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Population (year 2000): 1,013. Estimated
population in July 2005: 990 (-2.3% change)
Males: 511 (50.4%), Females: 502 (49.6%)
LaPorte County
Zip code:
46390
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $50,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,800 (year 2000)
Races in Wanatah:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (36.8%), Irish (13.7%),
English (9.8%), United States (7.8%), Polish (6.3%), Dutch
(3.1%).
Elevation: 725 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wanatah
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wanatah town
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 9.9%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +158 (+18.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wanatah:
- PORTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
VALPARAISO, IN)
- LA PORTE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 18
miles; LA PORTE, IN)
- ST ANTHONY MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTERS (about 20 miles;
MICHIGAN CITY, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wanatah:
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 8 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 37 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 45 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wanatah:
- FLYING U RANCH (about 9 miles; UNION MILLS, IN; ID:
4C1)
- LA PORTE MUNI (about 15 miles; LA PORTE, IN; ID: PPO)
- STARKE COUNTY (about 19 miles; KNOX, IN; ID: OXI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wanatah:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 9
miles; WESTVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; VALPARAISO,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 31 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 33 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 41 miles;
HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 44 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
Public primary/middle school in Wanatah:
- WANATAH PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 243;
Location: 309 SCHOOL DR PO BOX 249; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Wanatah:
- WANATAH PL (Operating income: $46,194;
Location: 104 N MAIN ST; 17,654 books; 430 audio
materials; 843 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)
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