Profile

Area code:  260
Zip code:  46777
Elevation:  830 feet
Land area:  1.5 square miles
Population (year 2000):  2,943
Est. population in July 2002:  2,923 (-0.7% change)
Males:  1,408 (47.8%)
Females:  1,535 (52.2%)
Median resident age:  35.0 years
Median household income:  $45,449 (year 2000)
Median house value:  $86,800 (year 2000)

Ancestries:
German: 32.2%
English: 12.7%
United States: 10.7%
Irish: 9.2%
French: 4.1%
Italian: 3.9%

For Population 25 years and over:
High school or higher: 88.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work 21.7 minutes

Nearest cities:
Bluffton, IN: 9.9 miles
Fort Wayne, IN: 14.0 miles
Nearest city with a population of 50,000+:
Fort Wayne, IN: 14.0 miles, pop. 205,727
Nearest city with a population of 1,000,000+:
Chicago, IL: 184.9 miles, pop. 2,896,016
Industries providing employment:
Manufacturing: 24.8%
Educational, Health and Social Services: 14.8%
Retail: 12.0%