LaPorte County, Indiana

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LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 110,106. The county seat is LaPorte⁶. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and "Michiana." It is also included in the Michigan City-La Porte Metropolitan Statistical Area.

LaPorte County, Indiana
Map
File:Map of Indiana highlighting LaPorte County.png Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1832
Seat	LaPorte
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²), 2.41%
wikipedia:Population  - (2000)  - Density	110106
Time zone	Central : UTC{{{UTC offset}}}/{{{DST offset}}}
Website: www.laportecounty.org

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Adjacent counties 2.2 Major highways 2.3 Railroads 3 Demographics 4 Cities 5 Towns 6 Townships 7 Education 8 External links 9 References

[edit] History

LaPorte County was formed in 1832. The name means "the door" or "the port" in French, as travelers here left the forests of the east for the prairieland of the west.

[edit] Geography

The county has a total area of 1,588 km² (613 sq mi). 1,549 km² (598 sq mi) of it is land and 38 km² (15 sq mi) of it (2.41%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Berrien County (north)
• St. Joseph County (east)
• Starke County (south)
• Jasper County (southwest)
• Porter County (west)

[edit] Major highways

• Interstate 80
• Interstate 94
• U.S. Route 6
• U.S. Route 12
• U.S. Route 20
• U.S. Route 30
• U.S. Route 35
• U.S. Route 421
• Indiana State Road 2
• Indiana State Road 4
• Indiana State Road 39
• Indiana State Road 104
• Indiana State Road 520

[edit] Railroads

• Amtrak
• Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad
• Chicago
• Chicago
• CSX Transportation
• Norfolk Southern Railway

LaPorte County Population by year

2000 110,106 1990 107,066 1980 108,632 1970 105,342 1960 95,111 1950 76,808 1940 63,660 1930 60,490 1920 50,443 1910 45,797 1900 38,386 1890 34,445 1880 30,985 1870 27,062 1860 22,919 1850 12,145 1840 8,184

[edit] Demographics

As of 2000, there were 110,106 people, 41,050 households, and 28,611 families residing in the county. The population density was 71/km² (184/sq mi). There were 45,621 housing units at an average density of 29 persons/km² (76 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.26% White, 10.13% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. 3.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.9% were of German, 12.2% Polish, 10.2% American, 9.0% Irish and 5.5% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 41,050 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples living together, 11.70% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 30.30% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,430, and the median income for a family was $49,872. Males had a median income of $36,686 versus $23,955 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,913. 8.70% of the population and 6.30% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.50% are under the age of 18 and 9.00% are 65 or older.

[edit] Cities

• LaPorte
• Michigan City

[edit] Towns

• Hanna
• Kingsbury
• Kingsford Heights
• LaCrosse
• Long Beach
• Michiana Shores
• Pottawattamie Park
• Rolling Prairie
• Trail Creek
• Union Mills
• Wanatah
• Westville

[edit] Townships

• Cass
• Center
• Clinton
• Coolspring
• Dewey
• Galena
• Hanna
• Hudson
• Johnson
• Kankakee
• Lincoln
• Michigan
• New Durham
• Noble
• Pleasant
• Prairie
• Scipio
• Springfield
• Union
• Washington
• Wills

[edit] Education

Public schools in LaPorte County are administered by eight different districts:

• Cass Township Schools
• Dewey Township Schools
• LaPorte Community School Corporation [1]
• Metropolitan School District of New Durham Township [2]
• Michigan City Area Schools [3]
• New Prairie United School Corporation [4]
• Prairie Township Schools
• South Central Community School Corporation [5]

[edit] External links

• Access LaPorte County official community site
• Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce
• Healthy Communities of LaPorte County

[edit] References

• Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. 

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