Kosciusko County, Indiana

Kosciusko County
Kosciusko County Courthouse in Warsaw
Kosciusko County Courthouse in Warsaw
Map of Indiana highlighting Kosciusko County
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Map of the United States highlighting Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°14′N 85°52′W / 41.24°N 85.86°W / 41.24; -85.86
Country United States
State Indiana
FoundedFebruary 7, 1835 (authorized)
1836 (organized)
Named forTadeusz Kościuszko
SeatWarsaw
Largest cityWarsaw
Area
 • Total554.39 sq mi (1,435.9 km2)
 • Land531.38 sq mi (1,376.3 km2)
 • Water23.01 sq mi (59.6 km2)  4.15%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total80,240
 • Estimate 
(2023)
80,364 Increase
 • Density140/sq mi (56/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts2nd, 3rd
Websitewww.kcgov.com
Indiana county number 43

Kosciusko County (/ˌkɒskiˈʌsk/ 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. It was named for the Polish general Tadeusz Kościuszko who served in the American Revolutionary War and then returned to Poland.[3] The county seat is named for Warsaw, the capital of Poland.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference new-census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 177.
  4. ^ De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle (1875). An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana. Indiana: R. S. Peale & Co. p. 563.