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2nd, 3rd. Website. www.kcgov.com. Indiana county number 43. Kosciusko County (/ ˌkɒskiˈʌskoʊ / KOS-kee-US-koh) is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. At the 2020 United States Census, its population was 80,240. [1] The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Warsaw. [2] The county was organized in 1836.
Northern Indiana is also situated in the heart of the Rust Belt, an area of the U.S. that has suffered deindustrialization and some economic stagnation since the late 20th century. The Calumet region of Northwest Indiana is home to much heavy industry, notably steel mills. The Calumet region is the nation's second-largest steel-producing area. [21]
County Road 17 is known as the "Michiana Parkway" and provides a connection between Goshen, U.S. 20, S.R. 120, the Elkhart East interchange (Exit 96) on the Toll Road, and US 12 in Michigan via M-217. U.S. Highways 6, 33, and 131 also run through the county along with Indiana State Highways 4, 13, 15, 19, 119, and 120.
The northeast part of the county was heavily forested, and timber industry flourished in the first half of the nineteenth century. [6] Daviess County shares its namesake with another nearby Daviess County of Kentucky. Both Counties are in the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area.
Valparaiso (/ ˌ v æ l p ə ˈ r eɪ z oʊ / val-pə-RAY-zoh), colloquially Valpo, is a city and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. [4] The population was 34,151 at the 2020 census .
Initiated in 1997, Fort Wayne Pride celebrates northeast Indiana's LGBTQ community. [163] BBQ RibFest showcases barbecue rib cooks and live entertainment, attracting 40,000 visitors annually. [164] Fort4Fitness is a certified half marathon, 4-mile (6.4 km) run/walk, and health fair. Over 9,000 participated in the 2011 half marathon. [165]
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The Indiana gas boom was a period of active drilling and production of natural gas in the Trenton Gas Field, in the US state of Indiana and the adjacent northwest part of Ohio. The boom began in the early 1880s and lasted into the early 20th century. When the Indiana natural gas belt was discovered, the citizens were unaware of what they had found.