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Kokomo| City in north-central Indiana, on Wildcat Creek, 48 mi/78 km north of Indianapolis and 68 mi/109 km southwest of Fort Wayne; seat of Howard County; population (2000) 46,100. It is situated in a rich agricultural region; industries include the manufacture of car, radio, and plumbing parts, aluminum castings, metal alloys, steel and wire, and electrical machinery. |
| Kokomo was first settled in 1844, and incorporated in 1865; it developed after the discovery of natural gas in 1886. The first car to use gasoline was invented and tested here in 1893. |
| The city is the site of Indiana University at Kokomo (1945). |
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