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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Mishawaka, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nicknames          = The Princess City, The Mish
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana|Penn]], [[Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana|Clay]], [[Harris Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana|Harris]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Dave Wood ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/elections/results/local/ | title=2023 St. Joseph County Election Results &#124; South Bend Tribune }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://mishawaka.in.gov/government/elected-appointed-officials/mayor/ | title=Office of the Mayor }}</ref>
| established_date   = 1833
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 51063
| population_density_sq_mi = 2853.16
| population_density_km2 = 1101.61
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;4
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_magnitude     = 
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| elevation_ft       = 738
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| website            = {{URL|http://www.mishawaka.in.gov}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 46544-46546
| area_code          = [[Area code 574|574]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-49932<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Mishawaka''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ɪ|ʃ|ə|ˈ|w|ɑː|k|ə}}) is a city on the [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]], in [[St. Joseph County, Indiana]], United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|452691|Mishawaka, Indiana|2016-11-05}}</ref> The population was 51,063 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Its nickname is "the Princess City". Mishawaka is a principal city of the [[South Bend-Mishawaka metropolitan area]].

==History==

Mishawaka's recorded history began with the discovery of [[bog iron]] deposits at the beginning of the 1830s. Settlers arriving to mine the deposits founded the town of St. Joseph Iron Works in 1831. Within a few years, the town had a blast furnace, a general store, a tavern, and about 200 residents. Business prospered, and in 1833 St. Joseph Iron Works, Indiana City, and two other adjacent small towns were incorporated to form the city of Mishawaka.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

The Mishawaka post office has been in operation since 1833.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Saint%20Joseph | title=Saint Joseph County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=November 6, 2016}}</ref>

On June 27, 1859, a bridge carrying a train, which had over 150 people on board, collapsed, killing 60.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historymuseumsb.org/history-of-mishawaka-indiana/|title=History of Mishawaka, Indiana|publisher=HistoryMuseumSB|accessdate=2 June 2023}}</ref>

In September 1872, a fire destroyed three quarters of Mishawaka's business district. However, the citizens rebuilt and attracted new industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/09/03/mishawaka-1872-fire-history/65471749007/|title=Mishawaka 1872 Fire History|publisher=South Bend Tribune|accessdate=2 June 2023}}</ref> The Dodge Manufacturing Company, Perkins Windmills and the Mishawaka Woolen and Rubber Company (later Ball Band, then [[United States Rubber Company|Uniroyal]]) all helped the town to prosper. Mishawaka grew through both industry and agriculture. In the late 19th century, Mishawaka became known as the "Peppermint Capital of the World", as its rich black loam produced great quantities of mint.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Town - mishawaka {{!}} PBS Michiana - WNIT |url=https://www.wnit.org/ourtown/about.html?slug=mishawaka |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=www.wnit.org}}</ref>

From 1906 to 1915, Mishawaka was the manufacturing home of the luxurious [[American Simplex]] motor car. Ball Band made rubber garments and was hit by a major strike in 1931. It flourished in the 1940s, finally closing in 1997 in the face of cheaper imports. Manufacturing in Mishawaka peaked in the 1940s and began a slow decline due to industrial restructuring. The economic base shifted to retail services and small industry.

In 1979, [[University Park Mall]] opened in the far northern portion of Mishawaka. In 1990, [[AM General]] began producing the [[Hummer]] in its Mishawaka plant. The [[MV-1]] is a purpose-built [[taxicab]] and replaces the planned [[Standard Taxi]]; it was developed in collaboration with [[AM General]].<ref name=ABlog>{{cite web|title=AM General to build VPG MV-1 people-mover at Hummer H2 factory |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/21/am-general-to-build-vpg-mv-1-people-mover-at-hummer-h2-factory/ |work=AutoBlog |first=Jeremy |last=Korzeniewski |publisher=Aol |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630141906/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/21/am-general-to-build-vpg-mv-1-people-mover-at-hummer-h2-factory/ |date=2009-10-21 |archive-date=2012-06-30 |url-status=live }}</ref> The car is built in Mishawaka at an [[AM General]] plant. AM General has begun making Mercedes vehicles at this plant since 2015.<ref name=ABlog/><ref name="Coxworth">{{cite web|url=http://www.gizmag.com/mv1-van-for-wheelchair-users/19921/ |title=MV-1 van is designed specifically for wheelchair users |first1=Ben |last1=Coxworth |work=gizmag.com |date=September 22, 2011 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211163433/http://www.gizmag.com/mv1-van-for-wheelchair-users/19921/ |access-date=April 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Names===

