LOCATION 
	County: Lake
	Distance & direction to major cities:
	Chicago, IL (NW) 40 miles
	Indianapolis, IN (SE) 145 miles
	South Bend, IN (NE) 75 miles 

POPULATION  
	Census 	Year  	Town  County 
	1970 	7,589 	546,253 
	1980	8,754 	522,965 
	1990 	8,885	475,594 
 

CLIMATE 
	Annual average temperature: 48.9° F 
	Coldest month: January 			Avg. temp of: 20.1° F 
	Hottest month: July 			Avg. temp of: 72.9° F 
	Annual total rain: 34.66 inches 
	Annual total snow: 39.2 inches 
	Elevation: 705 
 

GOVERNMENT 
	Form & organization: Town, 7 councilmen, clerk-treasurer 
	Term of office: 4 years; staggered terms 
	Current term expires: 12/31/98 & 12/31/99 
	Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated 
	Class (if any): None 
	Area within town: 8.1 square miles (Includes 805 acre lake) 
	Annual budget: $3,000,000 
	Primary source of revenue: State & local taxes 
	Streets: 53 miles 			Paved: Yes, 75% 
	Street lights: Yes 
	Net assessed valuation: $36,573,878 total 
	Center Township: 	Hanover Township: 
	$16,914.28 		$19,659.050 
	
	Town bond rating: No rating 

INDEBTEDNESS (2-5-97)
	Town: $645,000 (town hall remodeling project)
	County: $5,260,002
	Sewer: $3,586; includes 1996 sewer rehab. and new Lincoln school
	Hanover Community School Corp.: $490,000
	Crown Point Community School Corp.: $261,998
	Crown Point School Bldg. Corp.: $6,325,000 (all figures not available)
	NW Indiana Special Ed. Coop. School Bldg. Corp.: $1,200,000 (10 school corps. in Lake County)
	Lake County Public Library: $1,545,000 (5-92) 

POLICE 
	Regular: 12 		Special: Civil Defense 

FIRE DEPARTMENT 
	(Incorporated Fire Department) 
	Regular: 0 		Volunteer: 30 
	Fire insurance rating in community: 9 (7 - 1,000 ft. from lake)
	town contracts for fire protection yearly - 1997: $127,000 

LAND USE 
	Town covered by zoning ordinances: Yes
	Territory covered: Entire town
	Annexation plans: Yes - Robin's Nest 
	Zoning plans: Yes 		Master plan: Yes 

ENVIRONMENTAL ORDINANCES 
	Water pollution ordinance: 		Air: 
	Yes 					Yes 

	Storm drainage control ordinance: Yes 
 

TAXES 
	LOCAL
	(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
	Town receives 16% of each dollar
	Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: 
	Hanover: $12.85
	Center: $12.99 Assessed at: 33-1/3%
	Year payable: 1996 
	Total gross rate(s) for surrounding towns/townships: 
	Crown Point: $13.18
	Center Twp.: $9.78 	Lowell: $17.29
	Hanover Twp.: $10.82 
	Town gross rate trend last 5 years:
	Center Twp.:(91) $13.72 (90) $12.69 (89) $16.25 (88) $15.17 (87) $14.98 
 	Hanover Twp.:(91) $14.02 (90) $14.11 (89) $15.35 (88) $14.29 (87) $15.40 
 

	STATE
	State retail sales tax: 5%
	State gross income or adjusted gross income tax: 
	Corp. gross income tax: 0.3% - 1.2% or adjusted gross 3.4%
	Supplemental net income tax: 4.5%
	Unemployment contribution rate: 0.2 - 5.4% experience rating
	Benefits: $217 weekly; 26 weeks maximum 
	Exemptions: 
	Homestead: $2,000 		Veterans: Up to $6,000 
	Mortgage: $1,000 		Industrial: $1,000 gross income 
	Corporate franchise tax: None 
	Machinery, equipment, inventory tax: Property tax 
	Corporate organization fee: 
	$90 fee including certificate; $15.00 fee for filing annual reports 
 

HOUSING 
	Total housing units: 3,344 
	No. of hotels/motels: 0 	Total rooms: 0 
 

HEALTH AND WELFARE 
	Name of Hospitals: St. Anthony Medical Center (Crown Point)
	Total no. of beds: 282 
	No. of doctors: 3 	No. of dentists: 4 	No. of nursing homes: 0 
	No. of ambulances available: 2 (town owned ambulance service) 
	Other special health facilities: Cedar Lake Medical Clinic 
 

EDUCATION
	Hanover Community School Corporation (Hanover Twp.); Crown Point Community School Corporation (Center Twp.) 
  
