This friendly town in Anderson County has an estimated population of 1275 people, where more than 43% is male and the remaining percentage corresponds to females with a median age of 42 years old. The racial makeup in Elkhart includes a very important number of White Non Hispanic residents, and a representative presence of Latino, African American, American Indian, and other racial groups with strong Irish, German, and American ancestries. The Elkhart Independent School District serves this municipality struggling with more than 1/10 of the population living under extreme poverty mostly between the ages of 18 to 65 years old.

Gary Thomas