Kosciusko County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. At the 2020 United States Census, its population was 80,240. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Warsaw.
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. The county seat is named for Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
History
The Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus county bill on 7 February 1835 that authorized the creation of thirteen counties in northeast Indiana, including Kosciusko. The county government was organized beginning in 1836. The county's boundary lines have remained unchanged since 1835.
Geographical features
Kosciusko County terrain consists of low rolling hills dotted with bodies of water and drainages, with all available area devoted to agriculture or urban development. Its highest point (1025'/312 meters ASL) is a hill NE of Dewart Lake. The Tippecanoe River flows westward through the central part of the county, while the Eel River flows southwestward through the county's SE corner.
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 95.85%) is land and (or 4.15%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Elkhart County - north
Noble County - northeast
Whitley County - southeast
Wabash County - south
Fulton County - southwest
Marshall County - west
Major highways
U.S. Route 30
Indiana State Road 10
Indiana State Road 13
Indiana State Road 14
Indiana State Road 15
Indiana State Road 19
Indiana State Road 25
Lakes
Banning Lake
Beaver Dam Lake
Big Barbee Lake
Big Chapman Lake
Carr Lake
Center Lake
Dewart Lake
Diamond Lake
Fish Lake
Goose Lake
Hoffman Lake
Hill Lake
Irish Lake
James Lake
Kuhn Lake
Lake Wawasee
Little Barbee Lake
Little Chapman Lake
Loon Lake
McClures Lake
Muskellunge Lake
Palestine Lake
Papakeechie Lake
Pike Lake
Ridinger Lake
Rock Lake (part) Sechrist Lake Shoe Lake Silver Lake Stanton Lake Syracuse Lake Tippecanoe Lake Waubee Lake Winona Lake Yellow Creek Lake
Protected areas
Center Lake Wetland Conservation Area
Edmund and Virginia Ball Nature Preserve
Pisgah Marsh Nongame Area (part)
City and towns
Burket
Claypool
Etna Green
Leesburg
Mentone
Milford
North Webster
Pierceton
Sidney
Silver Lake
Syracuse
Warsaw (city) Winona Lake
Unincorporated communities
Atwood
Barbee
Bayfield
Beaver Dam
Bell Rohr Park
Buttermilk Point
Cedar Point
Clunette
DeFries Landing
Enchanted Hills
Forest Glen
Gravelton
Hastings
Highbanks
Highlands Park
Island Park
Kalorama Park
Kanata Manayunk
Kinsey
Lakeside Park
Lakeview Spring
Lowman Corner
Marineland Gardens
Milford Junction
Mineral Springs
Monoquet
Musquabuck Park
Oakwood Park
Osborn Landing
Oswego
Packerton
Palestine
Pickwick Park
Potawatomi Park
Redmon Park
Sevastopol
Shady Banks
South Park
Stoneburner Landing
Stony Ridge
Vawter Park
Walker Park
Wawasee
Wawasee Village
Wooster
Yellowbanks
Townships
Clay
Etna
Franklin
Harrison
Jackson
Jefferson
Lake
Monroe
Plain
Prairie
Scott
Seward
Tippecanoe
Turkey Creek
Van Buren
Washington
Wayne
Airports
KASW - Warsaw Municipal Airport
KC03 - Nappanee Municipal Airport
Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Warsaw have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of was recorded in July 1976. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in June.
Community
Newspapers
Times-Union
The Mail-Journal
The PAPER
Ink Free News
Radio Stations
WRSW-AM 1480/99.7 FM (News Now Warsaw) WRSW-FM (Classic Hits 107.3 WRSW WAWC-FM (Willie 103.5)