GOSHEN

city, seat (1831) of Elkhart county, northern Indiana, U.S., on the Elkhart River, 24 mi (39 km) east-southeast of South Bend. Settled in 1828-30 and named for the biblical land, it has a large Amish and Mennonite community. Goshen is a trade centre for poultry and diversified farming; manufactures include furniture, boats, mobile homes, and electronic controls. Goshen College (1894) is a Mennonite four-year college. A stone tablet marks the site of old Ft. Beane, a settler's refuge from Indians. Lake Wawasee summer and winter resort area is 15 mi southeast. Inc. 1868. Pop. (1990) city, 23,797; Elkhart-Goshen MSA, 156,198.