One theory for the word Mishawaka proposes that it derives from the name of a [[Potawatomi]] village at the junction of the [[Elkhart River|Elkhart]] and St. Joseph rivers, where there were many dead trees.<ref name="mccafferty-15">{{Cite book | title = Native American Place-Names of Indiana | author-first = Michael | author-last = McCafferty | year = 2008 | publisher = University of Illinois Press | isbn = 9780252032684 | page = 15}}</ref> The village's exact name in the [[Potawatomi language]] may have been *{{lang|pot|mšwakig}} ("at the firewood-tree land").<ref name="mccafferty-15"/>  In the [[Miami-Illinois language]], which historically was also spoken in the area, the corresponding placename is {{lang|mia|mihswaahkwahkiki}} ("it is firewood-tree land").<ref name="mccafferty-15"/>

The most probable origin of the word comes from the city's government website, where in a history of Mishawaka paper written by local historian Peter DeKever states, "The Potawatomi had numerous villages in the region, including one on the south bank of the St. Joseph River located in the area bounded today by Lincolnway West and North Main and West Streets. The Potawatomi were drawn to this location by the ease of transport the river provided, a ford near a natural rapids, abundant fish and game, and access to timber. Their term for the area, M’Shehwahkeek, translates as swift flowing water or heavy timbered rapids." This theory is also mentioned by The History Museum of South Bend, and other sources.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mishawaka.in.gov/our-community/about-mishawaka/history/ | title=History }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.historymuseumsb.org/history-of-mishawaka-indiana/ | title=History of Mishawaka, Indiana }}</ref>

The nickname "Princess City", however, derives from a different account of the name's origin.<ref>{{Cite book | title = Hoosier Folk Legends | author-first = Ronald L. | author-last = Baker | publisher = Indiana University Press | year = 1984 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-xqSIsUF76QC&pg=PA179 | page = 179| isbn = 0253203341 }}</ref> According to this story, "Mishawaka" or something similar was the name of the daughter of a [[Shawnee people|Shawnee]] chief named "Elkhart".<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.historymuseumsb.org/history-of-mishawaka-indiana/ | publisher = The History Museum | title = History of Mishawaka, Indiana | access-date = 2023-05-03}}</ref> A [[love triangle]] between Mishawaka, a white trader named "Dead Shot", and a Shawnee warrior named "Grey Wolf" led to various adventures. This story originated with [[Flavius J. Littlejohn]], a Michigan author, politician and judge, who published a collection of stories in 1875; in Littlejohn's account, the woman's name was "Mishawaha". Despite the story being completely fictional, it became popular and helped foster the legend that is known to this day. Even though the story is from a work of fiction, many residents believe Princess Mishawaka was real because of a "symbolic grave marker" of her erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution to promote the centennial of the City of Mishawaka in 1932. Lack of context has led to many believing that the site is the actual grave of the princess, and that the legend was true. In many ways, Princess Mishawaka represents a mascot for the city.<ref>{{cite book | title = Michigan Legends: Folktales and Lore from the Great Lakes State | author-first = Sheryl | author-last = James | publisher = University of Michigan Press | year= 2013 | isbn = 9780472051748 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=IQWgMA_lD-wC&pg=PA119 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | title = Legends of Michigan and the Old North West; Or, a Cluster of Unpublished Waifs, Gleaned Along the Uncertain, Misty Line, Dividing Traditional from Historic Times. | year = 1875 | location = Allegan, Michigan | publisher = Northwestern Bible and Publishing Company | url = https://archive.org/details/legendsmichigan00littgoog/page/n8/mode/2up }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Mishawaka has a total area of {{convert|17.348|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|17|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 97.99%, is land and {{convert|0.348|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 2.01%, is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1849932 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213044047/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1849932 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |access-date=2015-07-29 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 1412
| 1860 = 1488
| 1870 = 2617
| 1880 = 2640
| 1890 = 3371
| 1900 = 5560
| 1910 = 11886
| 1920 = 15195
| 1930 = 28630
| 1940 = 28298
| 1950 = 32918
| 1960 = 33361
| 1970 = 36060
| 1980 = 40201
| 1990 = 42608
| 2000 = 46557
| 2010 = 48252
| 2020 = 51063
| footnote = Source: US Census Bureau
}}

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $33,986, and the median income for a family was $41,947. Males had a median income of $33,878 versus $23,672 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,434. About 7.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=2012-12-11 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2010, there were 48,252 people, 21,343 households, and 11,730 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2838.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 24,088 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1416.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.5% of the population.

