Kokomo, IN Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
224.8 mi
Center, IN
Quickest Drive
4h 19m
Melody Hill, IN
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Kokomo, IN by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
59,375
Median Income
$54,195
Median Home Value
$126,500
Median Age
39.8
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Kokomo, IN at a Glance
Founded
1855
Elevation
810 ft
Area
19 mi²
Notable People from Kokomo, IN
A sampling of people born in Kokomo, IN.
Ryan White
1971–1990
American AIDS spokesperson and "poster boy" (1971–1990)
Strother Martin
1919–1980
American actor (1919-1980)
Norman Bridwell
1928–2014
American author (1928-2014)
LeRoy Samse
1883–1956
athletics competitor (1883–1956)
Ahmed Johnson
1963
American football player and professional wrestler (born 1963)
Elwood Hillis
1926–2023
American politician (1926–2023)
Elmer Ottis Wooton
1865–1945
U.S. botanist (1865-1945)
Wilbur Cortez Abbott
1869–1947
American historian and educator (1869–1947)
James Ferguson
1949
American water polo player
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Traveler Guide to Kokomo, IN
Kokomo is in Indiana, in the United States of America. Kokomo, named after a Miami chief, is known as "The City Of Firsts" due to innovations that occurred in tandem with the birth of the natural gas extraction industry there, especially as it pertained to automobile manufacturing. On a less dignified note, it also holds notoriety of hosting the largest Ku Klux Klan gathering in history which took place in 1923, and of early stigmatization surrounding HIV and AIDS with the emergence of Ryan White, an adolescent who was shunned from school after acquiring the virus through a hemophilia related-transfusion.
Old Ben, in Highland Park. Old Ben is the world's largest preserved steer. Ben weighs 2.5 tons. At one time Old Ben was the world's largest living Steer before being injured falling on the ice. 1 Seiberling Mansion, 1200 W. Sycamore St. Built in October 1889 the mansion is built in a mixture of Neo-Jacobean (Queen Anne) and Romanesque Revival styles. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sycamore Stump, in Highland Park. Vermont Covered Bridge, in Highland Park. 2 Elwood Haynes Museum. (updated Oct 2019)
1 Kokomo Beach Water Park, 802 W Park Ave, ☏ +1-765-456-7540. (updated Oct 2019) AMC Theaters, Kokomo Town Center. Kokomo Arts Pavilion Stage, Superior Street & Washington Street.
Country Squire, Webster Street & Lincoln Street. Hog Heaven, Webster Street & Defenbaugh Street. BBQ Great Wall Buffet, Dixon Road & Jefferson Street. Chinese buffet, next to K-Mart, and Krogers.
Lexi's Drink Barn, Markland Avenue & Locke Street. 1 Half Moon Brewery, 4051 S Lafountain, ☏ +1-765-455-2739. Opens 11AM daily. (updated Oct 2019)
1 Comfort Inn Kokomo, 522 Essex Dr, ☏ +1 765 452-5050, fax: +1 765 452-5050. Minutes from Delphi and Chrysler plants. An easy drive to Downtown Indianapolis and the Indy 500, Brickyard 400 and Formula One. Courtyard by Marriott, 411 Kentucky Drive, ☏ +1 765 453-0800. Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Kokomo, 264 S. Reed Rd, ☏ +1 765-450-9766. Best Western Hotel, 1717 E. Lincoln Rd, ☏ +1 765 453-8822. 2 Hampton Inn & Suites, 2920 S. Reed Rd, ☏ +1 765 455-2900. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Kokomo, 511 Albany Dr, ☏ +1 765 453-2222. Super 8 by Wyndham Kokomo, 5110 Clinton Dr, ☏ +1 765-252-1938.
US-31, US-35, SR-22, SR-26, SR-931 pass by Kokomo The Indiana Heritage Trail passes through. The Nickle Plate Trail goes north to the town of Peru. 1 Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK IATA). A General aviation airport (updated Oct 2019)
Kokomo City-Line Trolley. Fixed route transit buses. Free. (updated Oct 2019) Wildcat Walk of Excellence. A downtown bike path. (updated Oct 2019)
Travel tips adapted from Kokomo on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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