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City in Indiana, United states

Goshen, Indiana
City
Downtown Goshen (2015)
Nickname: "The Maple City"
Location of Goshen in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 41°34′55″N 85°l′12″Westward  /  41.58194°North 85.83667°W  / 41.58194; -85.83667 Coordinates: 41°34′55″North 85°50′12″W  /  41.58194°N 85.83667°W  / 41.58194; -85.83667
Country	United States
Land	Indiana
Canton	Elkhart
Government
• Mayor	Jeremy Stutsman (D)[1] [2]
Area [3]
• Total	17.95 sq mi (46.l km2)
• Land	17.57 sq mi (45.52 kmii)
• Water	0.38 sq mi (0.98 kmtwo)
Top	801 ft (244 thousand)
Population (2020)
• Total	34,517
• Density	1,963.98/sq mi (758.28/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summertime (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Goose egg codes	46526-46528
Surface area code	574
FIPS lawmaking	18-28386[4]
GNIS feature ID	0435227[5]
Website	goshenindiana.org

Goshen ( GOH-shən) is a city in and the canton seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, U.s.a..^[6] It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in plough is part of the S Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the northern function of Indiana nigh the Michigan border, in a region known equally Michiana. Goshen is located 10 miles southeast of Elkhart, 25 miles southeast of South Bend, 120 miles east of Chicago, and 150 miles north of Indianapolis. The population was 34,517 at the 2020 census.^[7]

The city is known as an extremely prominent recreational vehicle and accessories manufacturing eye, the home of Goshen Higher, a small Mennonite liberal arts higher, and the Elkhart Canton four-H Fair, the largest county fair in the U.s.a..^[8]

History [edit]

Earlier the inflow of white colonists, the country that is today Goshen, Indiana, was populated past Native Americans, specifically the Miami people, the Peoria people, and Potawatomi Peoples. These people inhabited this land for thousands of years.^[nine] In 1830, the US Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, requiring all indigenous people to relocate west of the Mississippi River.

Goshen was platted in 1831.^[x] It was named after the Land of Goshen.^[xi] The initial settlers consisted entirely of sometime stock "Yankee" immigrants, who were descended from the English Puritans who settled New England in the 1600s.^[12] The New England Yankee population that founded towns such as Goshen considered themselves the "chosen people," and identified with the Israelites of the Old Testament and they thought of North America as their Canaan. They founded a large number of towns and counties beyond what is known as the Northern Tier of the upper midwest. It was in this context that Goshen was named.^{[12] [13]}

The Yankee migration to Indiana was a result of several factors, one of which was the overpopulation of New England. The old-stock Yankee population had large families, often bearing up to ten children in one household. Most people were expected to have their ain piece of state to farm, and due to the massive and nonstop population boom, land in New England became scarce equally every son claimed his ain farmstead. As a result, there was not enough country for every family to have a self-sustaining farm, and Yankee settlers began leaving New England for the Midwestern U.s.a..^[14]

They were aided in this effort by the construction and completion of the Erie Canal which fabricated traveling to the region much easier, causing an additional surge in migrants coming from New England. Added to this was the end of the Blackness Hawk War, which fabricated the region much safer for white settlers to travel through and settle in. Nevertheless, the Black Hawk War also forced the native people who called Goshen dwelling house for then long to exit. The 1833 Treaty of Chicago ultimately set up the weather condition that would force the Potawatomi in particular to go out the Midwest, Goshen included, in 1837. This forced exile is known today equally the Potawatomi Trail of Death.^[ix]

These settlers were primarily members of the Congregational Church, though due to the Second Great Awakening, many of them had converted to Methodism, and some had become Baptists before coming to what is now Indiana. The Congregational Church has later on gone through many divisions, and some factions, including those in Goshen, are now known as the Church of Christ and the United Church building of Christ.^[14] When the New Englanders arrived in what is now Elkhart Canton in that location was nothing but a dense virgin forest and wild prairie. They laid out farms, constructed roads, erected government buildings, and established post routes.^{[12] [fourteen]}

This double tornado hit the Midway Trailer Court northwest of Goshen on U.South. 33, Palm Lord's day, 1965.

