Mishawaka, Indiana

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The 2000 Census showed that Mishawaka had a population of 46,557 people^<1>. This represents 0.76% of the total population of Indiana, making it the state's 13th 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
10	Terre Haute	SW	165 mi [265.5 km]	60,007	0.66% increase
11	Lafayette	S	94 mi [151.3 km]	64,049	13.57% increase
12	Elkhart	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	52,653	1.5% increase
-13-	Mishawaka			50,026	7.45% increase
14	Kokomo	S	82 mi [132 km]	45,694	0.91% decrease
15	Richmond	SE	143 mi [230.1 km]	36,733	6.11% decrease
16	Columbus	S	170 mi [273.6 km]	40,001	2.41% increase

Mishawaka had 21,572 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Mishawaka has an area^<4> of 15.71 square miles [40.69 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Mishawaka had a 2000 population density of 2,963 people per square mile [1,144 people/km²], making it the state's 23rd most densely populated area.

Saint Joseph County

The city of Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County.

The county had a population of 265,834 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 46,557 people, Mishawaka contained 17.51% of the Saint Joseph County total.

In addition, where the community of Mishawaka has a population density of 2,963 people per square mile [1,144 people/km²], Saint Joseph County averages 581 people per square mile [224.4 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Mishawaka and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Mishawaka. 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 Mishawaka. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Mishawaka, it also contains a comparison between Mishawaka and the state of Indiana.

Click here for the Mishawaka QuickFact (QF-1849932).

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

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	South Bend	QF-1871000	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	103,807	3.69% decrease
	Elkhart	QF-1820728	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	52,653	1.5% increase
	Goshen	QF-1828386	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	32,630	11.05% increase

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

A Census Quickfact is available for Saint Joseph County (QF-18141).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Saint Joseph County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Elkhart	QF-18039	E	199,137	8.51% increase
	Marshall	QF-18099	S	46,709	3.24% increase
	Starke	QF-18149	SW	23,658	0.57% increase
	LaPorte	QF-18091	W	110,888	0.66% increase
	Berrien (MI)	QF-26021	NW	159,481	1.88% decrease
	Cass (MI)	QF-26027	NE	50,185	1.83% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

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

Mishawaka 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 Mishawaka.

The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana<6>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Mishawaka. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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