Sun & Town

Recent Updates

January 2012 Council News:

New plows in service

Water tower work delayed

Announcements:

Accidents lowest since 1935

Things to Do:

Masons: Haystack Dinner Jan. 28

Pie Day at Library Jan. 23

WW2 Exhibit at the Museum

Places to Go:

Marshal Posse's Breakfast is in March & October;
Homecoming is in July;
Storyteller's Festival is in September;
Town Fall Festival is in October;
and Bristol Opera House in season
& Rush Memorial Historical Museum are open all year.

People to See:

Desiree Fischer, Youth Program Director at the Bristol Public Library;
Rebecca Osetrich, Educational Director of the Historical Museum; John Shoup Director of Elkhart Civic Theatre (Bristol Opera House):

Welcome to Sun Town

The small town of Bristol, Indiana is in Elkhart County, Washington Township, a few miles from the Indiana and Michigan border. Population in the 2010 census was 1,602.

The Town Council, consisted of 4 members elected to staggered four year terms, meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7pm at the Town Hall, 303 E.Vistula Street. There is a work session, usually held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7pm at the Town Hall. Both sessions are open to the public. The other elected official is the Town Clerk, who serves a four year term. There is a Town Manager, hired by the Town Council. Both have offices in the Town Hall. The Bristol Police Department, which consists of a Town Marshal and both full time and reserve officers is located in the same building as the Town Hall. Phone Numbers: Town Clerk: 574-848-7007; Town Manager: 574-848-4853. Police Department Business: 574-848-4464.

The monthly Town Council reports are posted on this site, following the monthly meeting.

Did you know?

According to the 2010 Census, the Town of Bristol has 539 households and 368 families. Population density was 234.5 per square mile.

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