On Palm Sunday, April eleven, 1965, a big outbreak of tornadoes struck the Midwest. The nearly famous pair of tornadoes devastated the Midway Trailer Park (now within the urban center limits of Goshen), and the Sunnyside Housing Addition in Dunlap, Indiana. Another, smaller F4 tornado besides struck neighborhoods on the southeast side of Goshen on the same mean solar day. Statewide, 137 Hoosiers died in the storms—55 of them in Elkhart County. Days later, President Lyndon B. Johnson visited the Dunlap site.^[15]

The Goshen Historic District, added in 1983 to the National Register of Historic Places^[16] is bounded past Pike, RR, Cottage, Plymouth, Main, Purl, the Canal, and Second Sts. with the Elkhart County Courthouse at its center.

In April 2006, Goshen was the site for an clearing march. Officials estimated that from 2000 to 3000 people marched from Linway Plaza to the County Courthouse.^[17]

For much of its history, Goshen was a "sundown town", forbidding African Americans from living in, or entering, the town, often under threat of violence. In March 2015, the city acknowledged this part of its past, apologizing and saying it no longer condones such behavior.^[18]

The Elkhart County Courthouse, Fort Wayne Street Bridge, Goshen Carnegie Public Library, Goshen Historic Commune, William N. Violett Firm, and Violett-Martin Business firm and Gardens are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[nineteen]

Geography [edit]

Goshen is located at 41°34′55″Northward 85°50′12″Westward  /  41.58194°N 85.83667°W  / 41.58194; -85.83667 . The Elkhart River winds its manner through the metropolis and through a dam on the south side making the Goshen Dam Pond. Stone Run Creek too runs through town. The city is divided east/west by Main Street and north/s by Lincoln Avenue.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the metropolis has a full expanse of xvi.59 square miles (42.97 km²), of which 16.23 square miles (42.04 km^two) is country and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km²) is h2o.^[twenty]

Environmental leadership [edit]

In Feb 2018, the Elkhart River flooded every bit a issue of heavy rain and snowmelt. The river rose to a tape 13.2 feet, dissentious more than 300 structures and prompting evacuations. Metropolis government has responded to the increase in severe weather such as flooding, hail, and heavy rains with measures including stormwater direction, and "an initiative to grow the town's tree canopy by 45%." Goshen completed 92 solar projects in 2019. Goshen outranked Phoenix, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Denver with its 2019 production of 116 watts of solar power per capita.^[21]

Demographics [edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	780		—
1860	ii,053		163.2%
1870	3,133		52.six%
1880	iv,123		31.6%
1890	6,033		46.iii%
1900	7,810		29.five%
1910	8,514		ix.0%
1920	9,525		11.9%
1930	10,397		9.2%
1940	11,375		ix.four%
1950	13,003		14.3%
1960	xiii,718		5.v%
1970	17,871		xxx.3%
1980	19,665		10.0%
1990	23,797		21.0%
2000	29,383		23.v%
2010	31,719		8.0%
2020	34,517		8.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[22] 2010-2020[23]

2020 census [edit]

Goshen metropolis, Indiana - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010[24]	Pop 2020[23]	% 2010	% 2020
White lonely (NH)	21,140	20,057	66.65%	58.xi%
Black or African American alone (NH)	740	ane,079	2.33%	3.13%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	72	45	0.23%	0.13%
Asian lone (NH)	376	471	ane.19%	1.36%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	9	13	0.03%	0.04%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	38	120	0.12%	0.35%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	441	ane,083	1.39%	iii.14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	viii,903	11,649	28.07%	33.75%
Full	31,719	34,517	100.00%	100.00%

Annotation: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino every bit an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of whatever race.

