Elkhart (Indiana)
| Elkhart | |||
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 St. Joseph River |
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| Location in Indiana | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Indiana | ||
| County : | Elkhart County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 41 ′ N , 85 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
52,221 (as of 2016) 203,781 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 860.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 63.3 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 60.7 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 228 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 46514-46517 | ||
| Area code : | +1 574 | ||
| FIPS : | 18-20728 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0434079 | ||
| Website : | www.elkhartindiana.org | ||
| Mayor : | Dick Moore | ||
Elkhart is a small American town in Elkhart County in northern Indiana . It is located 170 km east of Chicago at the junction of the Elkhart River with the St. Joseph River . Although it has the same name as the county, it is not its seat.
Elkhart is home to one of the largest marshalling yards in the United States, as well as the National NYC Railroad Museum and the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary .
Twin cities
economy
The motorhome manufacturer Thor Industries is based in Elkhart. The place is also the seat of the leading wind instrument manufacturer Conn-Selmer, Inc. , a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.
In the 20th century the Crow-Elkhart and the electric car Elcar were manufactured here.
Personalities
- John Henry Martin (1835–1910), instrument maker
- Jules Levy (1838-1903), cornetist
- Charles G. Conn (1844–1931), instrument maker
- John Henry Oechtering (1845–1942), clergyman
- Herbert S. Bigelow (1870–1951), politician
- Paul W. Shafer (1893–1954), politician
- Paul Klipsch (1904–2002), audio engineer
- Vincent Gaddis (1913-1997), reporter
- Elton George Krafft (1914-2001), painter
- David Darling (* 1941), cellist
- Connie Smith (born 1941), singer
- Michael William Warfel (* 1948), bishop
- Andrea Covell (born 1953), actress
- Thomas Hampson (* 1955), singer
- Eric Nussbaumer (* 1960), politician
- Deirdre Lovejoy (born 1962), actress
- Jackie Walorski (* 1963), politician
- Shawn Kemp (born 1969), basketball player
- Lindsay Benko (* 1976), swimmer
Web links
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