Mentone, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 898. Estimated population in July 2024: 891 (-0.8% change)
Males: 434 (48.3%), Females: 464 (51.7%)
Kosciusko County
Zip code: 46539
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $38,750
Median house value: $64,300
Population by Race
Races in Mentone:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- Hispanic (5.9%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (21.7%), United States (14.6%), Irish (7.6%), English (5.8%), Polish (2.0%), French (1.9%).
Elevation: 839 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mentone
- High school or higher: 78.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mentone town
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 8.7%
4.2% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-2.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mentone:
- OTIS R BOWEN CTR FOR HUMAN SVS INC (about 13 miles; WARSAW, IN)
- KOSCIUSKO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WARSAW, IN)
- WOODLAWN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ROCHESTER, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mentone:
- ELKHART MUNI (about 38 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)
- GRISSOM ARB (about 38 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 41 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Abbreviation: SBN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mentone:
- MENTONE (about 2 miles; MENTONE, IN; Abbreviation: C92)
- FULTON COUNTY (about 13 miles; ROCHESTER, IN; Abbreviation: RCR)
- WARSAW MUNI (about 16 miles; WARSAW, IN; Abbreviation: ASW)
Amtrak station near Mentone:
- 19 miles: NAPPANEE (252 S. MAIN ST.). Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mentone:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 34 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 39 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 64 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 66 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,376)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
Public primary/middle school in Mentone:
- MENTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 491; Location: YALE/JACKSON BOX 457; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Mentone:
- BELL MEMORIAL PL (Operating income: $220,917; Location: 306 N BROADWAY; 30,882 books; 1,000 audio materials; 4,029 video materials; 490 serial subscriptions)