2010 census [edit]

As of the demography^[25] of 2010, there were 31,719 people, 11,344 households, and 7,580 families residing in the city. The population density was one,954.3 inhabitants per square mile (754.6/km²). There were 12,631 housing units at an boilerplate density of 778.three per square mile (300.five/kmⁱⁱ). The racial makeup of the city was 78.2% White, 2.half dozen% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.2% Asian, xiv.8% from other races, and 2.7% from ii or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.one% of the population.

There were 11,344 households, of which 36.one% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no married woman nowadays, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.ii% had someone who was 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 2.67, and the average family size was 3.23.

The median historic period in the city was 32.4 years. 27.4% of residents were nether xviii; xi.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 20% were from 45 to 64, and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

2000 census [edit]

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 29,383 people, 10,675 households, and 7,088 families residing in the city. The population density was ii,227.seven inhabitants per square mile (860.i/km²). At that place were eleven,264 housing units at an boilerplate density of 854.0 per square mile (329.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.15% White, 1.53% Blackness or African American, 0.26% Native American, ane.x% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 12.00% from other races, and i.94% from two or more races. 19.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were ten,675 households, of which 32.6% had children under xviii living with them, l.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were fabricated up of individuals, and 12.five% had someone living alone who was 65 years of historic period or older. The average household size was 2.61, and the boilerplate family size was 3.14.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, in that location were 100.vi males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, in that location were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,383, and the median income for a family was $46,877. Males had a median income of $32,159 versus $23,290 for females. The per capita income for the metropolis was $18,899. Most 6.0% of families and 9.3% of the population were beneath the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age eighteen and 5.iii% of those anile 65 or over.

Economy [edit]

Industry in Goshen centers effectually the automotive and Recreational Vehicle business organisation. There are automotive component manufacturers such as Benteler; firms that build custom bodies onto chassis such as Supreme, Independent Protection, and Showhauler Trucks. RV manufacturing companies include Dutchmen, Forest River, and Keystone.^[26]

Regime [edit]

The government consists of a mayor, a clerk-treasurer, a urban center council, and a youth advisor. The mayor and clerk are elected in a citywide vote. The city council consists of vii members. 5 are elected from individual districts. Two are elected at large. The youth counselor position was added in 2016 and is elected by the students of Goshen High Schoolhouse. Jeremy Stutsman, a member of the Autonomous Party, is the incumbent Mayor of Goshen.

Education [edit]

Goshen Community Schools serves the portion of the city in Elkhart Township. This organization consists of seven elementary schools, Goshen Intermediate Schoolhouse, Goshen Junior Loftier School, and Goshen High School.

In 2012, U.Southward. News & World Report ranked Goshen High Schoolhouse as the 12th best high schoolhouse in Indiana and the top half-dozen% of loftier schools in the country.^[27]

Additionally, Goshen is served by Bethany Christian Schools, a private Christian school for grades four-12.

Small-scale parts of the urban center of Goshen are covered by several other schoolhouse districts, including Fairfield Customs Schools, Middlebury Community Schools, Hold Community Schools, and WaNee Community Schools.

Goshen College, located on the south side of boondocks, has an enrollment of approximately 800, with 40% male and 60% female person. Tuition and fees for the 2017–2018 year were $33,200.^[28]

The town has a free lending library, the Goshen Public Library.^[29]

Transportation [edit]

Airports [edit]

Goshen Municipal Aerodrome is a public-use airdrome located about iii.v miles southeast of downtown Goshen. The Goshen Lath of Aviation Commissioners owns the drome.^[30]

The closest airports with regularly scheduled commercial service are Southward Bend International Aerodrome (about 36 miles (58 km) away) and Fort Wayne International Airport (nearly 61 miles (98 km) away). O'Hare International Airport in Chicago is about 141 miles (227 km) abroad.

