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Area code:  260
Zip code:  46777
Elevation:  830 feet
Land area:  1.5 square miles
Population (year 2000):  2,943
Est. population in July 2002:  2,923 (-0.7% change)
Males:  1,408 (47.8%)
Females:  1,535 (52.2%)
Median resident age:  35.0 years
Median household income:  $45,449 (year 2000)
Median house value:  $86,800 (year 2000)

Ancestries:
German: 32.2%
English: 12.7%
United States: 10.7%
Irish: 9.2%
French: 4.1%
Italian: 3.9%

For Population 25 years and over:
High school or higher: 88.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work 21.7 minutes

Nearest cities:
Bluffton, IN: 9.9 miles
Fort Wayne, IN: 14.0 miles
Nearest city with a population of 50,000+:
Fort Wayne, IN: 14.0 miles, pop. 205,727
Nearest city with a population of 1,000,000+:
Chicago, IL: 184.9 miles, pop. 2,896,016
Industries providing employment:
Manufacturing: 24.8%
Educational, Health and Social Services: 14.8%
Retail: 12.0%

Latest News

Downtown Project Update
The Downtown Streetscape Project is just about ready to come to an end. During the next couple of weeks the contractors will be finishing the corners and laying the final concrete. Craig St. will receive it...

Roof Bid opening Wed. 9am June 16, 2010
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Water Project update
The Water Project is in full swing. The first area to be completed is Jefferson St. INDOT is expecting all of the Jefferson St. work to be done by the second...

Upcoming Community Events

May 4th, 2010

Revitalization Meeting

Revitalization Meeting
@ Brew Ha!

6:00pm
May 5th, 2010 - May 7th, 2010

Hydrant Flushing

HYDRANT FLUSHING
 

7:00am - 3:30pm
May 12th, 2010

Ossian Business & Professional Meeting

Ossian Business & Professional Meeting
Town Hall
 

12:00pm - 1:00pm