

In [[1790]] President [[George Washington]] ordered the United States Army to secure Indiana. Three battles were fought in Kekionga against [[Little Turtle]] and the [[Miami Confederacy]]. The Miami forces defeated American army in the first two battles. [[Anthony Wayne]] led a third expedition destroying the village while its warriors were away. When the tribe returned to their destroyed village Little Turtle decided to negotiate peace. After General Wayne refused it the tribe was advanced to [[Fallen Timbers]] where they were defeated on [[August 20]] [[1794]]. On [[October 22]] [[1794]] the [[United States]] army captured the Wabash-Erie portage from the Miami Confederacy and built a new fort near the three rivers. <ref>Hoxie Frederick E. (1996) "Encyclopedia of North American Indians: Native American History Culture and Life from Paleo-Indians to the Present". ''Houghton Mifflin Company''. p.343 ISBN 0-395-66921-9.</ref>

Eventually the portage was replaced by the [[Wabash and Erie Canal]] in [[1833]]. Fort Wayne lost national prominence as the [[railroad]] system developed in the United States. Yet it remained an important railroad center between New York and Chicago for nearly a century.

On [[February 22]] [[1840]] the growing city incorporated as the City of Fort Wayne.

For a regional [[summit (topography)|summit]] Fort Wayne is fairly flat. There are some local wetlands and gravel pits. A few small hills are found around Franke Park and there are some small bluffs near the St. Joseph's River. West of the St. Joseph's River and St. Mary's River is the Tipton Till Plain with deep dark brown soil. Land east of there is the former [[Black Swamp]] a soil heavy with clay that forms deep cracks in August and must be plowed in the fall because it's too wet in the spring.

Fort Wayne like most of the Midwest has a [[humid continental climate]]. [[Summer]]s are hot and humid and [[winter]]s are generally cold with frequent snowfall. [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]] is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Severe weather is not uncommon and [[tornado]]es occasionally occur in the area particularly in the [[spring (season)|spring]] and [[summer]]. The most severe tornado an F2 struck portions of northern Fort Wayne on May 26 2001 causing extensive damage but only minor injuries.<ref>National Weather Service</ref>

The [[National Weather Service]] which maintains an observation station in the control tower of Fort Wayne International Airport (elevation 791 feet) reports the record highest temperature in the city was 106°F on July 14 1936 and June 29 1988 and the record lowest temperature was -24°F on January 12 1918. The wettest month on record was 11.00 inches in July 1986. The greatest 24-hour rainfall was 4.93 inches on August 1 1926. The snowiest month on record was 29.5 inches in January 1982. The greatest 24-hour snowfall was 12.6 inches on March 10 1964. The average annual precipitation (based on the period 1971-2000) ranges from 36.55 inches at the airport to 37.90 inches at the Fort Wayne Disposal Plant (elevation 740 feet).

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Fort Wayne has an elected [[mayor]] [[city clerk|clerk]] and [[city council]]-style of government. As of April 2006 the city was exploring a voluntary government restructuring that included the possible consolidation of its government or parts of its government with Allen County Indiana. Discussions with the County have been intermittent for several years.

Under the so-called Unigov provision of Indiana Law City-County consolidation would have been automatic when Fort Wayne's population exceeded 250 000 and became a first class city in Indiana.<ref>{{cite web | title=Indiana Code 36-3-1 | publisher=State of Indiana | url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar3/ch1.html | accessdate=2007-03-31}}</ref> Fort Wayne nearly met the state requirements for first class city designation in 2006 when the populous portions of Aboite Township were annexed.<ref>{{cite news | title=City planner says state law not politics was guide | publisher=The News-SentinalSentinel | url=http://jordan.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/aboite/swa13.php | accessdate=2007-03-31}}</ref> However a 2004 legislative change raised the population requirements from 250 000 to 600 000 which ensured

''See [[List of Fort Wayne Indiana mayors]]''

Fort Wayne's mayor is [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Graham Richard]] who has served in the post since January 2000. In 2003 he was elected to a second term which ends [[December 31]] 2007. He is a member of the [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition]] <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/members.shtml| title=Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members}} Retrieved on [[June 12]] [[2007]]</ref> an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by [[New York City]] mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] and [[Boston]] mayor [[Thomas Menino]]. He has announced he will not seek re-election in the 2007 city election.

