Welcome to LaGrange ...

The town of LaGrange is located in LaGrange County<1> and is the County Seat for LaGrange County.

The location of LaGrange has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of LaGrange, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, LaGrange has a population of 2,777 people<3> (see below for details).

LaGrange is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: LaGrange lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from LaGrange, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

LaGrange lies within the (260) area code.

The ZIP code for LaGrange: 46761<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, LaGrange had an population of 2,777 people. This is an increase of 5.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, LaGrange had a population of 2,625 people (or 7.07% of the total population of LaGrange County). This makes LaGrange the county's most populous community.

The population of LaGrange represents 0.04% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 166th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,625 people, the population of LaGrange decreased 10.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,919 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for LaGrange.

Communities Also Named LaGrange ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named LaGrange - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Vermont and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for LaGrange.

Communities near LaGrange ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near LaGrange.

• Sturgis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <6>
• Kendallville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <6>
• Ligonier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <6>
• Middlebury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <6>
• Albion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <6>
• Bronson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <6>
• Constantine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <6>
• White Pigeon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
  • White Pigeon is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pigeon <6>
• Centreville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
• Rome City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
  • Rome City is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around LaGrange. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for LaGrange.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of LaGrange. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around LaGrange.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around LaGrange. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for LaGrange.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for LaGrange ...

Looking for more information about LaGrange? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for LaGrange, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for LaGrange.

Adding LaGrange to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of LaGrange in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for LaGrange was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found LaGrange on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for LaGrange.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for LaGrange. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for LaGrange County: www.lagrangecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov