Ligonier, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,357. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,423 (+1.5% change)
Males: 2,218 (50.9%), Females: 2,139 (49.1%)
Noble County
Zip code: 46767
Demographics
Median resident age: 28.3 years
Median household income: $36,546
Median house value: $72,500
Population by Race
Races in Ligonier:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.6%)
- Hispanic (33.3%)
- Other race (24.7%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.1%), United States (11.9%), Irish (7.3%), English (6.3%), French (1.4%), Scottish (1.4%).
Elevation: 880 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ligonier
- High school or higher: 64.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ligonier city
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 11.1%
24.5% Foreign born (24.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,022 (+30.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ligonier:
- GOSHEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GOSHEN, IN)
- LAGRANGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LAGRANGE, IN)
- OAKLAWN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, INC (about 21 miles; GOSHEN, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ligonier:
- ELKHART MUNI (about 34 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 45 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 53 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Abbreviation: SBN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ligonier:
- GOSHEN MUNI (about 14 miles; GOSHEN, IN; Abbreviation: GSH)
- WARSAW MUNI (about 22 miles; WARSAW, IN; Abbreviation: ASW)
- KENDALLVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; KENDALLVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: C62)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ligonier:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 42 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 49 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 50 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
Schools
Public high school in Ligonier:
- WEST NOBLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 699; Location: 5094 N US 33; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ligonier:
- WEST NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 734; Location: 5194 N US 33; Grades: 05 – 08)
- WEST NOBLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 636; Location: 5294 N US 33; Grades: KG – 04)
- LIGONIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 610 GRAND ST; Grades: PK – 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Ligonier:
- SUNNY SLOPE SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 5250 W 1100N; Grades: 1 – 7)
- SOUTH EDEN SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location: 8750 W 750 S; Grades: 1 – 8)
Libraries
Library in Ligonier:
- LIGONIER PL (Operating income: $231,216; Location: 300 S MAIN ST; 13,884 books; 173 audio materials; 352 video materials; 88 serial subscriptions)