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| BEECH GROVE : www.beechgrove.com | ||
| OVERVIEW | ||
The residents of Beech Grove enjoy the benefits that come with living in a small town and still having access to a large city. Beech Grove is a separate city within Marion County which has its own school system, police and fire departments, parks, library, and many other services. Although it is a mainly residential community, it is also home to many large businesses including St. Francis Hospital’s Regional Heart Center. With a low crime rate and few extremes of financial status, Beech Grove attracts residents looking for inexpensive homes near downtown. The generally neat and well-maintained neighborhoods in Beech Grove offer a range of housing options from new homes to comfortable ranches and historic cottages. Housing costs are generally between $60,000 and $125,000. |
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| LOCATION | ||
| Beech Grove is a separate city in Marion County, located in southeast Indianapolis one mile east of I-65 on I-465. It is approximately 9 miles from downtown and 14 miles from the airport. Beech Grove is situated at the juncture of four townships - Center, Franklin, Perry and Warren. | ||
| POPULATION (figures based on 2006 Census) |
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| City : | 14,880 | |
| County : | 860,454 - Marion County | |
| UTILITIES | ||
| Electric : | Indianapolis Power & Light | 317-261-8222 |
| Gas : | Citizens Gas | 317-924-3311 |
| Water : | Indianapolis Water | 317-631-1431 |
| Telephone : | AT&T | 800-742-8771 |
| GOVERNMENT | ||
| Facts : | Beech Grove has its own mayor, but residents are also eligible to vote for the mayor of Indianapolis, under the Unigove system. | |
| Beech Grove's city government includes a mayor, clerk/treasurer and a seven-member city council, all of whom are elected to four-year terms. | ||
| Incorporated as a town in 1906, Beech Grove became a city with a mayor-city council form of government in 1935. | ||
| PUBLIC SERVICES | ||
| Police : | Beech Grove Police Department | 317-782-4930 |
| Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department | 317-327-3811 | |
| Indiana State Police | 800-225-8576 317-897-6220 317-653-4114 |
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| Fire Department : | Beech Grove Fire Department - Consists of 2 stations, 30-member full-time force, 1 aerial ladder truck, 3 pumpers, 2 paramedic ambulances | 317-782-4940 |
| Post Office : | United States Post Office | 202 Main St. 800-275-8777 |
| Library : | Beech Grove Public Library | 1102 Main St. 317-788-4203 |
| City Hall : | 806 Main Street |
317-788-4975 |
| Chamber : | Beech Grove Chamber of Commerce | 806 Main St. 317-784-3003 |
| MEDICAL(E)=Emergency Number | ||
| Local : | St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers | 1600 Albany St. Beech Grove 317-787-3311 317-783-8261 (E) 8111 S. Emerson Indianapolis 317-865-5000 317-865-5261 (E) |
| Indianapolis : | Indiana University Hospital | 550 University 317-274-5000 |
| Indianapolis : | St. Vincent Hospital | 2001 W. 86th St. 317-338-2345 317-338-2121 (E) |
| Indianapolis : | Community Hospitals | East:
317-355-1411 North: 317-621-6262 South: 317-887-7000 |
| NEWSPAPERS | ||
| Local : | South Side Times | 317-787-3291 |
| Local : | The Spotlight | 317-788-4554 |
| Indianapolis : | Indianapolis Star | 317-444-4000 |
| Indianapolis : | Indianapolis Business Journal | 317-634-6200 |
| AIRPORTS | ||
| Indianapolis : | Indianapolis International Airport | Call specific airlines |
| SCHOOLS(Various private and parochial schools also serve this area) | ||
| Websites : | Department of Education | 317-272-2920 |
| Websites : | www.bgcs.k12.in.us | 317-272-2920 |
| Elementary : | Central Elementary | 1000 Main St. 317-784-4565 |
| Elementary : | Hornet Park Elementary | 5249 Hornet Ave. 317-780-5050 |
| Middle School : | Beech Grove Middle School | 1248 Buffalo St. 317-784-6649 |
| High School : | Beech Grove High School | 5330 Hornet Ave. 317-786-1447 |
| Other Schools : | South Grove Intermediate | 851 S. 9th Ave 317-786-7687 |
| Superintendent : | 317-788-4481 | |
| CHURCHES | ||
| Ascension Lutheran Church | 602 S. 9th Ave. 317-788-1118 |
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| Beech Grove United Methodist Church | 102 S. 9th Ave. 317-784-7612 |
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| Beech Grove Wesleyan Church | 120 S. 4th Ave. 317-786-7067 |
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| Body of Christ Fellowship | 229 S. 3rd Ave. 317-784-5056 |
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| Calvary Mission Temple | 4602 S. Emerson 317-783-9888 |
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| Faith Assembly of God | 186 Royal Rd. 317-787-8566 |
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| Faith United Church of Christ | 4040 E. Thompson 317-784-4856 |
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| Fellowship of Christ | 1310 Main 317-781-1479 |
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| First Baptist Church | 5521 Churchman 317-784-1478 |
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| First Christian Church of Beech Grove | 75 N. 10th Ave. 317-786-8522 |
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| Holy Name Catholic Church | 89 N. 17th Ave. 317-784-5454 |
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| Independent Nazarene Church | 5152 Hornet Ave. 317-787-9770 |
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| Liberty Church | 2415 Main St. 317-784-1918 |
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| South Emerson Church of God | 3939 S. Emerson 317-787-0467 |
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| Southwood Baptist | 501 S. 4th Ave. 317-786-2719 |
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| Worship Center | 90 S. 7th Ave. 317-786-9802 |
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| RECREATION | ||
| Four public parks offer facilities for tennis, baseball, basketball, softball, volleyball. skateboarding, horseshoepits and picnicking. One of the parks, Sarah T. Bolton Park, is named for the first lady of Hoosier poetry, best known for her poem, "Paddle Your Own Canoe". Her home still stands on South Seventh Street and it is said, her poem "Indiana" best describes Beech Grove. (According to Metropolitan Indianapolis Relocation Guide.) | ||
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