Mishawaka, city, Saint Joseph County, northern Indiana, on the Saint Joseph River just east of South Bend; incorporated as a city 1899. It is an industrial center with a variety of manufactures, including all-terrain vehicles; its rubber products industry dates from 1868. Bethel College (1947) is here. Mishawaka has large Belgian-and Italian-American populations. Deposits of bog iron ore were discovered here in 1832, and the following year a blast furnace was established. The city's name is derived either from the name of a Shawnee princess or from a Potawatomi term meaning “place of dead (or cleared) trees.” Population 40,201 (1980); 42,608 (1990); 46,557 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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