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Elkhart
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city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- County
- Elkhart
- Townships
- Concord , Osolo , Cleveland , Baugo , Jefferson , Washington
- Plotted
- April 30, 1832
- Type
- Mayor - council
- Mayor
- Rod Roberson ( D )
- Total
- 28.47 sq mi (73.74 km )
- Land
- 27.51 sq mi (71.25 km )
- Water
- 0.97 sq mi (2.50 km )
- Elevation
- 748 ft (228 m)
- Density
- 1,960.3/sq mi (756.86/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 46514, 46515, 46516, 46517
- Fips code
- 18-20728
- Website
- elkhartindiana .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Elkhart
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Elkhart County
- Population
- 53923
- Area
- 68.657662
- Elevation
- 228
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Body of water
- St. Joseph River
- Official website
- www.elkhartindiana.org
- Image
- Elkhart, Indiana - Main Street.JPG
- Households
- 20777
- Dialing code
- 574
Show 9 more facts
- category for people born here
- Category:People born in Elkhart (Indiana)
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Elkhart, Indiana
- Commons category
- Elkhart, Indiana
- topic's main category
- Category:Elkhart, Indiana
- P8168
- Meillard
- water as percent of area
- 3.9587
- per capita income
- 20806
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 46517
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Elkhart (/ˈɛlkɑːrt/ EL-kart) is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 53,923 at the 2020 census. The city is located 15 miles (24 km) east of South Bend, Indiana. It is the most populous city in the Elkhart–Goshen metropolitan area, which in turn is part of the South Bend–Elkhart–Mishawaka combined statistical area, in a region commonly known as Michiana.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elkhart” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.