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Population (year 2000): 900. Estimated
population in July 2005: 859 (-4.6% change)
Males: 421 (46.8%), Females: 479 (53.2%)
Wabash County
Zip code:
46940
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $43,393 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,800 (year 2000)
Races in La Fontaine:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (25.9%), United States
(19.9%), Irish (9.7%), English (8.4%), Dutch (4.3%), Scottish
(1.3%).
Elevation: 808 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Fontaine
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Fontaine town
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-3.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Fontaine:
- GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 8 miles;
MARION, IN)
- MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
- WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WABASH, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Fontaine:
- GRISSOM ARB (about 30 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 39 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 41 miles;
ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Fontaine:
- WABASH MUNI (about 7 miles; WABASH, IN; ID: IWH)
- CONVERSE (about 14 miles; CONVERSE, IN; ID: 1I8)
- MARION MUNI (about 14 miles; MARION, IN; ID: MZZ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Fontaine:
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MARION,
IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 43 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 51 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 69 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
Public primary/middle school in La Fontaine:
- LAFONTAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 187;
Location: 207 N WABASH AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
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