LOCATION 
County: Lake
County size: 497 square miles
Distance & direction to major cities:
Chicago, IL (NW) 21 miles
Indianapolis, IN (SE) 165 miles
Detroit, MI (NE) 250 miles
Toledo, OH (E) 210 miles 

POPULATION  
Census Year	Town	County 
1970		24,947	546,253 
1980		25,935	522,965 
1990		23,696	475,594 
 
  Metropolitan statistical area: Gary-Hammond
Average income per household: N/A 

CLIMATE 
Coldest month: January 
Avg. temp of: 20.1° F 
Hottest month: July 
Avg. temp of: 72.9° F 
 

GOVERNMENT 
Form & organization: Town; council, clerk-treasurer, 5 councilmen 
Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated 
Class: Town 
Area within city: 6.8 square miles  
Annual budget: $7,750,000 (1995) 
Primary source of revenue: State & local taxes 
Fire insurance rating in community: 5 
 

TAXES 
LOCAL
(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: $18.38 
Assessed at: 33-1/3% Year payable: 1996 
 
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: 8,892 (1990 census)
Total housing units in county: 183,014 (1990 census)
Average housing cost in city: $95,212 (1993)
Available rental units: N/A
Total hotel/motel rooms: 1,789 
 

HEALTH AND WELFARE 
No. of Hospitals: 1, Community Hospital, Munster
Total no. of beds: 324 
 

EDUCATION 
No. of schools: 6 public, 3 parochial
Total enrollment (K-12): 4,039 (1994) 
 
  
1994 COMBINED AVERAGE VERBAL AND MATH SAT SCORES
Average SAT score: 901
Average Indiana SAT score: 876
Average National SAT score: 902 
 
  
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
Hammond Area Career Center, Hammond
Indiana Vocational Technical College, Gary
Creative Hair Styling Academy, Highland 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
Calumet College, Whiting
Indiana University Northwest, Gary
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso 

CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL 
MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
Main square gazebo - outdoor productions, Highland
Chicago area
Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville
Northwest Indiana Symphony
Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, Munster 

LIBRARY(S) 
No. of libraries: 1
No. of Volumes: 827,692 - Lake County Public Library System 

PARKS 
Town: 16 County: 0 
State: Indiana Dunes State Park, 25 miles 
National: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 

GOLF COURSES 
Public: 1 18-hole Private: 0 

WATERWAYS   
No. nearby lakes: Lake Michigan, 10 miles 
Rivers: 1 
 

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 
Calumet Press 
Product: newspaper, printing products & printing services 
No. of employees: 1 

Calumet Machine & Welding 
Product: machine repair, gas welding 
No. of employees: 0 

Pleasant View Dairy 
Product: milk & milk products 
No. of employees: 40 

Minteq 
Product: spray coatings 
No. of employees: 16 

Sheet Metal Svcs. Inc. 
Product: sheet metal fabrications 
No. of employees: 12 

Plant openings in last 5 years: None  
 

UTILITIES 
ELECTRIC 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

NATURAL GAS 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

WATER 
Service by: Town of Highland Dept. of Water Works (purchased from the City of Hammond) 
Source: Lake Michigan Pumping capacity: 4,000,000 gpd 
Peak demand: 3,000,000 gpd Treatment capacity: N/A 

SANITATION 
Sewerage treatment plant: Hammond Sanitary District 
Capacity: 60,000,000 gpd - Highland's share = 7,000,000 gpd 
Wet weather flow: 60,000,000 gpd avg. 
Dry weather flow: 36,000,000 gpd avg. 
Peak demand: 48,000,000 gpd 
Area covered by plant: Entire town 
 

TRANSPORTATION 
HIGHWAYS 
Interstate: I-80/94, I-65 
Distance: 8 miles 
U.S.: 41 
Distance: 0 miles 
State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 

RAIL 
Conrail 

TRUCK LINES 
Major national/local lines: N/A
Overnight service available: N/A 

AIR 
Local Airport: Gary Regional Flights per day: 3 
Charter service available: Yes 
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, 20 miles 

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