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Population (year 2000): 463. Estimated
population in July 2005: 450 (-2.8% change)
Males: 239 (51.6%), Females: 224 (48.4%)
Van Wert County
Zip code:
45898
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $40,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,800 (year 2000)
Races in Willshire:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (37.1%), Dutch (7.1%),
English (7.1%), Irish (6.5%), United States (4.8%), French
(4.5%).
Elevation: 798 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Willshire
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Willshire village
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 12.2%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -77 (-14.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Willshire:
- ADAMS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
DECATUR, IN)
- VAN WERT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; VAN WERT,
OH)
- MERCER CO JOINT TOWNSHIP COMM HOSP (about 21 miles;
COLDWATER, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Willshire:
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 31 miles; FORT
WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 55 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
- JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (about 71 miles; DAYTON, OH;
ID: DAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Willshire:
- DECATUR HI-WAY (about 8 miles; DECATUR, IN; ID: DCR)
- VAN WERT COUNTY (about 16 miles; VAN WERT, OH; ID:
VNW)
- PORTLAND MUNI (about 25 miles; PORTLAND, IN; ID:
PLD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Willshire:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 34 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment:
7,385)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 58 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; MARION,
IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
- OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; ADA, OH;
FT enrollment: 3,161)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 78 miles;
DAYTON, OH; FT enrollment: 11,734)
Public primary/middle school in Willshire:
- PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 265;
Location: 103 GREEN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
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