Available Sites
Utilities
Population Figures
Average Daily Traffic Flow
Fort Wayne International Airport
Proximity To Area Attractions
Markle Area Map
Located on the border of Huntington and Wells Counties, Markle is strategically positioned at the interchange of Interstate 69, U.S. 224 and Indiana Route 116. It is a prime location for industrial, retail and commercial development.
The community’s location is within a 24-hour truck drive of 80 of the top 100 United States markets and at the very center of the automotive manufacturing industry. The Fort Wayne General Motors truck assembly plant is located 10 miles north of Markle on I-69. This industrial location is convenient and draws quality employees from the local Huntington County workforce as well as the neighboring counties of Wells, Grant, Wabash, Blackford and Allen.
Available Sites
20 Acres – Northeast corner of 1-69 and Us 224 – Zoned
I-1
10 Acres – Southeast corner of 1-69 and US 224 – Zoned
Business
4 Acres – North side of US 224, 3 miles east of Markle –
Zoned Light Industry
Markle Development (approx. 140k)
Aerial Photograph (approx. 364k)
Utilities
Water & Sewer: 8-inch Municipal Lines
Electric: PSI Cinergy
Natural Gas: Vectren
Telephone: Verizon
Net Tax Rate: 8.3327 Per $100
Please Contact…
Jay Fox, Markle Town Board (260) 758-2247 or
Carol Pugh, Huntington County United Economic Development
(888) 356-6660 or (260) 356-5688
Population Figures
(Based on Census 2000)
Markle, Indiana 1,102
Huntington County 38,075
Wells County 27,600
Median Age 38.2 years old
Avg. Household Size 2.42 people
Average Daily Traffic Flow (Based on an IDOT’s 1999 Annual
Average Daily Vehicle Traffic Study)
1-69 at Exit 86 24,260 vehicles
Exit 86 Interchanges 4,310
US 224 at SR 116 7,380
Fort
Wayne International Airport
• American, Delta, Northwest, TWA, United, U.S. Airways and Air Canada
• Two Commercial Service Runways
• 12,000' x 150' primary with Category II Instrument
Landing System
• 8,000' x 150' crosswind with Category I Instrument
Landing System
• Full-length parallel taxiways to both Commercial Service Runways
• Airport designed to 747-400 Standards (Design Group V)
• On-site Surveillance Radar and Navigational Aid Maintenance Personnel
• 24-hour FAA Air Traffic Control Services
• 24-hour U.S. Customs Services
• 24-hour FAA Weather Observation
Proximity To
Area Attractions
Huntington, Indiana - 8 miles
Parkview Huntington
Hospital - 8 miles
Huntington Reservoir
Kil So Quah State Rec Area - 5 miles
Little Turtle State Rec Area - 11 miles
GM Ft. Wayne Truck Assembly - 10 miles
I-69 & 469 Bypass Interchange - 10 miles
The Dan Quayle Museum - 10 miles
Bluffton, Indiana - 12 miles
Bluffton Regional Medical Center - 12 miles
Historic Forks of the Wabash - 13 miles
Lutheran Hospital (Fort Wayne) - 17 miles
Fort Wayne International Airport - 17 miles
Oubache State Park (Bluffton) - 17 miles
Decatur, Indiana - 23 miles
Salamonie Reservoir - 28 miles
Downtown Fort Wayne - 30 miles
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