Online Highways Home > Indiana > South Bend South Bend is located in St. Joseph County and it is the county seat. It lies north of Indianapolis between Elkhart and Waterford along highways 31, 23 and 20. South Bend also is on the banks of the St. Joseph River near the Michigan/Indiana border. In 1823, Alexis Coquillard, a fur trader, founded South Bend. He called it Big St. Joseph Station. The renamed village was incorporated in 1835 and became a city in 1865. The population estimate as of 2000 is 107,789. South Bend's top three employers are the University of Notre Dame, South Bend Community School Corporation and Memorial Health System. Residents experience four seasons. January's average temperature is 24.4 degrees and July's is 73.3. Yearly precipitation is 36.52 inches and the annual snowfall is 70.9 inches. South Bend is the home of Notre Dame University, St. Mary's College and Indiana University South Bend, among others. The fourth largest city in the state, South Bend is part of the South Bend, Indiana metro area. Art CircaArts Gallery | Morris Performing Arts Center | South Bend Regional Museum of Art | Southhold Dance Theater | Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns English Rose Inn Bed and Breakfast | Oliver Inn | Queen Anne Inn Bed and Breakfast | Education Indiana University South Bend | University of Notre Dame | Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries LaSalle Grill | Parisi's Restaurant | State Café & Catering Restaurant | Tippecanoe Place | Golf Airport Inn And Suites | Blackthorn Golf Club | Inn At Saint Marys Hotel | Waterford Estates Lodge | History Copshaholm, The Oliver Mansion | Northern Indiana Center for History | Indiana Counties St. Joseph County | Public Libraries St Joseph County Public Library | St. Joseph County Public Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Catnap Inn | Hampton Inn and Suites-South Bend | Holiday Inn-Downtown South Bend | Holiday Inn-University Area (South Bend) | Howard Johnson-South Bend | Inn at Saint Mary's | Inn At Saint Mary's | Knights Inn South Bend IN | Morris Inn at Notre Dame University | Quality Inn & Suites | Royal Inn | Signature Inn of South Bend | Residential and Commercial Real Estate Anchor Mortgage | DHI Auctioneers | Science South Bend Michiana Rgnl Airport | Health Resorts and Spas Spa at Colfax | Sports and Sporting Events College Football Hall of Fame | Studebaker National Museum | Transportation Michiana Regional Airport | Wildlife Viewing Clayview Animal Clinic | Potawatomi Zoo | See more Indiana Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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