ELEMENTARY
	No. of schools:  	Hanover Corp. - 1 	Crown Point Corp. - 1 
	Total enrollment: 	Hanover Corp. - 631 	Crown Point Corp. - 639 
	Grades included: 	Hanover Corp. - K-5 	Crown Point Corp. - K-6 
	Pupil to teacher ratio: Hanover Corp. - 18.8 	Crown Point Corp. - 19.3 
	Foreign languages taught: None 
 
  
MIDDLENo. of schools: 
	(Combined jr./sr. high) Hanover Corp. - 1 	Crown Point Corp. - 1 
	Total enrollment: 	Hanover Corp. - 334 	Crown Point Corp. - 818 
	Grades included: 	Hanover Corp. - 6-8 	Crown Point Corp. - 7-8 
	Pupil to teacher ratio: Hanover Corp. - 18.5	Crown Point Corp. - 20.4 
	Foreign languages taught: None 
 
  
HIGH SCHOOL
	No. of schools: 
	(Combined jr./sr. high) Hanover Corp. - 1 Crown Point Corp. - 1 
	Total enrollment: 	Hanover Corp. - 455 	Crown Point Corp. - 1,587 
	Grades included: 	Hanover Corp. - 9-12 	Crown Point Corp. - 9-12 
	Pupil to teacher ratio: Hanover Corp. - 18.5 Crown Point Corp. - 20.4 
	Foreign languages taught: 
	Hanover Corp.: French, Spanish
	Crown Point Corp.: French, German, Spanish, Japanese (8-92) 
 
  
GENERAL INFO
	Certification requirement of teachers: Bachelor degree, Indiana license
	Cost of education per pupil: 
	Hanover Corp. -- $3,516.46 	Crown Point Corp. -- $3,693.95 
	No. of special education facilities: Cedar Lake Adult Learning Center 
 
  
1991 AVERAGE COMBINED VERBAL AND MATH SCORESAverage SAT score: (1990) 
	Hanover Corp. -- 860 	Crown Point Corp. -- 901 
	Average Indiana SAT score: 865
	Average National SAT score: 896 
 
  
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
	No. of schools: 0 	Total enrollment: 0 	Grades includes: 0 
 
  
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
	Small World Nursery - Day Care
	Grade Tots No. of schools: 2 	Total enrollment: 65 	Grades includes: 0 
 
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
	Indiana Vocational Technical College 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
	Liberal arts: Purdue Calumet, Calumet College, Indiana University Northwest, Valparaiso University
	Engineering: Purdue Calumet, Valparaiso University
	Business administration: Purdue Calumet, Indiana University Northwest, Calumet College, Valparaiso University
	Graduate schools: Indiana University Northwest, Purdue Calumet, Valparaiso University
	Research labs & institutions: Inland Steel Research Laboratory
	Foreign languages taught: 
	Purdue Calumet: 		French, German, Spanish, Japanese 
	Calumet College: 		Spanish, French 
	Indiana University Northwest: 	French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Latin 
	Valparaiso University: 		French, Spanish, Latin, Greek, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese 
 

CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL 
MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
	Chamber of Commerce

NUMBER OF CHURCHES 
	Catholic: 2 Jewish: 0 
	Protestant: 14 Other: 0 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
	Cedar Lake Summerfest Celebration (July 4th) on town grounds -18 acres located on the lake front
	Lake of the Red Cedars Museum; Radisson Star Plaza (Merrillville)
	Center for the Visual and Performing Arts (Munster)
	Chicago area 

LIBRARY(S) 
	No. of Volumes: 635,818, Lake County Public Library System 
	(Branch in Cedar Lake) 

PARKS 
	Town: 2 County: 1, Lemon Lake 
	State: Indiana Dunes State Park, 26 miles National: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 22 miles 

THEATERS 
	No. of theaters: 0 

GOLF COURSES 
	Public: 2 (18-hole) Private: 0 

SPORTS   
	High School: Yes College: Yes, Valparaiso 
	Professional: Chicago, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend 

WATERWAYS   
	No. nearby lakes: 2 (Town surrounds an 805 acre lake) 
	Rivers: 0 
 

AREA RESOURCES 
	Ample supply of available water: Yes 
	Mineral resources: None 
	Agricultural and forest products: Corn, soybeans, vegetables 
	Average annual market value of farm products sold in Lake County: $32,553,000 (1987) 

