Geography
South Bend is located at 41°40′21″N 86°15′19″W / 41.6725°N 86.25528°W / 41.6725; -86.25528 (41.672597, -86.255157), 5 miles (8 km) from the Michigan border and approximately equidistant from Illinois and Ohio. The city is 93 miles (150 km) from Chicago. The nearest shore of Lake Michigan is 20 miles (32 km) away.
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city has a total area of 41.88 square miles (108.5 km2), of which 41.46 square miles (107.4 km2), or 99%, is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), or 1%, is water.
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