Kosciusko County | |
|---|---|
 Kosciusko County Courthouse in Warsaw | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Indiana | |
 Indiana's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′N 85°52′W / 41.24°N 85.86°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| Founded | February 7, 1835 (authorized) 1836 (organized) |
| Named for | Tadeusz Kościuszko |
| Seat | Warsaw |
| Largest city | Warsaw |
| Area | |
• Total | 554.39 sq mi (1,435.9 km2) |
| • Land | 531.38 sq mi (1,376.3 km2) |
| • Water | 23.01 sq mi (59.6 km2) 4.15% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 80,240 |
• Estimate (2023) | 80,364  |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 2nd, 3rd |
| Website | www |
| Indiana county number 43 | |
Kosciusko County (/ˌkɒskiˈʌskoʊ/ 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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
new-censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 177.
- ^ De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle (1875). An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana. Indiana: R. S. Peale & Co. p. 563.