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Population (year 2000): 935. Estimated
population in July 2005: 870 (-7.0% change)
Males: 453 (48.4%), Females: 482 (51.6%)
Grant County
Zip code:
46991
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $36,719 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,900 (year 2000)
Races in Van Buren:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (18.2%), Irish (11.0%),
English (7.8%), United States (6.8%), Dutch (4.0%), French
(3.5%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Van Buren
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Van Buren town
- Never married: 13.4%
- Now married: 67.2%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Van Buren:
- GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 12 miles;
MARION, IN)
- MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MARION, IN)
- BLACKFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
HARTFORD CITY, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Van
Buren:
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 28 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; FORT
WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 37 miles;
ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Van Buren:
- MARION MUNI (about 15 miles; MARION, IN; ID: MZZ)
- HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 17 miles; HUNTINGTON, IN; ID:
HHG)
- MILLER (about 21 miles; BLUFFTON, IN; ID: C40)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Van Buren:
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MARION,
IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 33 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 43 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 73 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
Public primary/middle school in Van Buren:
- VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 223;
Location: 504 S 1ST ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Van Buren:
- VAN BUREN PL (Operating income: $78,117;
Location: 115 S 1ST ST; 21,000 books; 48 audio
materials; 1,505 video materials; 55 serial
subscriptions)
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