Goshen

History

Founded in 1849, the community was first known as Saltillo for the Mexican city near the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican–American War. When a new post office opened in 1851, it was named Goshen for the biblical Land of Goshen, which was described by American commentators as having had good soil. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1990.

Geography

Nestled along the banks of the Ohio River northeast of Louisville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,120
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  16,919
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,990
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  13,151
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  13,112
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,794
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  12,781
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  11,832