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

Map of Mentone, IN

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)