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Population (year 2000): 2,943. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,908 (-1.2% change)
Males: 1,408 (47.8%), Females: 1,535 (52.2%)
Wells County
Zip code:
46777
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $45,449 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,800 (year 2000)
Races in Ossian:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (32.2%), English (12.7%),
United States (10.7%), Irish (9.2%), French (4.1%), Italian
(3.9%).
Elevation: 830 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ossian
- High school or higher: 88.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ossian town
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 60.8%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 10.1%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +481 (+19.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ossian:
- BLUFFTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
BLUFFTON, IN)
- LUTHERAN HOSPITAL OF INDIANA (about 13 miles; FORT
WAYNE, IN)
- REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF FT WAYNE (about 13 miles;
FORT WAYNE, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ossian:
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; FORT WAYNE,
IN; ID: FWA)
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 47 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 62 miles;
ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ossian:
- MILLER (about 13 miles; BLUFFTON, IN; ID: C40)
- SMITH FIELD (about 18 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: SMD)
- HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 20 miles; HUNTINGTON, IN; ID:
HHG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ossian:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 16 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment:
7,385)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; MARION,
IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 52 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 93 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 94 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
Public high school in Ossian:
- NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 835; Location:
1100 E US 224; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ossian:
- NORWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 627;
Location: 1100 E US 224; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OSSIAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 567; Location:
213 S JEFFERSON; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Ossian:
- BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 69;
Location: 7545 N 650E; Grades: KG - 8)
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