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Also known as South Bend, Indiana, South Bend, IN

city and county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America

AI overview

South Bend is a city in Indiana that serves as the main government center for St. Joseph County. It is a significant urban area in the state and functions as the administrative hub for the surrounding county.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Official name
South Bend
Population
103453
Area
108.455972
Elevation
211
Body of water
St. Joseph River
Official website
www.southbendin.gov
Image
City of South Bend, downtown skyline.jpg
Households
39709
Dialing code
574
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category for people born here
Category:Births in South Bend, Indiana
twinned administrative body
Częstochowa
postal code
46699
Commons category
South Bend, Indiana
topic's main category
Category:South Bend, Indiana
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in South Bend, Indiana
category of associated people
Category:People from South Bend, Indiana
inception
1865-00-00
social media followers
12641
native label
South Bend
water as percent of area
0.9966
per capita income
24969
P12749
354
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Encyclopedic overview

South Bend is a city in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. It lies along the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. It is the fourth-most populous city in Indiana with a population of 103,453 at the 2020 census. Located directly south of Indiana's northern border with Michigan, South Bend anchors the broader Michiana region. Its metropolitan area had a population of 324,501 in 2020, while its combined statistical area had 812,199 residents.

The area was first settled in the early 19th century by fur traders and was established as a city in 1865. The St. Joseph River shaped South Bend's economy through the mid-20th century. River access assisted heavy industrial development such as that of the Studebaker Corporation and the Oliver Chilled Plow Company.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “South Bend” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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