The center of Angola is located at, the intersection of U.S. 20 and State Road 127. The roads are known to the citizens of Angola as North and South Wayne street and West and East Maumee street. According to the 2010 census, Angola has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Climate
The National Weather Service reports that Angola's average January temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of. Average July temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of. There are an average of 7.5 days with highs of or higher. There an average of 28.1 days with highs of or lower and an average of 2.3 days with lows of or lower. The record high temperature was on July 13, 1936. The record low temperature was on January 4, 1981. The average annual precipitation is. There are an average of 119.4 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1950, with and the driest was 1971, with. The most precipitation in one month was in May 1943. The most precipitation in a 24-hour period was on July 9, 1951. The average annual snowfall is. There are an average of 22.0 days with measurable snowfall. The snowiest season was 1981–82 with. The most snowfall in one month was in January 1999, including the record 24-hour snowfall of on January 3, 1999.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 8,612 people, 3,111 households, and 1,815 families living in the city. The population density was. There were 3,499 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the city was 93.6% White, 1.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.1% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population. There were 3,111 households, which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the city was 30.3 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 21.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 19.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.
As of the 2000 census, there were 7,344 people, 2,769 households, and 1,578 families living in the city. The population density was 1,736.4 people per square mile. There were 3,012 housing units at an average density of 712.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 94.00% White, 0.82% African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.89% of the population. There were 2,769 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 20.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,925, and the median income for a family was $43,848. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $23,258 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,750. About 8.1% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
The Herald Republican, the daily newspaper based in Angola and serving Steuben County, was formed through the merger of two longstanding weekly newspapers in Angola, the Steuben Republican and The Angola Herald. The newspapers consolidated their printing plants in 1925 and their ownership in the 1960s, eventually merging into one publication in 1980. Two years later they were sold to Home News Enterprises, which expanded the paper to a twice-weekly format in 1989, and then in August 2001 to KPC Media Group of Kendallville, Indiana, which converted The Herald Republican to a daily in September 2001.
Lois Irene Marshall, 1873–1958, wife of U.S. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
Edward Ralph May, 1819–1852, the only member of the Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1850 to vote for African American suffrage, practiced law in Angola from 1843 to 1852
