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Goshen, IN

Goshen, Indiana
City
Downtown Goshen (2005)
Downtown Goshen (2005)
Nickname(s): "The Maple City"
Location of Goshen in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Location of Goshen in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 41°34′55″N 85°50′12″W / 41.58194°N 85.83667°W / 41.58194; -85.83667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Elkhart
Government
 • Mayor Jeremy Stutsman (D)
Area
 • Total 17.03 sq mi (44.10 km2)
 • Land 16.66 sq mi (43.14 km2)
 • Water 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2)
Elevation 801 ft (244 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 31,719
 • Estimate (2016) 33,034
 • Density 1,983.31/sq mi (765.76/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 46526-46528
Area code(s) 574
FIPS code 18-28386
GNIS feature ID 0435227
Website goshenindiana.org

Goshen /ˈɡʃən/ is a city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the northern part of Indiana near the Michigan border, in a region known as 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 31,719 at the 2010 census. The city is known as a center of manufacturing for recreational vehicles and accessories, the home of Goshen College, a small Mennonite liberal arts college, and home to the Elkhart County 4-H Fair, one of the largest county fairs in the United States.

Goshen was platted in 1831. It was named after the Land of Goshen. The initial settlers consisted entirely of old stock "Yankee" immigrants, who were descended from the English Puritans who settled New England in the 1600s. 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 across what is known as the Northern Tier of the upper midwest. It was in this context that Goshen was named.


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