Kokomo, IN

Kokomo is the county seat of Howard County in north-central Indiana. It has a long manufacturing and invention story, including the first mechanical corn picker developed by John Powell in the early 1920s, and it remains tied to automotive and industrial work. Indiana University Kokomo adds a higher-education presence, while historic buildings and older neighborhoods give the city more texture than a simple factory-town label. Kokomo feels like a practical regional city with deep Hoosier roots.