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Population (year 2000): 1,627. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,599 (-1.7% change)
Males: 749 (46.0%), Females: 878 (54.0%)
St. Joseph County
Zip code:
49099
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $41,292 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,100 (year 2000)
Races in White Pigeon:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (27.2%), Irish (17.3%),
English (10.6%), United States (10.4%), Dutch (4.8%), French
(4.2%).
Elevation: 820 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in White Pigeon
- High school or higher: 76.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in White Pigeon village
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 51.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 15.3%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-1.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near White Pigeon:
- THREE RIVERS AREA HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; THREE
RIVERS, MI)
- STURGIS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; STURGIS, MI)
- OAKLAWN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, INC (about 21 miles;
GOSHEN, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
White Pigeon:
- ELKHART MUNI (about 26 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 31
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
- W K KELLOGG (about 44 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID:
BTL)
Other public-use airports nearest to White Pigeon:
- THREE RIVERS MUNI DR HAINES (about 12 miles; THREE
RIVERS, MI; ID: HAI)
- KIRSCH MUNI (about 15 miles; STURGIS, MI; ID: IRS)
- GOSHEN MUNI (about 22 miles; GOSHEN, IN; ID: GSH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
White Pigeon:
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 43 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 48 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 61 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
Public high school in White Pigeon:
- WHITE PIGEON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
499; Location: 410 E. PRAIRIE AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in White Pigeon:
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 483;
Location: 305 E. HOTCHIN STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in White Pigeon:
- WHITE PIGEON TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating
income: $158,688; Location: 102 NORTH KALAMAZOO STREET;
22,822 books; 530 audio materials; 543 video materials;
45 serial subscriptions)
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