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Population (year 2000): 5,940. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,819 (-2.0% change)
Males: 2,817 (47.4%), Females: 3,123 (52.6%)
Grant County
Zip code:
46933
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $35,940 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,800 (year 2000)
Races in Gas City:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (17.6%), United States
(15.5%), Irish (10.1%), English (7.6%), French (2.8%), Italian
(2.0%).
Elevation: 853 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gas City
- High school or higher: 79.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gas City city
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 56.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 14.3%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -405 (-6.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gas City:
- GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 8 miles;
MARION, IN)
- MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
- BLACKFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
HARTFORD CITY, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gas
City:
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 24 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 27 miles;
ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
- GRISSOM ARB (about 39 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gas City:
- MARION MUNI (about 5 miles; MARION, IN; ID: MZZ)
- ALEXANDRIA (about 19 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; ID: I99)
- CONVERSE (about 20 miles; CONVERSE, IN; ID: 1I8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gas City:
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; MARION,
IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 28 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 54 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 62 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
Public high school in Gas City:
- MISSISSINEWA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 609;
Location: 1 INDIAN TRL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gas City:
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 630;
Location: 725 E NORTH 'H' ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- R J BASKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 508;
Location: 125 N BROADWAY ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Gas City:
- GAS CITY-MILL TWP PL (Operating income:
$392,959; Location: 135 E MAIN ST; 35,926 books; 1,736
audio materials; 3,105 video materials; 136 serial
subscriptions)
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