LOCATION 
	County: Lake
	County size: 497 square miles
	Distance & direction to major cities:
	Chicago, IL (NW) 45 miles
	Indianapolis, IN (S) 145 miles
	South Bend, IN (NE) 70 miles
	Cincinnati, OH (SE) 227 miles 

POPULATION  
	Census Year 	City 		County 
	1970 		10,931 		546,253 
	1980 		16,455 		522,965 
	1990 		17,728 		475,594 
	
	Metropolitan statistical area: Gary-Hammond
	Average income per household: $37,539 - median 

CLIMATE 
	Coldest month: January 		Avg. temp of: 24.2° F 
	Hottest month: July 		Avg. temp of: 73.3° F 
	 

GOVERNMENT 
	Form & organization: City; mayor, 7-member city council, clerk/treasurer 
	Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated 
	Class: 3 
	Area within city: 7.9 square miles  
	Annual budget: $4,785,609 general fund; $691,834 motor vehicle (1992) 
	Primary source of revenue: State & local property taxes 
	Fire insurance rating in community: 6 
	  
	 

TAXES 
LOCAL
	(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
	Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: 
	Center Twp.: $15.3982		Ross Twp.: $16.498
	Assessed at: 33-1/3% 		Year payable: 1994 

 
COUNTY: 
	None

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 - 5.5% experience rating
	Benefits: $116 - $202; 26 weeks maximum 
	Workmen's compensation rate: Employer's liability
	Benefits: 66-2/3% of weekly wage; $428.00 maximum
	Corporate franchise tax: None
	Machinery, equipment, inventory tax: Property tax 
 

HOUSING 
	Total housing units in city: 6,568 (1990 census)
	Total housing units in county: 183,014 (1990 census)
	Average housing cost in city: $80,300 - median
	Available rental units: N/A
	Total hotel/motel rooms: 10 
 

HEALTH AND WELFARE 
	No. of Hospitals: 1 - St. Anthony Medical Center 
	Total no. of beds: 282 
 

EDUCATION 
	No. of schools: 8 public, 2 parochial, 1 private
	Total enrollment (K-12): 6,292 (1992) 
	 
  
1994 COMBINED AVERAGE VERBAL AND MATH SCORES SAT SCORES
	Average SAT score: 905
	Average Indiana SAT score: 876
	Average National SAT score: 902 
 
  
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
	Indiana Vocational Technical College, Gary & Valparaiso
	Commonwealth Business College, Merrillville
	Davenport Business College, Merrillville 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
	Indiana University Northwest, Gary
	Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
	Calumet College, Whiting
	Valparaiso University, Valparaiso 

CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL 
MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
	Rotary, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, Historical Society 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
	Lake County Courthouse, Crown Point
	Public Library (Carnegie)
	Ye Old Homestead historical site
	Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville 

LIBRARY(S) 
	No. of libraries: 1 - Crown Point Community Library
	No. of Volumes: 62,500 

PARKS 
	City: 10 	County: 1, Lake County Fair Grounds 
	State: Indiana Dunes State Park, 30 miles National: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 

THEATERS 
	No. of theaters: 1 

GOLF COURSES 
	Public: 3 	Private: 1 

WATERWAYS   
	No. nearby lakes: 2  
	Rivers: 0 
 

LABOR MARKET 
FEBRUARY 1995 COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES 
	Present Employment: 214,800 	Labor force: 229,560 
	Unemployment Rate: 6.4%   
 
  
1993 LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
	Total covered employment average: 189,444
	Mfg. average - goods producing: 40,900
	Non-mfg. average - service producing: 125,563
	Government average: 22,982 
  
GENERAL INFO
	% manufacturing workers in union: 87%
	State right to work law: No 

INDUSTRY 
MAJOR INDUSTRIES 
	A & B Manufacturing Inc. 
	Product: steel fabricators, steel processing machinery, 
	material handling equipment, conveyers, automatic stackers No. of employees: 50 
	
	East Chicago Machine Tool 
	Product: paper & metal baler, paper shredding & scrap metal processing equipment No. of employees: 90 
	
	Progressive Machinery & Engineering 
	Product: steel mill equipment, steel & coil processing machinery No. of employees: 45 
	
	Helix Hydraulics Inc. 
	Product: hydraulic cylinders & repair No. of employees: 37 
	
	Plant openings in last 5 years: Gate Pallet Systems, East Chicago Machine Tool Corp. 
	 
	
UTILITIES 
ELECTRIC 
	Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

NATURAL GAS 
	Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

WATER 
	Service by: City of Crown Point Source: Wells 
	Pumping capacity: 3,700,000 gpd Treatment capacity: N/A  

SANITATION 
	Sewerage treatment plant: City of Crown Point 
	Capacity: 3,600,000 gpd 
	Wet weather flow: 3,000,000 gpd avg. 
	Dry weather flow: 2,000,000 gpd avg. 
	Peak demand: 6,000,000 gpd 
	Area covered by plant: City limits 
	 

TRANSPORTATION 
	HIGHWAYS 
	Interstate: I-65 Distance: 2 miles 
	U.S.: 30, 41 Distance: 5 miles 
	State: 2 Distance: 4 miles 
	State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 
	
	RAIL 
	None 
	
	TRUCK LINES 
	Major national/local lines: 3
	Overnight service available: Cities within 250 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 International Airport, Chicago - 1 hour Midway Airport, Chicago - 1 hour 
	
	PORT FACILITIES (Nearest)
	Burns International Harbor - Portage, 25 miles 
 

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