There were 21,343 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.0% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 34.7 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

==Culture==
Old-fashioned neighborhoods are found across the city. Many of the newer residential subdivisions that have been developed within the city in recent years have adopted design guidelines to produce the "hometown" neighborhood feel and encourage community spirit.

The city continually upgrades and develops new neighborhood park and recreation facilities. A total of 29 parks allow Mishawaka residents to golf, play ball, fish and exercise. In 1968, the city opened an outdoor [[Olympic-size swimming pool]] and an adjacent ice skating rink at Merrifield Park.<ref>[http://www.mishawakacity.com/MerrifieldPark.asp outdoor Olympic-size swimming pool] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629060037/http://www.mishawakacity.com/MerrifieldPark.asp |date=June 29, 2009 }}</ref> On the south side, Mishawaka's George Wilson Park is home to the city's most popular winter toboggan spot,<ref>[http://www.mishawakacity.com/WilsonPark.asp George Wilson Park] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112065722/http://www.mishawakacity.com/WilsonPark.asp |date=January 12, 2010 }}</ref> as well as an 18-hole frisbee golf course. Some of the city's Italian immigrants and their descendants still play traditional games such as [[bocce]]. A number of residents of Belgian descent play traditional [[Rolle Bolle]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bkclub-mishawaka.com/bolling/ | title=Bolling }}</ref> and a few ethnic Belgians continue to raise and race [[homing pigeons]]. The city also hosted the nation's oldest and largest [[wiffleball]] tournament, the World Wiffle Ball Championship,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwiffleball.org/|title=Welcome to Whiffleball.org|work=worldwiffleball.org|access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref> from 1980 to 2012 and again in 2020.

The city's three high schools ([[Mishawaka High School]], [[Penn High School]], and [[Marian High School (Mishawaka, Indiana)|Marian High School]]) have won a combined [[Indiana Big School Football Champions|11 state championships]] in football since 1920.

==Transportation==
Mishawaka is served by [[South Bend TRANSPO|TRANSPO]] municipal bus system, which also serves South Bend and several smaller suburbs in South Bend-Mishawaka metropolitan region. The [[Interurban Trolley]]'s Bittersweet/Mishawaka route stops at Martin's Supermarket, connecting riders to the city of [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]] and the town of [[Osceola, Indiana|Osceola]]. The closest Amtrak station and the closest commercial airport are both located in western South Bend. Amtrak also has a stop in Elkhart which is a bit closer.

=== Major highways ===
*[[Image:Indiana Toll Road logo 1968.png|20px]][[Image:I-80.svg|20px]][[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Indiana Toll Road]], which is [[Interstate 80]] and [[Interstate 90]]. 
*[[Image:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 20]]
*[[Image:indiana 23.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 23]]
*[[Image:indiana 331.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 331]]
*[[Image:indiana 933.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 933]]

==Education==
===Public schools===
[[File:MISHAWAKAHIGH.png|thumb|[[Mishawaka High School]], of the [[School City of Mishawaka]]]]
Public schools located in and/or serving Mishawaka are operated by several school districts. [[School City of Mishawaka]] serves the central part of the city. Other sections are within the [[Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation]] and the [[South Bend Community School Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18141_st_joseph/DC20SD_C18141.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. Joseph County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-02-25}}</ref> [[Mishawaka High School]] is the sole high school of the Mishawaka school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mishawaka.k12.in.us/|title=School City of Mishawaka|work=mishawaka.k12.in.us|access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref> School City of Mishawaka (School District of Mishawaka) contains a total of 9 Schools including 2 secondary Schools: Mishawaka High and John Young Middle School, and 7 Elementary Schools which includes the following: Battell, Beiger, Emmons, Hums, LaSalle, Liberty, and Twin Branch.

