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Shipshewana, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 536. Estimated population in July 2024: 530 (-1.1% change)
Males: 237 (44.2%), Females: 299 (55.8%)

LaGrange County

Zip code: 46565

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $30,156
Median house value: $114,300

Population by Race

Races in Shipshewana:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (25.6%), United States (24.1%), Swiss (9.3%), Irish (6.7%), English (5.8%), French Canadian (1.7%).

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Shipshewana, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shipshewana

  • High school or higher: 56.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shipshewana town

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -245 (-31.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Shipshewana:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shipshewana:

  • ELKHART MUNI (about 30 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: AZO)
  • W K KELLOGG (about 49 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Abbreviation: BTL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shipshewana:

  • KIRSCH MUNI (about 14 miles; STURGIS, MI; Abbreviation: IRS)
  • GOSHEN MUNI (about 18 miles; GOSHEN, IN; Abbreviation: GSH)
  • THREE RIVERS MUNI DR HAINES (about 19 miles; THREE RIVERS, MI; Abbreviation: HAI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shipshewana:

  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 47 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 50 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 51 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)

Public primary/middle schools in Shipshewana:

  • MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 410; Location: 7950 W 050 S; Grades: KG – 04)
  • SHIPSHEWANA-SCOTT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 337; Location: MIDDLEBURY ST PO BOX 217; Grades: KG – 04)

Private primary/middle schools in Shipshewana:

  • VALLEY LINE SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 3055N 500W; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • WEST YODER SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 8255 W 100 S; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: 8615 W 450 N; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • CLAY RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location: 11980 W 300S; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • PLEASANT RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 4005 N 1150 W; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • NORTH SIDE SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 9785 W S R 120; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • TOLLWAY VIEW AMISH SCH (Students: 31; Location: 5350 W 700 N; Grades: 1 – 8)

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