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Building Permits
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<br />Total Permits.. New Residential Permits
<br />(Including A
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<br />Number
<br />Value p
<br />Number artment Buildinasl
<br />
<br />Value
<br />1989 6,302(x)
<br />1988 6
<br />263(x) $80,500,000
<br />67
<br />3 147
<br />$24,400,000
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<br />1987 6,571 (a) ,
<br />80,000
<br />48,100,000 140
<br />80 14,856,385
<br />1986 1,661
<br />1985
<br />1
<br />954
<br />61,291,112
<br />15 9,315,232
<br />7,948,700
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<br />1984 1,653 63,011,520
<br />38,101,370 27
<br />20 3,694,000
<br />1983 1,503
<br />1982 1
<br />486 50,721,450
<br />26 4,923,806
<br />4,256,784
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<br />1981
<br />1,516 25, 667, 709
<br />19
<br />460
<br />393 29 4, 814, 000
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<br />, 40 3,859,200
<br />(a) The total number of permits
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<br />Medical Facilities
<br />There are four general acute care hospitals in the South Bend area, the two largest of which
<br />are located. in the downtown area. Memorial Hospital of South Bend has 526 beds; St. Joseph
<br />Medical Center has 339 beds; Michiana Community Hospital has 107 beds; Saint Joseph
<br />Hospital of Mishawaka has 117 beds. The hospitals offer a wide variety of medical specialities
<br />and have the entire Michiana region as their primary service area. There are 13 nursing homes
<br />in the South Bend/Mishawaka area. Other special health facilities include Healthwin Hospital,
<br />four urgent care centers, and Northern Indiana .State Hospital.
<br />Transportation
<br />In addition to its location near Interstate Highway I-90, U.S. Highways 20, 31 and 33 go through
<br />the City, as do State Highways 2, 23, 123 and 331. Six rail lines and nearly 50 trucking lines
<br />serve the City and surrounding area. Four bus companies provide inter-city transport in the
<br />area, while Transpo, the municipal bus line, provides service within the area. Chicago's O'Hare
<br />Airport is approximately 100 miles from the City. Michiana Regional Airport in South Bend
<br />provides commercial chartered and commuter services.
<br />Education
<br />The South Bend Community School Corporation serves. all of the City and some of the
<br />surrounding area, and has a current enrollment of approximately 21,800 students in grades
<br />kindergarten through high school. An estimated 5,469 students attend private or parochial
<br />schools within the City.
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