Penn-Harris elementary schools serving sections of Mishawaka include Walt Disney (in the Mishawaka city limits), Elm Road, Meadow's Edge, Prairie Vista, and Elsie Rogers; the middle schools respectively are Schmucker and Grissom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phmschools.org/district-boundaries-map|title=District Boundaries & Map|date=20 November 2015 |publisher=[[Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation]]|accessdate=2022-02-25}} - [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1VNQIO1bfPq5fH-2TiiU3-1b1AzXubC1W Expanded map with key] - [https://www.phmschools.org/sites/phmschools.org/files/street_guide_2_7_2022.pdf Street guide]</ref> [[Penn High School]], outside of the city limits, is the sole public high school of the Penn-Harris-Madison school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phm.k12.in.us/|title=Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation|work=phm.k12.in.us|access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref> Aside from Walt Disney Elementary, none of the other respective schools are in the Mishawaka city limits. The school zonings for the South Bend School Corporation area are as follows (none of the schools are in Mishawaka): Darden Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.schoolsitelocator.com/server/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_a5fcbda07bb4470f857bb3893bc94401.pdf
|title=Elementary school map 2021|publisher=[[South Bend Community School Corporation]]|accessdate=2022-02-26}} - Generated from [http://apps.schoolsitelocator.com/?districtcode=17007 this school boundary locator].</ref> Edison Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.schoolsitelocator.com/server/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_46f33a036d7a4ec9a14f141ee1b5d761.pdf|title=Middle school map 2021|publisher=[[South Bend Community School Corporation]]|accessdate=2022-02-26}} - Generated from [http://apps.schoolsitelocator.com/?districtcode=17007 this school boundary locator].</ref> and [[Adams High School (Indiana)|Adams High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.schoolsitelocator.com/server/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_eedaf62d890a42a7b4393943dda914e5.pdf|title=Clay High school map 2021|publisher=[[South Bend Community School Corporation]]|accessdate=2022-02-25}} - Generated from [http://apps.schoolsitelocator.com/?districtcode=17007 this school boundary locator].</ref> The section was in 2020 zoned to Tarkington Elementary,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.schoolsitelocator.com/server/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_5fadcb8a08ba4e619ad29574fb3a7bdb.pdf|title=Elementary map 2020|publisher=[[South Bend Community School Corporation]]|accessdate=2022-02-26}} - Generated from [http://apps.schoolsitelocator.com/?districtcode=17007 this school boundary locator].</ref> which closed in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scwiercz|first=Greg|url=https://www.southbendtribune.com:443/story/news/education/2021/02/23/south-bend-school-board-votes-to-close-hay-tarkington-elementary-schools/116194102/|title=South Bend school board votes to close Hay, Tarkington elementary schools|newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]]|date=2021-02-23|accessdate=2022-02-25}}</ref>

===Private and tertiary education, and libraries===
The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend]] operates four private Catholic schools in Mishawaka, including [[Marian High School (Mishawaka, Indiana)|Marian High School]].

[[Bethel University (Indiana)|Bethel University]] is an accredited evangelical Christian liberal arts school with 1,700 students.

Mishawaka has a [[public library]], a branch of the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library system.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mphpl.org | title=Homepage | publisher=Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library | access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

==Media==
One major daily newspaper serving the South Bend and Mishawaka metro area, the ''[[South Bend Tribune]]''. It is distributed in north central Indiana and southwestern Michigan.

Mishawaka has a wide variety of local radio broadcast available in the area. Stations' programming content contains a wide variety including [[public radio]], [[classical music]], [[religious]], [[country music|country]], and [[urban contemporary]] among others. For more information, see [[List of radio stations in Indiana|List of Radio Stations in Mishawaka, Indiana]].

As of 2013, the South Bend-Mishawaka-Elkhart [[designated market area]] was the 95th largest in the United States, with 319,860 homes (representing 0.3% of the US population).<ref name="nielsen">The Nielsen Company. "[http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?vgnextoid=6573d3b8b0c3d010VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD# Nielsen Reports 1.1% increase in U.S. Television Households for the 2006-2007 Season] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705100549/http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?vgnextoid=6573d3b8b0c3d010VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD%23 |date=2009-07-05 }}." ''[[Nielsen Media Research]].'' Retrieved on January 26, 2008.</ref> Most of the major television networks have affiliates in the Michiana area.

