Population
| Census Year |
South Bend |
Mishawaka |
County |
| 1980 |
109,727 |
40,201 |
241,617 |
| 1990 |
105,511 |
42,635 |
247,052 |
| 2000 (est.) |
107,789 |
46,557 |
265,559 |
- St. Joseph County: fourth largest in Indiana
- South Bend: fourth largest city in state
- Michiana area (11 counties) population: 959,700
- Household population: 357,000
Location
- North Central Indiana: South Bend
- 10 miles south of Michigan state line
- Area: 467 square miles in county
- Located along St. Joseph River: flows north and empties into Lake Michigan
- Lake Michigan: 26 miles
- Time zone: Eastern
Climate
- Four full seasons
- Coldest month: January (Average temperature: 24.4)
- Warmest month: July (Average temperature: 73.3)
- Annual total precipitation: 36.52 inches
- Annual total snowfall: 70.9 inches
Largest Employers (January 2001)
- University of Notre Dame: 4,174
- South Bend Community School Corp: 3,400
- Memorial Health System: 3,094
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Inc.: 3,030
- AM General: 2,360
- Honeywell: 1,840
- St. Joseph County: 1,631
- Indiana University South Bend: 1,481
- Martin's Super Markets: 1,443
- City of South Bend: 1,342
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