Elkhart, Indiana

The 2000 Census showed that Elkhart had a population of 51,874 people^<1>. This represents 0.85% of the total population of Indiana, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
9	Anderson	S	111 mi [178.6 km]	57,282	4.1% decrease
10	Terre Haute	SW	170 mi [273.6 km]	60,007	0.66% increase
11	Lafayette	SW	100 mi [160.9 km]	64,049	13.57% increase
-12-	Elkhart			52,653	1.5% increase
13	Mishawaka	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	50,026	7.45% increase
14	Kokomo	S	84 mi [135.2 km]	45,694	0.91% decrease
15	Richmond	SE	140 mi [225.3 km]	36,733	6.11% decrease

Elkhart had 21,688 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Elkhart has an area^<4> of 21.36 square miles [55.3 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Elkhart had a 2000 population density of 2,428 people per square mile [937 people/km²], making it the state's 79th most densely populated area.

Elkhart County

The city of Elkhart is located in Elkhart County.

The county had a population of 183,522 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 51,874 people, Elkhart contained 28.27% of the Elkhart County total.

In addition, where the community of Elkhart has a population density of 2,428 people per square mile [937 people/km²], Elkhart County averages 395.7 people per square mile [152.8 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Elkhart County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Elkhart and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Elkhart. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Elkhart. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Elkhart, it also contains a comparison between Elkhart and the state of Indiana.

Click here for the Elkhart QuickFact (QF-1820728).

The following communities are nearby Elkhart and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Goshen	QF-1828386	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	32,630	11.05% increase
	Mishawaka	QF-1849932	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	50,026	7.45% increase
	South Bend	QF-1871000	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	103,807	3.69% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Elkhart.

A Census Quickfact is available for Elkhart County (QF-18039).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Elkhart County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	LaGrange	QF-18087	E	37,172	6.37% increase
	Noble	QF-18113	SE	47,601	2.46% increase
	Kosciusko	QF-18085	S	76,275	2.78% increase
	Marshall	QF-18099	SW	46,709	3.24% increase
	Saint Joseph	QF-18141	W	266,680	0.32% increase
	Cass (MI)	QF-26027	N	50,185	1.83% decrease
	Saint Joseph (MI)	QF-26149	NE	62,232	0.46% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Elkhart:

Elkhart is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Elkhart.

The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana<6>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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