Mishawaka located stations include [[WSBT-TV]] ([[CBS]]), [[WBND-LD]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), [[WCWW-LD]] ([[The CW Television Network|CW]]) and [[WMYS-LD]] ([[My Network TV]]).
Stations located in nearby [[South Bend, IN]] include [[WNDU-TV]] ([[NBC]]), [[WNIT-TV]] ([[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]) and [[WHME-TV]] ([[Lester Sumrall|LeSEA]]).

== Notable people ==
{{div col}}
* [[Sarah Evans Barker]] — judge
* [[Remo Belli]] — creator of Remo Drum Heads
* [[Kyle Bornheimer]] — actor
* [[John Brademas]] — politician 
* [[Conte Candoli]] — jazz musician<ref>[http://www.shout.net/~jmh/candoli/biography.htm Conte Candoli] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723132358/http://www.shout.net/~jmh/candoli/biography.htm |date=2014-07-23 }}</ref> (played trumpet in Doc Severinsen's ''The Tonight Show'' Band)
* [[Pete Candoli]] — jazz musician<ref>[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=3998 Pete Candoli] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051225110043/http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=3998 |date=December 25, 2005 }}</ref> (played trumpet in Woody Herman's Big Band)
* [[Devin Cannady]] — professional basketball player
* [[Timothy J. DeGeeter]] — politician
* [[Adam Driver]] — actor<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|title=In the driver's seat: Adam Driver's hot career|url=http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=339117|access-date=20 January 2014|newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]]|date=14 October 2011}}</ref> 
* [[Norman Eddy]] — Indiana Secretary of State
* [[Tom Ehlers]] — [[NFL]] football player
* [[Buddy Emmons]] — pedal steel guitarist
* [[Freddie Fitzsimmons]] — [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher and manager
* [[Todd A. Fonseca]] — author<ref>{{cite web |title= Ridan Author Todd A Fonseca |publisher= Ridan Publishing |date= 2009-10-01 |url= http://www.ridanpublishing.com/toddfonseca.html }}</ref>
* [[Daniel L. Gard]] — Navy chaplain
* [[Lisa Germano]] — musician 
* [[Benjamin Goldwasser|Ben Goldwasser]] — keyboardist
* [[Kevin Gosztola]] — journalist, writer, documentarian
* [[George Gulyanics]] — professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GULYAGEO01 |title=George Gulyanics |work=databasefootball.com |access-date=26 May 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217063943/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GULYAGEO01 |archive-date=17 February 2015 }}</ref> (Chicago Bears)
* [[Robin Hood (golfer)|Robin Hood]] — LPGA Tour golfer
* [[Zander Horvath]] — NFL running back for the Los Angeles Chargers
* [[Charles Kuhl]] — World War II soldier, famous for being slapped by General Patton, which led to Patton losing his command
* [[Allan Lane]] — actor 
* [[Liz Richardson]] — Red Cross Volunteer 
* [[Chick Maggioli]] — professional football player
* [[Ruth McKenney]] — author 
* [[Lou Mihajlovich]] — professional football player
* [[William J. Oliver (industrialist)|William J. Oliver]] — contractor
* [[Anna Rohrer]] — long-distance runner
* [[Mike Rosenthal]] — NFL offensive lineman
* [[Irene Vernon]] — actress
* [[Sharon Versyp]] — Purdue women's basketball coach
* [[Joy Lynn White]] — country western musician
{{div col end}}

