Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, Indiana City of Warsaw Downtown Warsaw in October 2005 Downtown Warsaw in October 2005 Warsaw is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. Cradled among Winona Lake, Pike Lake, Hidden Lake, and Center Lake, Warsaw has a populace of 13,559 as of the 2010 U.S.

Warsaw, titled after the capital of Poland in tribute to Tadeusz Kosciuszko, platted on October 21, 1836. The Warsaw postal service was established in 1837. Early Warsaw contained traders, trappers, and merchants supplying produced goods to region farmers.

Because of the central locale in the lake region, tourists soon began visiting Warsaw and eventually made permanent residences in the city, with trade soon following.

In March 1854, Warsaw became a town, and the initial census on February 2, 1854 showed a total of 752 inhabitants in the town limits.

In 1895, Revra De - Puy established De - Puy Manufacturing in Warsaw to make wire mesh and wooden splints, becoming the world's first manufacturer of orthopedic appliances.

East Fort Wayne Street Historic District, Kosciusko County Jail, Warsaw Courthouse Square Historic District, Warsaw Cut Glass Company, and Justin Zimmer House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Warsaw is positioned at 41 14 26 N 85 50 49 W (41.240564, -85.847002) and is situated in the region between Pike Lake, Hidden Lake and Center Lake (to the north) and Winona Lake (to the southeast).

Route 30 and Indiana State Road 15 both pass through town, while Indiana State Road 25 begins on West Market Street while traffic is routed to West Winona Avenue along with State Road 15 after US Route 30 bypassed the downtown area.

According to the 2010 census, Warsaw has a total region of 12.918 square miles (33.46 km2), of which 11.58 square miles (29.99 km2) (or 89.64%) is territory and 1.338 square miles (3.47 km2) (or 10.36%) is water. KASW - Warsaw Municipal Airport There were 5,461 homeholds of which 32.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.4% were non-families.

There were 4,794 homeholds out of which 32.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families.

See also: List of mayors of Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw has an propel mayor, clerk and town/city council-style of government.

Warsaw's current mayor is Republican Dr.

Mike Hodges is Warsaw's longest serving mayor who served for 5 terms.

The Warsaw Common Council is a seven-member legislative group that serve four-year terms.

Warsaw, known as the "Orthopedic Capital of the World", is home to the first orthopedic device manufacturer, the De - Puy Manufacturing Company, started in 1895 by Revra De - Puy.

Other companies headquartered in Warsaw are Da-Lite, manufacturers of commercial and home theater projection screens; LSC Communications, a commercial printing press; Dalton Foundry, a malleable iron casting foundry; ABC Industries, a prestige in quarrying ventilation products and industrialized textile fabrics; Penguin Point, a county-wide fast-food chain; and Pay - Leap, a payment gateway service provider.

Historically, Warsaw was home to the Biltwell Basket Company and to Explorer Van, established by Bob Kesler.

Warsaw is home to the Wagon Wheel Theatre established in 1956 and becoming a non-profit organization in 2011 featuring a "theatre in the round".

City Parks, the Lake City Greenway Trails, City County Athletic Complex (CCAC) and two golf courses offer people recreation.

Center Lake Park includes the Warsaw Biblical Gardens which is a noted Biblical garden. The Rotary Club of Warsaw was chartered on June 1, 1919, being one of the earliest clubs in the improve and part of Rotary International.

WRSW, "the tradition station" of the Warsaw community, broadcasts at 107.3 FM Alternative Learning Center, enhance school grades 9-12 680 students Edgewood Middle School, enhance school grades 7-8 887 students Eisenhower Elementary School, enhance school grades K-6 523 students Harrison Elementary School, enhance school .

Indiana Tech - Warsaw Campus Lakeview Middle School, enhance school grades 7-8 760 students Lincoln Elementary School, enhance school grades K-6 456 students Living Stone's Preparatory School, private school grades Pre K-12 Madison Elementary School, enhance school grades K-6 563 students Sacred Heart School, private school grades Pre K-6 206 students Warsaw Christian School, private school grades Pre K-6 240 students Warsaw Community High School, enhance school grades 9-12 1,947 students Washington STEM Academy, enhance school grades K-6 555 students Rick Fox, actor and former NBA basketball player who was identified by Grace College coach Jim Kessler on a missions trip to the Bahamas and played basketball at Warsaw Community High School for Coach Al Rhodes amid the 1984-1985 and 1985-1986 seasons.

Mike Hodges, Five-Time Mayor of Warsaw Miles Plumlee, NBA basketball player Played for the Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball team and was drafted in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft as a power forward/center by the Indiana Pacers, presently plays for the Charlotte Hornets.

Warsaw is featured in the 2006 video game, Splinter Cell: Essentials.

The 2008 documentary American Teen was filmed in Warsaw.

Warsaw is mentioned in the 4th season of the HBO Show Boardwalk Empire Warsaw is mentioned in the 2011 film "I Am Number Four".

Warsaw is the hometown of The Bachelor Season 20's Ben Higgins.

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana.

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Municipalities and communities of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States