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Population (year 2000): 536. Estimated
population in July 2005: 530 (-1.1% change)
Males: 237 (44.2%), Females: 299 (55.8%)
LaGrange County
Zip code:
46565
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $30,156 (year 2000)
Median house value: $114,300 (year 2000)
Races in Shipshewana:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (25.6%), United States
(24.1%), Swiss (9.3%), Irish (6.7%), English (5.8%), French
Canadian (1.7%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shipshewana
- High school or higher: 56.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shipshewana town
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -245 (-31.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shipshewana:
- STURGIS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; STURGIS, MI)
- LAGRANGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
LAGRANGE, IN)
- THREE RIVERS AREA HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; THREE
RIVERS, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shipshewana:
- ELKHART MUNI (about 30 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 39
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
- W K KELLOGG (about 49 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID:
BTL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shipshewana:
- KIRSCH MUNI (about 14 miles; STURGIS, MI; ID: IRS)
- GOSHEN MUNI (about 18 miles; GOSHEN, IN; ID: GSH)
- THREE RIVERS MUNI DR HAINES (about 19 miles; THREE
RIVERS, MI; ID: HAI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shipshewana:
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 47 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 50 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 51 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; MARION,
IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
Public primary/middle schools in Shipshewana:
- MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 410;
Location: 7950 W 050 S; Grades: KG - 04)
- SHIPSHEWANA-SCOTT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 337;
Location: MIDDLEBURY ST PO BOX 217; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Shipshewana:
- VALLEY LINE SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location:
3055N 500W; Grades: 1 - 8)
- WEST YODER SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location:
8255 W 100 S; Grades: 1 - 8)
- BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location:
8615 W 450 N; Grades: 1 - 8)
- CLAY RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location:
11980 W 300S; Grades: 1 - 8)
- PLEASANT RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 35;
Location: 4005 N 1150 W; Grades: 1 - 8)
- NORTH SIDE SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location:
9785 W S R 120; Grades: 1 - 8)
- TOLLWAY VIEW AMISH SCH (Students: 31;
Location: 5350 W 700 N; Grades: 1 - 8)
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