St. Joseph County, Indiana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Saint Joseph County
U.S. county
Old St. Joseph County courthouse in South Bend, Indiana
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Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	1830
Named for	St. Joseph River
Seat	South Bend
Largest city	South Bend
Area
• Total	461.38 sq mi (1,195.0 km2)
• Land	457.85 sq mi (1,185.8 km2)
• Water	3.54 sq mi (9.2 km2)  0.77%%
• Density	580/sq mi (224/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Indiana county number 71 Fifth-most populous county in Indiana as of 2010

St. Joseph County, commonly called St. Joe County by locals, is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 272,912, making it the fifth-most populous county in Indiana. Formed in 1830, it was named for the St. Joseph River which flows through it to Lake Michigan. The county seat is South Bend. St. Joseph County is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 266,931 people, 103,069 households, and 66,365 families residing in the county. The population density was 583.0 inhabitants per square mile (225.1/km²). There were 114,849 housing units at an average density of 250.8 per square mile (96.8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.7% white, 12.7% black or African American, 1.9% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.4% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 7.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 25.3% were German, 15.5% were Irish, 12.0% were Polish, 8.5% were English, and 4.5% were American.

Of the 103,069 households, 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 36.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $57,510. Males had a median income of $45,269 versus $31,667 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,082. About 10.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

School districts

John Glenn School Corporation

• North Liberty Elementary
• Walkerton Elementary
• Urey Middle School
• John Glenn High School

New Prairie United School Corporation

• Olive Township Elementary
• New Prairie Middle School
• New Prairie High School

Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation

• Bittersweet Elementary
• Elm Road Elementary
• Elise Rogers Elementary
• Horizon Elementary
• Madison Elementary
• Mary Frank Elementary
• Meadow's Edge Elementary
• Moran Elementary
• Northpoint Elementary
• Prairie Vista Elementary
• Walt Disney Elementary
• Discovery Middle School
• Grissom Middle School
• Schmucker Middle School
• Penn High School

School City of Mishawaka

• Battell Elementary
• Beiger Elementary
• Emmons Elementary
• Hums Elementary
• LaSalle Elementary
• Liberty Elementary
• Twin Branch Elementary
• John Young Middle School
• Mishawaka High School
• Bingham Elementary School (closed)

South Bend Community School Corporation

High schools

• John Adams High School Bird's Eye
• Clay High School Bird's Eye
• James Whitcomb Riley High School Bird's Eye
• Washington High School Bird's Eye

Middle Schools

Elementary Schools

Union-North United School Corporation

• LaVille Elementary
• LaVille Junior-Senior High School

Private Schools

• Christ the King [Grades K-8]
• Corpus Christi [Grades K-8]
• Covenant Christian School [Grades K-8]
• Granger Christian School [Grades K-12]
• Holy Cross Elementary [Grades K-8]
• Holy Family Elementary [Grades K-8]
• Ironwood Christian School [Grades K-12]
• Mishawaka Catholic School (St. Bavo Campus, St. Joseph Campus & St. Monica Campus) [Grades ECD-8]
• Michiana Christian School [Grades K-5]
• Mishawaka First Baptist School [Grades K-12]
• Marian High School [Grades 9-12]
• North Liberty Christian School [Grades K-5]
• Our Lady of Hungary [Grades K-8]
• Queen of Peace School [Grades K-6]
• Resurrection Lutheran Academy [Grades Pre K-8]
• St. Adalbert Elementary [Grades K-8]
• St. Anthony de Padua School [Grades K-8]
• St. John the Baptist Elementary [Grades K-8]
• St. Joseph Grade School [Grades K-8]
• St. Jude Elementary [Grades K-8]
• St. Mary of the Assumption School [Grades K-8]
• St. Matthew Elementary [Grades K-8]
• St. Patrick School [Grades K-6]
• St. Pius X School [Grades Pre K-8]
• South Bend Christian Center [Grades K-12]
• South Bend Junior Academy [Grades K-8]
• South Bend St. Joseph's High School [Grades 9-12]
• Stanley Clark School [Grades K-8]
• Trinity School at Greenlawn [Grades 6-12]

Colleges & universities

• Bethel College
• Brown Mackie College (closed in 2017)
• Holy Cross College
• Indiana University South Bend
• Ivy Tech North Central
• St. Mary's College
• University of Notre Dame

Images for kids

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  St. Joseph River, flowing into St. Joseph County from Elkhart County (top) through Mishawaka

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Saint Joseph (Indiana) para niños