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Population (year 2000): 695. Estimated
population in July 2005: 686 (-1.3% change)
Males: 340 (48.9%), Females: 355 (51.1%)
Kosciusko County
Zip code:
46562
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $37,188 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)
Races in Pierceton:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- Hispanic (5.5%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (26.3%), United States
(23.3%), Irish (7.8%), English (7.2%), Polish (3.2%),
Scotch-Irish (2.9%).
Elevation: 928 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pierceton
- High school or higher: 76.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pierceton town
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 13.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -339 (-32.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pierceton:
- KOSCIUSKO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
WARSAW, IN)
- OTIS R BOWEN CTR FOR HUMAN SVS INC (about 12 miles;
WARSAW, IN)
- PARKVIEW WHITLEY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COLUMBIA
CITY, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pierceton:
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; FORT
WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
- ELKHART MUNI (about 41 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- GRISSOM ARB (about 50 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pierceton:
- WARSAW MUNI (about 10 miles; WARSAW, IN; ID: ASW)
- GOSHEN MUNI (about 23 miles; GOSHEN, IN; ID: GSH)
- NAPPANEE MUNI (about 23 miles; NAPPANEE, IN; ID:
C03)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pierceton:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 42 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment:
7,385)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MARION,
IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 49 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 51 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
Public primary/middle school in Pierceton:
- PIERCETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 474;
Location: 307 W SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Pierceton:
- PIERCETON & WASHINGTON TWP PL (Operating
income: $53,712; Location: 101 CATHOLIC ST; 25,000
books; 120 audio materials; 30 serial subscriptions)
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