Goshen, Indiana

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 city, county seat

Goshen (pronounced /ˈgoʊʃən/) is a city located in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Elkhart County and located in the northern Indiana region known as Michiana. Goshen is located 10 miles south of Elkhart, 25 miles southeast of South Bend, 120 east of Chicago, and 150 miles north of Indianapolis. According to a 2008 estimate, Goshen's population is 31,800.

The city is known as a center of manufacturing for recreational vehicles and accessories, the home of Goshen College, a nationally-recognized liberal arts college, and home to the Elkhart County 4-H Fair, the second largest county fair in the United States.

With three major train routes meeting here road traffic at crossing becomes very bad. A local equipment hacker rigged some hardware to detect and record motor traffic delays and their durations..
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Coordinates:   41°34'37"N   85°50'12"W
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