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Population (year 2000): 2,148. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,026 (-5.7% change)
Males: 987 (45.9%), Females: 1,161 (54.1%)
Henry County
Zip code:
46148
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $35,639 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,300 (year 2000)
Races in Knightstown:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Ancestries: German (24.0%), English (15.9%),
Irish (12.1%), United States (10.5%), Scottish (3.2%), Dutch
(2.9%).
Elevation: 938 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Knightstown
- High school or higher: 83.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Knightstown town
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 15.7%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +70 (+3.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Knightstown:
- RUSH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; RUSHVILLE,
IN)
- HENRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NEW
CASTLE, IN)
- HANCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & HEALTH (about 18 miles;
GREENFIELD, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Knightstown:
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 22 miles;
ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
- MOUNT COMFORT (about 25 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID:
MQJ)
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 32 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Knightstown:
- POPE FIELD (about 15 miles; GREENFIELD, IN; ID: GFD)
- NEW CASTLE-HENRY CO. MUNI. (about 16 miles; NEW
CASTLE, IN; ID: UWL)
- ACE AIRPARK (about 19 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: 3AE)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Knightstown:
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 28 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 43 miles;
INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 44 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 44
miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
Public high school in Knightstown:
- KNIGHTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 8149 W US HWY 40; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Knightstown:
- KNIGHTSTOWN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students:
461; Location: 1 PANTHER TRL; Grades: 05 - 08)
- KNIGHTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 303;
Location: 8632 S SR 109; Grades: KG - 04)
- MORTON MEMORIAL SCH (ISSCH) (Students: 115;
Location: 10892 N SR 140; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Knightstown:
- KNIGHTSTOWN PL (Operating income: $68,063;
Location: 5 E MAIN ST; 17,118 books; 114 audio
materials; 615 video materials; 61 serial subscriptions)
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