LABOR MARKET 
1991 AVERAGE LAKE COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES 
	Labor force: 204,700 Employed: 189,500 
	Unemployment Rate: 7.4% 

1990 LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
	Total covered employment average: 191,926
	Mfg. average - goods producing: 44,979
	Non-mfg. average - service producing: 124,281
	Government average: 22,666

1989 LAKE COUNTY OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY - MIDDLE RANGE WAGES
	Office: $265.00 - $535.00
	Technical & data processing: $285.00 - $575.00
	Selected skilled: $8.25 - $14.25
	Selected semi-skilled production: $6.5 - $12.25

HOURLY WORKERS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED 
	Skilled: $12.25 - $13.25 Semi-skilled: $11.25 - $11.75 
	Unskilled: $9.25 - 10.75   

GENERAL INFO
	% manufacturing workers in union: 87%
	State right to work law: No 
	 

INDUSTRY 
MAJOR INDUSTRIES 
	Grand Rapids Sash & Door 
	Product: warehouse, shipping No. of employees: 20 

	Cedar Lake Sheet Metal 
	Product: sheet metal fabricating No. of employees: 13 
	
	MM & M Electric 
	Product: electrical machine work No. of employees: 10 
	
	Certified Concrete Inc. 
	Product: ready mixed concrete No. of employees: 8 
	
	Ottosons Industries Inc. 
	Product: machine work, hydraulic air cylinder repair No. of employees: 9 
	
	Vanco Machine and Engineering 
	Product: injection molded plastic and medical parts No. of employees: 14 
	
	Courtney Frame Co. 
	Product: wooden picture frames No. of employees: 3 
	
	Sterling Machine Shop   
	Product: Machine work No. of employees: 2 
	
	Plant openings in last 5 years: None 
 

UTILITIES 
	ELECTRIC 
	Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 
	Total resources of system: 3,361 mw (1990) 
	Total system peak demand: 2,547 mw (1990) 
	Capacity margin: 814 mw (1990) 
	No. of electric generating units: 19 
	% of generation: 
	Coal-fired: 93.6% Oil: 0% 
	Nuclear: 0% Hydro: 6% 
	Natural Gas: 7% Purchased power: 1.8% 
	Historic all-time peak usage: 2,739 mw (9-6-90 -- includes control area) 
	
	NATURAL GAS 
	Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 
	Available for industrial space heating: Yes 
	Historic all-time peak sendout: 1.55 Bcf (1-20-84) 
	Total gas deliveries: 241,645 dekatherms (1990) 
	Gas storage capacity: 
	LNG -- 4,000,000 Mcf; Underground storage 6,750,000 Mcf 
	
	SANITATION 
	Sewerage treatment plant: Lowell/Cedar Lake 
	Capacity: 2,000,00 gpd Wet weather flow: Not available 
	Peak demand: 1,650,000 gpd Dry weather flow: Not available 
	Area covered by plant: Town Sewer use charge: $30.00  
	Storm sewers: Limited coverage Garbage pick-up provided: Private sector 
	 

TRANSPORTATION 
	HIGHWAYS 
	Interstate: I-65 Distance: 7 miles 
	U.S.: 41 Distance: 0 miles 
	State: 2 Distance: 4 miles 
	State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 
	Truck clearance, if any: 12 ft. 11 in. 
	
	RAIL 
	Conrail, Monon 
	Distance to main line: 0 miles   
	Services or trips daily: Freight: 6; Passenger: None 
	Reciprocal switching: Yes 
	
	TRUCK LINES 
	No. of lines: 3 No. of terminals: 0 
	Overnight service available: Cities within 300 miles 
	
	AIR 
	Local Airport: Gary Regional Flights per day: 3 
	Charter service available: yes Approaches: ILS, VOR/DME,NDB 
	Runways: 7,000 & 3,600 ft.   
	Nearest major airports:  
	O'Hare, Chicago, 1 hour Midway, Chicago, 45 minutes 
	
	CITY TRANSPORTATION
	Inter-city bus lines: No 
	
	PORT FACILITIES (Nearest)
	Burns International Harbor - Portage, 26 miles 
 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
	BANKS
	Bank One, NBD 
	
	CREDIT UNIONS 
	No local offices   
 

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