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Kokomo is located at 40°28'56" North, 86°7'54" West (40.482238, -86.131754) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 42.1 km² (16.2 mi²). 42.0 km² (16.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.37% water.
Kokomo was named after Miami Indian Chief Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo. There was a trading post for commerce between Native Americans and European-Americans here in the early 19th century. In 1844 Kokomo was made the county seat. It was incorporated as a city in 1865.
Kokomo was a pioneer of United States automobile manufacturing, with Elwood Haynes test-driving his early internal combustion engine auto here on 4 July, 1894Events January 8 A fire at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago causes a good deal of damage. January 9 New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard ( Lexington, Massachusetts). February 15 04:51 GMT. Haynes and his associates built a number of other autos over the next few years; the Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company for mass-production of commerical autos was established in Kokomo in 1898Events January 1 New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. January 13 Emile Zola's J'accus.
Notable people from Kokomo include jazz musician Jack PurvisJack Purvis ( December 11, 1906, Kokomo, Indiana March 30, 1962, San Francisco, California) was a United States jazz musician. Purvis was best known as a trumpet player. He was one of the earliest trumpeters to incorporate the innovations pioneered by Lou and singer Sylvia KirbySylvia Kirby billed as Sylvia (born December 9, 1956 in Kokomo, Indiana) is an American country and western singer and songwriter. Although she released several records from the late 1970s until the 1990s, she is best known for her cross over pop hit "Nob .
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 46,113 people, 20,273 households, and 12,204 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,099.0/km² (2,847.2/mi²). There are 22,292 housing units at an average density of 531.3/km² (1,376.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 85.10% White, 10.34% African American, 0.38% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.17% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. 2.61% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 20,273 households out of which 28.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% are married couples living together, 14.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% are non-families. 35.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.24 and the average family size is 2.90.
In the city the population is spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $36,258, and the median income for a family is $45,353. Males have a median income of $38,420 versus $24,868 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,083. 13.0% of the population and 9.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 18.5% of those under the age of 18 and 9.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.