LOCATION 
County: Lake
County size: 497 square miles
Distance & direction to major cities:
Chicago, IL (NW) 35 miles
Indianapolis, IN (SE) 155 miles
Detroit, MI (NE) 245 miles
Cincinnati, OH (SE) 260 miles
South Bend (E) 60 miles 

POPULATION  
Census Year	Town	County 
1970		21,485	546,253 
1980 		22,987 	522,965 
1990 		21,822 	475,594 
1993 		24,440
(per special geographical census)   
 
  Metropolitan statistical area: Gary-Hammond
Per capita income as per 1990 census data: $14,596
Median income per household: $34,602 (1990)
Median Family Income: $40,152 (1990) 

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: 27.75 square miles  
Annual budget: $13,564,887 (1997) 
Primary source of revenue: 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: $22.14 
Assessed at: 33-1/3% 
Year payable: 1997 
 
Tax Unit 43 = $17.9124 (Hobart-Ross twp.)
Tax Unit 42 = $21.2619 (Hobart - Hobart twp.)
Tax Unit 27 = $21.9656 (Hobart - Corp.) 

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: 8,958 (1996); 8,302 (1990 census)
Total housing units in county: 183,014 (1990 census)
Average housing cost in city: $79,000 
Available rental units: 800
Total hotel/motel rooms: 185 
 

HEALTH AND WELFARE 
No. of Hospitals: 2 - St. Mary Medical Center; Charter Behavioral Health System
Total no. of beds: 194; 60 
 

EDUCATION 
No. of schools: 6 public, 3 parochial,1 private (1994)
Total enrollment (K-12): 3,600 (1997) 
 
  
1994 COMBINED AVERAGE VERBAL AND MATH SAT SCORES
Average SAT score: 843
Average Indiana SAT score: 892
Average National SAT score: 910 
 
  
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
Gary Career Center, Gary
Indiana Voc. Tech. College, Gary 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
Calumet College, Whiting
Indiana University Northwest, Gary
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso 

CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL 
MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Rotary, Elks, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, Boy & Girl Scouts, Arts League, YMCA, Jaycees, HIEDC, Historical Society 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
Lakefront Festival Center, Hobart
John Woods Mill, Merrillville
Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville
Hobart Historical Society Museum, Hobart 

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

PARKS 
City: 12 County: 1 - Deep River County Park 
State: Indiana Dunes State Park, 12 miles 
National: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 

GOLF COURSES 
Public: 2  
Private: 1 

WATERWAYS   
No. nearby lakes: 1 
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 
Westinghouse Electric Corp. 
Product: continuous caster & mechanical repair No. of employees: 115 

Coil-Tran Corp. 
Product: electric coils & transformers No. of employees: 103 

Indiana Botanic Gardens 
Product: herbal products 
No. of employees: 90 

Gladwin Indiana 
Product: mill services 
No. of employees: 30 

Air-Tek, Inc./Catco 
Product: catalytic converters 
No. of employees: 50 

Midwest Products 
Product: micro-cut balsa wood sheets & blocks, model airplane kits, miniature powered planes No. of employees: 80 
Area Sheet Metal Inc. 
Product: sheet metal fabrication No. of employees: 49 
Plant Openings in the last 5 yrs.: Indiana Botanic Gardens, 1990; Gladwin Indiana, 1994; Air-Tek, Inc./Catco, 1993 
 

UTILITIES 
ELECTRIC 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

NATURAL GAS 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

WATER 
Service by: Northwest Indiana Water Company 
Source: Lake Michigan Pumping capacity: 5,900,000 gpd 
Peak demand: 3,200,000 gpd Treatment capacity: N/A 

SANITATION 
Sewerage treatment plant: Gary Sanitary District 
Capacity: 4,000,000 gpd pumping capacity for Hobart 
Wet weather flow: 3,500,000 gpd avg. 
Dry weather flow: 2,000,000 gpd avg. 
Peak demand: 4,000,000 gpd 
Area covered by plant: Regional 
 

TRANSPORTATION 
HIGHWAYS 
Interstate: I-94, I-65 Distance: 0 miles 
U.S.: 6, 30 Distance: 0, 2 miles 
State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 

RAIL 
Conrail, Norfolk & Western 

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

AIR 
Local Airports: Gary Regional, Hobart Skyranch/Niemeyer Aviation Flights per day: 3; 0 
Charter service available: Yes Runways: 7,000 & 3,600 ft; 40' x 3,175' asphalt 
Nearest major airports:  
O'Hare International Airport, Chicago - 60 miles Midway Airport, Chicago - 45 mlies 

PORT FACILITIES (Nearest)
Burns International Harbor - Portage, 10 miles 
 

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