Bus [edit]

The Interurban Trolley bus connects Goshen to the nearby city of Elkhart and the unincorporated boondocks of Dunlap via Hold and Elkhart-Goshen routes. The routes pass at Elkhart's Amtrak station, allowing passengers to connect to the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited trains. Riders can also transfer to the North Pointe and Bloodshot/Mishawaka routes. The quondam allows riders to connect to Elkhart's Greyhound motorbus station, while the later connects the riders to the urban center of Mishawaka and town of Osceola. The Bittersweet/Mishawaka route also allows them to transfer to TRANSPO Route 9 to connect to destinations throughout the South Bend-Goshen metropolitan region and the South Shore Line'south Due south Bend International Airport station.

Recreation [edit]

Cruising on Offset Fri, July 2011.

Goshen has vii parks and has a few dissimilar greenways and trails winding through the metropolis, one of which runs forth the old Factory Race and hydraulic canal, which was in one case used to power an old hydroelectric ability found. Plans were fatigued up in 2005 call for the institute to be reopened and redevelopment to begin forth the canal.^[31]

The Pumpkinvine Nature Trail runs from Goshen to Middlebury and Shipshewana, along the quondam Pumpkin Vine Railroad. The trail starts northeast of Goshen at Abshire Park. It is ane of the recreational highlights of Goshen. Along with the Maple City Greenway and the Millrace trail, they provide many miles of hands accessible trails for walking, running, and biking.

The Elkhart County Fairgrounds are also located in the urban center, where the Elkhart County 4-H Fair is held in late July. Information technology is the largest county off-white in Indiana and i of the largest 4-H County Fairs in the Usa.^[32]

The Goshen Air Evidence is likewise an almanac event that takes place at the Goshen Municipal Airport.^[33]

In 2007, Downtown Goshen, Inc., a public-private partnership formed from the merger of Face of the City and the Downtown Action Team, started a First Fridays plan. Occurring year round, Offset Fridays happens on the first Fri of each month with stores open up until ix, music and other amusement, and other events occurring within Goshen's downtown district.

One favorite pastime of Goshen residents is driving cars.

Culture [edit]

The southward side Wal-Mart is rumored to exist the get-go Wal-Mart in the United States to provide a covered stable for its frequent Amish customers. The Amish built the stable with lumber and other supplies donated by Wal-Mart.^[34]

Lonesome Jim (2005) which was written by one-time resident James Strouse, directed by Steve Buscemi and starred Liv Tyler and Casey Affleck, was shot in Goshen.

Notable people [edit]

Politicians [edit]

• John Baker, U.S. Representative from Indiana (1832–1915)
• Ebenezer M. Chamberlain, U.S. Representative from Indiana (1805–1861)
• Joseph Hutton Defrees, U.S. Representative from Indiana (1812–1885)
• Charles Westward. Miller, Indiana Chaser Full general, Mayor of Goshen
• Joseph Mitchell, Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, tertiary Mayor of Goshen

Entertainment [edit]

• James Carew, silent film actor (1876–1938)
• Howard Hawks, film director (1896–1977)
• Kenneth Hawks, film manager (1898-1930)
• Philip Proctor, comedian and actor, Firesign Theatre (b. 1940)
• Raymond Fifty. Schrock, screenwriter (1892–1950)
• Tim Showalter, musician (Strand of Oaks)
• James C. Strouse, screenwriter
• Jordon Hodges, actor

Sports [edit]

• Shek Borkowski, bus of Haiti national soccer team
• Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback
• Patricia Roy, AAGPBL actor; IHSAA Commissioner
• Doug Weaver, college football player and caput coach
• Justin Yoder, soap box racer

Other [edit]

• Frederick A. Herring, physician and botanist (1812-1908)
• Ida Shepard Oldroyd, conchologist and curator (1856–1940)
• Lois Gunden, a Righteous Amongst the Nations (1915–2005)
• Kate Bolduan, CNN anchor
• Andrew Tate, a social media influencer

Sister cities [edit]

Goshen has ii sis cities equally designated by Sister Cities International.^[35]

References [edit]

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External links [edit]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Goshen .

• Official website
• Goshen Bedchamber of Commerce
• Goshen on citydata.com – collection of statistics and graphs of Goshen demographics.
• Pumpkinvine Nature Trail

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goshen,_Indiana

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