Nappanee
| Nappanee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Location in Indiana
|
|||
| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1822 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Indiana | ||
| Counties : |
Elkhart County Kosciusko County |
||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 27 ′ N , 86 ° 0 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 6,710 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Postal code : | 46550 | ||
| Area code : | +1 574 | ||
| FIPS : | 18-52020 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0439936 | ||
| Website : | www.nappanee.org | ||
| Mayor : | Phil Jenkins | ||
Nappanee is a small American town in Elkhart County in northern Indiana . The place extends with its districts into Kosciusko County .
description
The name is borrowed from the Algonquian languages and probably means " flour ". The city had 6710 inhabitants in 2000. In 2000 there were 2521 households with a total of 1792 families. Most of the residents (more than 95%) belong to the white population group. Of the remaining statistically recorded population groups, none came over 0.3%.
Many Amish live on the farms around the city . An “Amish Acres” park has been set up for tourists so that they can experience the Amish way of life. There are two regular festivals held there: The Arts & Crafts Festival (Amish arts and crafts) and the Apple Festival .
The RV industry is located in Nappanee .
sons and daughters of the town
- David Crane , a well-known video game developer and programmer, was born in 1955 in Nappanee.
Bird's eye view of Nappanee
City center
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.bridica.com/EBchecked/topic/403312/Nappanee
- ^ "American FactFinder" ( Memento from January 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.