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Population (year 2000): 2,992. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,814 (-5.9% change)
Males: 1,421 (47.5%), Females: 1,571 (52.5%)
Grant County
Zip code:
46928
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $33,843 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,600 (year 2000)
Races in Fairmount:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (15.9%), United States
(13.5%), Irish (12.0%), English (6.1%), French (2.3%), Dutch
(1.8%).
Elevation: 870 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairmount
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairmount town
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -205 (-6.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairmount:
- GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 12 miles;
MARION, IN)
- MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MARION, IN)
- ST VINCENT MERCY HOSPITAL, INC (about 17 miles;
ELWOOD, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairmount:
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 23 miles;
ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 23 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
- GRISSOM ARB (about 38 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairmount:
- MARION MUNI (about 5 miles; MARION, IN; ID: MZZ)
- ALEXANDRIA (about 14 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; ID: I99)
- ELWOOD (about 17 miles; ELWOOD, IN; ID: 3I1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairmount:
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; MARION,
IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 26 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 57 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 58
miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
Public high school in Fairmount:
- MADISON-GRANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 486;
Location: 11700 S/E 00 W; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairmount:
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 439;
Location: 500 S SYCAMORE; Grades: PK - 06)
- MADISON-GRANT JR HIGH SCH (Students: 296;
Location: 11640 S/E 00 W; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 128;
Location: 8720 S 300 W; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Fairmount:
- FAIRMOUNT PL (Operating income: $70,914;
Location: 205 S MAIN ST; 10,253 books; 98 audio
materials; 250 video materials; 168 serial
subscriptions)
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