Dunlap is a census-designated place (CDP) in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dunlap had a population of 6,442. Once a small farming community, by the 1980s it had become a suburb of Elkhart and Goshen, Indiana. Most of the town was destroyed by two violent F4 tornadoes during the Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak on April 11, 1965.
History
A post office was established at Dunlap in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.
On Palm Sunday 1965, deadly twin tornadoes would hit the Dunlap area, specifically the Sunnyside subdivision and the Midway Trailer Park. The tornadoes would end up Killing a combined total of 67 and injuring a combined total of 573. Days later, President Lyndon B. Johnson would end up visiting Dunlap. Both tornadoes would be given a rating of F4
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which 0.20% is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Dunlap had a population of 6,442. The median age was 38.2 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.4 males age 18 and over.
98.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.5% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,227 households in Dunlap, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 60.8% were married-couple households, 14.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The community has a public library, a branch of the Elkhart Public Library.
Transportation
The Interurban Trolley Concord and Elkhart-Goshen routes run through Dunlap, connecting the town to the nearby cities Elkhart and Goshen.