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Population (year 2000): 1,159. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,194 (+3.0% change)
Males: 567 (48.9%), Females: 592 (51.1%)
LaGrange County
Zip code:
46571
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $37,105 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,600 (year 2000)
Races in Topeka:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (28.0%), United States
(13.7%), Irish (8.8%), English (6.7%), Swiss (3.8%), Dutch
(3.0%).
Elevation: 925 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Topeka
- High school or higher: 64.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Topeka town
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 14.0%
3.7% Foreign born (3.2% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +245 (+26.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Topeka:
- LAGRANGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
LAGRANGE, IN)
- PARKVIEW NOBLE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
KENDALLVILLE, IN)
- STURGIS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; STURGIS, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Topeka:
- ELKHART MUNI (about 35 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 47 miles; FORT
WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 48
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Topeka:
- GOSHEN MUNI (about 17 miles; GOSHEN, IN; ID: GSH)
- KIRSCH MUNI (about 20 miles; STURGIS, MI; ID: IRS)
- KENDALLVILLE MUNI (about 21 miles; KENDALLVILLE, IN;
ID: C62)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Topeka:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 42 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment:
7,385)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 51 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 53 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MARION,
IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
Public high school in Topeka:
- WESTVIEW JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 743;
Location: 1635 S 600 W; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Topeka:
- WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 389;
Location: 1715 S 600 W; Grades: 05 - 06)
- TOPEKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 335;
Location: MAIN ST PO BOX 39; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Topeka:
- SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location:
5390 W 600 S; Grades: 1 - 8)
- HONEY BROOK SCHOOL (Students: 50; Location:
8250 W 650 S; Grades: 1 - 8)
- MEADOW VIEW AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 48;
Location: 4945 S 675 W; Grades: 1 - 8)
- SUNNY RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location:
9845 W 300 S; Grades: 1 - 8)
- SPRING HILL SCHOOL (Students: 31; Location:
6610 S 300 W; Grades: 1 - 8)
- ELMVIEW SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location:
4825-1 W 700 S; Grades: 1 - 8)
- COTTONWOOD GROVE SCHOOL (Students: 23;
Location: 3555 S 500 W; Grades: 1 - 8)
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