==Points of interest==
[[File:Battell Park bandstand.jpg|thumb|right|The Battell Park Historic District is one of nine sites in Mishawaka listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Joseph County, Indiana|National Register of Historic Places]].]]
* Beutter Park - The new park includes a river race with elliptical-shaped overlook weirs and fiber-optic underwater lighting, two connecting bridges across the St. Joseph River race to the park, the Mishawaka Riverwalk, the "Shards" sculpture, and an 800-foot perennial garden.<ref>[http://mishawaka.in.gov/parks/park/beutter-park Beutter Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428101107/http://www.mishawakacity.com/BeutterPark.asp|date=April 28, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Battell Park Historic District]], has Classical Revival style Band Shell and a WPA-built terraced rock garden.<ref>[http://www.mishawakacity.com/BattellPark.asp Battell Park's Band Shelter]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html | title=Welcome to SHAARD }}</ref>
* [[Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library]] on N. Hill St - closed as a library in 1969 and is now a restaurant.
* Shiojiri Garden, located in Merrifield Park, is a Japanese strolling garden that symbolizes the Sister-City relationship between Mishawaka and [[Shiojiri, Nagano|Shiojiri City]], Japan.<ref>[http://www.mishawaka.in.gov/shiojiriniwa/ Shiojiri Garden] (16 April 2015)</ref>
* The [[Beiger Mansion]], built in 1903 and restored in 1973, was gutted by arson in 1974. The building has since been renovated. It is operated as a bed-and-breakfast and events facility.<ref>[http://www.beigermansion.com/history.php The Beiger Mansion] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202143127/http://www.beigermansion.com/history.php|date=February 2, 2007}}</ref>
*The Otis R. Bowen Museum, located on the campus of [[Bethel College (Indiana)|Bethel College]], houses memorabilia and artifacts related to Dr. [[Otis Bowen]]'s years as Governor of Indiana and Secretary of Health and Human Services. It has a copy of the [[Otis Bowen (bust)|Otis Bowen bust]].
* In addition to the Battell Park Historic District, Beiger Mansion, and Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library, the [[Dodge House (Mishawaka, Indiana)|Dodge House]], [[Eller-Hosford House]], [[Ellis-Schindler House]], [[Kamm and Schellinger Brewery]], [[Garth Stroup Home|Merrifield-Cass House]], and [[Normain Heights Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  The [[Tivoli Theater (Mishawaka, Indiana)|Tivoli Theater]], demolished in 2005, was formerly listed.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref>[http://cinematreasures.org/blog/2005/2/4/mishawakas-tivoli-succumbs-to-wrecking-ball Cinema Treasures: Mishawaka's Tivoli Succumbs to Wrecking Ball]</ref>

==International sister cities==
* [[Soest, Germany]]
* [[Shiojiri, Nagano|Shiojiri]], Japan

==See also==
* [[South Bend, Indiana]], twin city to Mishawaka

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Babcock, Glenn D. ''History of United States Rubber Company: A Case Study in Corporate Management'' (1966).
* Baker, Ward. "Mishawaka on the Eve of Conflict" ''Indiana Magazine of History'' (1959) 55#1  pp.&nbsp;25–46 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/27788637 in JSTOR] in 1860; [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/viewFile/7757/9228 online]
* Baker, Ward. "Mishawaka and its Volunteers, Fort Sumter through 1861." ''Indiana Magazine of History'' (1960): 123–152. [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/download/8707/11128/ online]
* Bridges, Janice. ''Indiana's princess city: The history of Mishawaka, 1832-1932'' (1976)
* De Kever, Peter J. ''With Our Past: Essays on the history of Mishawaka'' (2003)
* {{cite book|first=Peter J.|last=De Kever|title=Lost Mishawaka|year=2024|publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|isbn=9781467157919}}
* Eisen, D., ed. ''A Mishawaka Mosaic'' (Mishawaka: Friends of the Mishawaka Library, 1983), on diverse ethnic groups
* Fotia, Elizabeth R., and Karen Rasmussen. "The Italian-Americans of the South Bend-Mishawaka Area." (ERIC, 1975) [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED117025.pdf  online]
* Hume, Susan E. "Belgian Settlement and Society in the Indiana Rust Belt," ''Geographical Review'' (2003) 93#1 pp.&nbsp;30–50 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/30033888 in JSTOR] on the Flemish settlement in southwest Mishawaka that begin in 1920s
* {{cite book |last=Verslype |first=Henry A. |title=The Belgians of Indiana |year=1987 |url=https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/11011/15731 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215224856/https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/download/11011/15731 |archive-date=2018-12-15}} deals mostly with Mishawaka.

==External links==
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{{NIE Poster|year=1905|Mishawaka}}
*[http://www.mishawaka.in.gov/ City of Mishawaka, Indiana website]
*[http://www.sjchamber.org/ St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce]

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