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Population (year 2000): 1,822. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,747 (-4.1% change)
Males: 896 (49.2%), Females: 926 (50.8%)
Newton County
Zip code:
47951
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $34,732 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,600 (year 2000)
Races in Kentland:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (21.7%), Irish (15.1%),
English (11.3%), United States (10.8%), French (7.8%), Polish
(4.1%).
Elevation: 680 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kentland
- High school or higher: 83.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kentland town
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 12.2%
2.6% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +6 (+0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kentland:
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WATSEKA,
IL)
- JASPER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; RENSSELAER,
IN)
- HOOPESTON COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26
miles; HOOPESTON, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kentland:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN;
ID: LAF)
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 57 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 58 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kentland:
- KENTLAND MUNI (about 3 miles; KENTLAND, IN; ID: 50I)
- JASPER COUNTY (about 23 miles; RENSSELAER, IN; ID:
RZL)
- LAKE VILLAGE (about 27 miles; LAKE VILLAGE, IN; ID:
C98)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kentland:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44 miles; WEST
LAFAYETTE, IN; FT enrollment: 36,407)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 54 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 54 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 57 miles;
HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)
Public high school in Kentland:
- SOUTH NEWTON SENIOR HIGH SCH (Students: 323;
Location: 13102 S 50 E; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kentland:
- SOUTH NEWTON ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 422;
Location: 13188 S 50 E; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTH NEWTON MIDDLE SCH (Students: 253;
Location: 13100 S 50 E; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Kentland:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 68;
Location: 503 EAST ALLEN; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Kentland:
- KENTLAND-JEFFERSON TWP PL (Operating income:
$138,267; Location: 201 E GRAHAM ST; 21,625 books; 333
audio materials; 471 video materials; 44 serial
subscriptions)
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