Mishawaka

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Mishawaka
Nickname : The Princess City
Aerial view of downtown Mishawaka
Aerial view of downtown Mishawaka
Location in Indiana
Mishawaka, Indiana
Mishawaka
Mishawaka
Basic data
Foundation : 1833
State : United States
State : Indiana
County : St. Joseph County
Coordinates : 41 ° 40 ′  N , 86 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 40 ′  N , 86 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 48,679 (as of 2016)
Population density : 1,196 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 41.6 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of
which 40.7 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 219 m
Postcodes : 46544-46546
Area code : +1 574
FIPS : 18-49932
GNIS ID : 0452691
Website : www.mishawakacity.com
Mayor : Jeffrey L. Rea

Mishawaka is a city in St. Joseph County in the US state of Indiana . The population at the last census in 2000 was 46,557.

geography

Mishawaka is at 41 ° 40 ′ 3 ″ (41.667498) north latitude and 86 ° 10 ′ 17 ″ (−86.171253) west longitude.

The total area of ​​the city is 41.6 km². 2.12% of the area is water.

Population development

year Residents¹
1980 40,201
1990 42,608
2000 46,557
2005 48,497

¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau

population

According to the 2000 census, there are 20,248 households and 11,642 families in Mishawaka, the population density is 1,144 people per km².

91.58% of the population are white, 3.56% African American, 2.79% Latinos, 0.43% Native American, 1.39% Asian and 2.04% of other origins.

Of the 20,248 households, 28.2% have children under the age of 18, 40.2% are married couples, 13.0% are single-parent families and 42.5% are non-families.

24.0% of the population is under 18 years old, 11.8% 18–24 years, 30.7% 25–44 years, 19.4% 45–64 years, 14.0% are 65 years and older. The average age is 34 years. For every 100 women there are 89.7 men.

sons and daughters of the town