Granger is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clay and Harris townships, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Granger had a population of 30,337. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation and the South Bend Community School Corporation maintain the public schools in the area. Granger is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka metropolitan area as well as the larger Michiana region.
History
Granger was founded in 1883, and named after the Grangers fraternal organization. The Granger post office has been in operation since 1875.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Granger CDP, Indiana – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|26,376
|27,036
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,745
|93.25%
|88.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |81.57%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|493
|766
|style='background: #ffffe6; |991
|1.74%
|2.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.27%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|32
|33
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60
|0.11%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|736
|1,400
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,893
|2.60%
|4.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.24%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|7
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23
|0.02%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|20
|50
|style='background: #ffffe6; |153
|0.07%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.50%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|279
|418
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,255
|0.99%
|1.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.14%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|341
|733
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,217
|1.21%
|2.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.01%
|-
|Total
|28,284
|30,465
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30,337
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Granger had a population of 30,337. The median age was 41.3 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.2 males age 18 and over.
There were 10,458 households in Granger, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 72.3% were married-couple households, 9.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 24,996 || 82.4%
|-
| Black or African American || 1,003 || 3.3%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 82 || 0.3%
|-
| Asian || 1,906 || 6.3%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 23 || 0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 444 || 1.5%
|-
| Two or more races || 1,883 || 6.2%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,217 || 4.0%
|}
2000 census
As of the census The far eastern tip of Granger located within Elkhart County and not in the CDP, is served by Elkhart Community Schools.
Public schools
The following schools, all of Penn-Harris-Madison lie within the boundaries of Granger:
- Discovery Middle School (6–8)
- Horizon Elementary School (K–5)
- Mary Frank Elementary School (K–5)
- Northpoint Elementary School (K–5)
- Prairie Vista Elementary School (K–5)
The respective schools serve the majority of the parts of Granger in Penn-Harris-Madison. Elsie Rogers and Walt Disney elementary schools and Schmucker Middle School, outside of Granger, serve other parts of Granger. All residents of the Penn-Harris-Madison district are zoned to Penn High School, which is not in Granger.
The school zoning for the South Bend district portion is as follows (none of these schools are in Granger):
- Darden Elementary School (In 2020: Tarkington Elementary School, which closed in 2021, with most students reassigned to Darden Elementary, and in the 2000s Swanson Elementary School)
- Edison Middle School
- Clay High School (closed 2024) and Adams High School serve portions.
Private schools
There are also various private schools located in and serving Granger.
- Calvary Christian School (K–3)
- Granger Christian School (K–12)
- Michiana Covenant Academy (K–12)
- Peace Lutheran School (K–8)
- St. Pius X Catholic School (K–8)
Public library
Granger has a public library, a branch of the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library system.
Notable people
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- Braxston Cave – former football player for the Detroit Lions
- Joe Donnelly – former U.S. Senator
- Michael Dvorak – former Indiana state representative and St. Joseph County, Indiana Prosecutor
- Ken Harrelson – former Major League Baseball player and retired announcer for the Chicago White Sox
- Ara Parseghian – former head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
- Rudy Yakym – U.S. Representative and former member of the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission