Editing LaGrange, Indiana

{{For|the ghost town in Tippecanoe County|LaGrange, Tippecanoe County, Indiana}}
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| name               = LaGrange
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| map_caption        = Location of Lagrange in LaGrange County, Indiana.
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| image_caption      = [[LaGrange County Courthouse]]
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| area_total_km2     = 4.62
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 2715
| population_density_sq_mi = 1520.16
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46761
| area_code          = [[Area code 260|260]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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}}
'''LaGrange''' is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[LaGrange County, Indiana]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 2,625 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
LaGrange was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1836.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVM0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA111 | title=Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical | publisher=F.A. Battey & Company | year=1882 | pages=111}}</ref> It took its name from LaGrange County.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=189|quote=...and named for LaGrange County.}}</ref>

LaGrange County's initial settlers were [[Yankee]] immigrants, that is to say they were from [[New England]] and were descended from the [[English American|English]] [[Puritans]] who settled that region in the colonial era.  They were part of a wave of [[New England]] settlers moving west into what was then the [[Northwest Territory]] after the completion of the [[Erie Canal]].  The original settlers in LaGrange County specifically hailed from the [[Massachusetts]] counties of [[Worcester County, Massachusetts|Worcester County]], [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]] and [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts|Berkshire County]]; the [[Connecticut]] counties of [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]] and [[Windham County, Connecticut|Windham County]] as well as the [[Connecticut]] towns of Sherman, Lebanon and Fairfield; and from the [[Vermont]] towns of [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]], [[Brookfield, Vermont|Brookfield]], [[Huntington, Vermont|Huntington]] and [[Grand Isle, Vermont|Grand Isle]].  They were mainly members of the [[Congregational church|Congregational Church]], but as a result of the [[Second Great Awakening]] many became [[Baptists]] and many also converted to [[Pentecostalism]] and [[Methodism]].  When they arrived in what is now LaGrange County, there was nothing but virgin forest and wild prairie, the [[New England]] settlers cleared roads, built farms, constructed churches, erected government buildings, and established post routes.  As a result of this migration, LaGrange County was culturally continuous with early [[New England]] culture for many years.<ref>The expansion of New England: the spread of New England settlement and institutions to the Mississippi River, 1620-1865 by Lois Kimball Matthews page 201</ref>

The [[LaGrange County Courthouse]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The courthouse and the annual fall festival are featured in the 1941 [[New Deal]] era [[United States post office murals|post office mural]] painted by [[Jessie Hull Mayer]]. She won the federal commission to paint ''Corn School'' as part of the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture]]′s projects, later called the [[Section of Fine Arts]], of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lehman|first1=Octavia|title=Colorful portraits|url=http://kpcnews.com/features/life/kpcnews/article_cf7755f7-6c9f-5fb8-bfcf-25f683e8ed34.html|access-date=March 18, 2017|publisher=KPCNews|date=September 20, 2014|location=Kendallville, Indiana}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, LaGrange has a total area of {{convert|1.7|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1840860
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060530/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1840860
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 650
|1870= 1038
|1880= 1367
|1890= 1784
|1900= 1703
|1910= 1772
|1920= 1610
|1930= 1640
|1940= 1814
|1950= 1892
|1960= 1990
|1970= 2053
|1980= 2164
|1990= 2382
|2000= 2919
|2010= 2625
|2020= 2715
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgovb">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> of 2020, there were 2,715 people, 1,143 households, and 687 families living in the town.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,625 people, 1,041 households, and 637 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1544.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,221 housing units at an average density of {{convert|718.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.5% of the population.

There were 1,041 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.17.

The median age in the town was 37.7 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,919 people, 1,149 households, and 716 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,717.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,231 housing units at an average density of {{convert|724.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.89% of the population.

There were 1,149 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,054, and the median income for a family was $39,038. Males had a median income of $29,545 versus $21,946 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,865. About 4.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Courthouse==
[[Image:Lagrange-indiana-mural.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Mural of LaGrange's history, downtown.]]
The [[LaGrange County Courthouse]] was designed in 1878 by [[Brentwood S. Tolan|Thomas J. Tolan, & Son, Architects]], of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]. The courthouse was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on July 17, 1980.

==Transportation==
LaGrange is served by [[Barons Bus Lines]] Schedule 0025: [[Cleveland, Ohio]] to [[Chicago, Illinois]]; and Schedule 0026: Chicago, Illinois to Cleveland, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://baronsbus.com/bus-to/indiana/lagrange/|title=Take a Barons Bus to LaGrange, Indiana|date=April 1, 2018 |website=baronsbus.com |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref> Both routes feature local service via primarily [[US Route 20]]. These routes are an essential transportation service sharing similarities to that of the [[Essential Air Service]], primarily funded by tax payers.

== Education ==
The town of LaGrange lies in the school district of Lakeland School Corporation. The local schools town residents attend are:
*Lakeland Primary School
*Lakeland Intermediate School
*[[Lakeland Junior/Senior High School (Indiana)|Lakeland Jr./Sr. High School (Lagrange, Indiana)]]

LaGrange has a [[public library]], a branch of the La Grange County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lagrange.lib.in.us | title=Homepage | publisher=La Grange County Public Library | access-date=March 8, 2018}}</ref>

== Communications ==
LaGrange has only two numbered state or federal highways: [[U.S. Route 20]] and [[Indiana State Road 9|State Road 9]]. It is seven miles away from the Howe-LaGrange interchange of the [[Indiana Toll Road]]. It has no scheduled airline or passenger rail service.

LaGrange is within the Michiana television market.

== Culture ==
LaGrange has a number of [[geocache]]s, wooded trails, and athletic parks, including a skate-park.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|LaGrange, Indiana}}
* [http://www.lagrangechamber.org/ LaGrange Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.lakeland.k12.in.us/ Lakeland School Corporation]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150204181935/http://www.backroads.org/ LaGrange Amish Tourism Website]
* [https://lagrangein.org/ Official website]

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