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La Fontaine, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 900. Estimated population in July 2024: 859 (-4.6% change)
Males: 421 (46.8%), Females: 479 (53.2%)

Wabash County

Zip code: 46940

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $43,393
Median house value: $58,800

Population by Race

Races in La Fontaine:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (25.9%), United States (19.9%), Irish (9.7%), English (8.4%), Dutch (4.3%), Scottish (1.3%).

Elevation: 808 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of La Fontaine, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in La Fontaine

  • High school or higher: 83.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Fontaine town

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-3.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near La Fontaine:

  • GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
  • MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
  • WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WABASH, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La Fontaine:

  • GRISSOM ARB (about 30 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 39 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 41 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Abbreviation: AID)

Other public-use airports nearest to La Fontaine:

  • WABASH MUNI (about 7 miles; WABASH, IN; Abbreviation: IWH)
  • CONVERSE (about 14 miles; CONVERSE, IN; Abbreviation: 1I8)
  • MARION MUNI (about 14 miles; MARION, IN; Abbreviation: MZZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Fontaine:

  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 43 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 51 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 69 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)

Public primary/middle school in La Fontaine:

  • LAFONTAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 187; Location: 207 N WABASH AVE; Grades: KG – 06)

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