The Fort Wayne City Council is a nine-member legislative group that serve four-year terms. Six of the members represent specific districts; three are elected city-wide as at-large council members. The council elected on [[November 4]] [[2003]] will serve until [[December 31]] [[2007]]:

*John N. Crawford: At-Large [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]

*Samuel J. Talarico Jr: At-Large [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]

*John Shoaff: At-Large [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]

*Tom Smith: 1st District [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]

*Donald J. Schmidt: 2nd District [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]

*Tom Didier: 3rd District [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]

*[[Tom Hayhurst]]: 4th District [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]

*Tim Pape: 5th District [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]

*Glynn A. Hines: 6th District [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]

In the mid-[[20th century]] Fort Wayne was a major manufacturing center of the northeastern United States. Major employers included [[General Electric]] [[Westinghouse]] [[International Harvester]] and [[Tokheim]] gasoline pumps. [[Phelps Dodge]] Rea Wire and Essex Wire comprised the largest concentration of [[copper]] and enamel [[wire]] manufacturing in the world.

In the latter half of the 20th century shifts in manufacturing patterns led to the reduction of the number of manufacturing plants and jobs. However as of 2006 the top employer of full-time employees in Fort Wayne is [[General Motors]] [http://www.gmdynamic.com/company/gmability/environment/plants/facility_db/facility_summary.php?fID=118 Fort Wayne Assembly] (2981 employees) where the [[Chevrolet Silverado]] and [[GMC Sierra]] [[pickup trucks]] are assembled.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2007 | url = http://www.ipfw.edu/cri/majoremployers.htm | title = Allen County Major Employers | format = | work = | publisher = IPFW Community Research Institute | accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref>

Reflecting the transition of the city's economy to health services aerospace and communications engineering insurance and consumer services

other non-governmental employers within the top ten (ranked by number of full-time employees in 2006) are: Lutheran Health Network Parkview Health Systems [[International Telephone and Telegraph|ITT]] [http://www.acd.itt.com/ Aerospace & Communications Division] [[Lincoln Financial Group]] and [[Scott's Food & Pharmacy]].

The first census performed in 1744 on the order by the governor of Louisiana revealed a population of approximately forty Frenchmen and one thousand Miami.<ref name="IND" />

As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of [[2000]] there were 205 727 people 83 333 households and 50 666 families residing in the city. There are 90 915 (444,6 a km²). Lödanef äbinädon me: vietans (75,45%), blägans (17,38%), lindiyans (0,39%), siyopans (1,56%) e Pasifeana-nisulans (0,04%); mens bidädas votik äbinons mö 2,91% e mens bidäda plu bala äbinons mö 2,26%. Latinans bidädas valasotik äfomons 5,78% lödanefa.

De lomanefs ädabinöldabinöl , 31,5% äkeninükons cilis bäldotü yels 18 u läs 18 in lödöp älödölis, 41,9% äbinons matans äkobolödöl, 14,6% pädugons fa vom nen himatan e 39,2% no äbinons famüls. 32,6% lomanefas äbinädons me pösods äsoelöl; 10,3% äbinädons me pösod äsoelöl bal bäldotü yels 65 u plu 65. Ädabinons zänedo pösods 2,41 a lomanef e pösods 3,08 a famül.

Demü bäldot, 27,0% lödanas ela Fort Wayne älabons bäldoti lifayelas läs 18, 10,7% bäldoti lifayelas 18 jü 24, 30,2% bäldoti lifayelas 25 jü 44, 19,7% bäldoti lifayelas 45 jü 64 e 12,5% bäldoti lifayelas 65 u plu 65. Bäldot patedik äbinon mö lifayels 33.

Demü gen, ädabinoms mans 94,0 a voms 100. Pato ädabinoms mans 90,4 a voms 100 bäldotü lifayels 18 u plu 18.