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Population (year 2000): 4,357. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,423 (+1.5% change)
Males: 2,218 (50.9%), Females: 2,139 (49.1%)
Noble County
Zip code:
46767
Median resident age: 28.3 years
Median household income: $36,546 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,500 (year 2000)
Races in Ligonier:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.6%)
- Hispanic (33.3%)
- Other race (24.7%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.1%), United States
(11.9%), Irish (7.3%), English (6.3%), French (1.4%), Scottish
(1.4%).
Elevation: 880 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ligonier
- High school or higher: 64.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ligonier city
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 11.1%
24.5% Foreign born (24.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,022 (+30.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ligonier:
- GOSHEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GOSHEN, IN)
- LAGRANGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
LAGRANGE, IN)
- OAKLAWN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, INC (about 21 miles;
GOSHEN, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ligonier:
- ELKHART MUNI (about 34 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 45 miles; FORT
WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 53 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ligonier:
- GOSHEN MUNI (about 14 miles; GOSHEN, IN; ID: GSH)
- WARSAW MUNI (about 22 miles; WARSAW, IN; ID: ASW)
- KENDALLVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; KENDALLVILLE, IN;
ID: C62)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ligonier:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 42 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment:
7,385)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 49 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 50 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MARION,
IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
Public high school in Ligonier:
- WEST NOBLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 699;
Location: 5094 N US 33; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ligonier:
- WEST NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 734;
Location: 5194 N US 33; Grades: 05 - 08)
- WEST NOBLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 636;
Location: 5294 N US 33; Grades: KG - 04)
- LIGONIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 435;
Location: 610 GRAND ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Ligonier:
- SUNNY SLOPE SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location:
5250 W 1100N; Grades: 1 - 7)
- SOUTH EDEN SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location:
8750 W 750 S; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Ligonier:
- LIGONIER PL (Operating income: $231,216;
Location: 300 S MAIN ST; 13,884 books; 173 audio
materials; 352 video materials; 88 serial subscriptions)
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