LOCATION 
County: Lake
County size: 497 square miles
Distance & direction to major cities:
Chicago, IL (NW) 32 miles
Indianapolis, IN (SE) 165 miles
Detroit, MI (NE) 240 miles
Cincinnati, OH (E) 245 miles 

POPULATION  
Census Year	Town	County 
1970		9,858	546,253 
1980 		15,083 	522,965 
1990 		13,899 	475,594 
 
  Metropolitan statistical area: Gary-Hammond
Average income per household: $28,642- 1989 dollars for Lake Station (1990 census) 

CLIMATE 
Coldest month: January 
Avg. temp of: 29.7° F 
Hottest month: July 
Avg. temp of: 70.7° F 
 

GOVERNMENT 
Form & organization: City; mayor, clerk-treasurer, 7 councilmen 
Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated 
Class: 3 
Area within city: 8.3 square miles  
Annual budget: $4,221,355 (1996) 
Primary source of revenue: Local and state taxes 
Fire insurance rating in community: 7 
 

TAXES 
LOCAL
(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: 
Lake Station-Hobart: $25.7964
Lake Station-Calumet: $26.211
Lake Station-Hobart: $25.1653 
Assessed at: 33-1/3% 
Year payable: 1995 
 
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: 5,066 (1990 census)
Total housing units in county: 183,014 (1990 census)
Average housing cost in city: $36,400 (1989)
Available rental units: N/A
Total hotel/motel rooms: 0 
 

HEALTH AND WELFARE 
No. of Hospitals: 0 (Hospitals nearby in Hobart, Gary, Merrillville)
Total no. of beds: 0 (1,207 for nearby hospitals listed above) 
 

EDUCATION 
No. of schools: 5 public, 1 parochial (1996)
Total enrollment (K-12): 1,611 (1/30/96 - not including parochial) 
 
  
1994 COMBINED AVERAGE VERBAL AND MATH SAT SCORES
Average SAT score: 726
Average Indiana SAT score: 876
Average National SAT score: 902 
 
  
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
Ivy Tech State College, Gary/East Chicago/Valparaiso 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
Calumet College, Whiting
Indiana University Northwest, Gary
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso 

CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL 
MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Eagles, Lions, VFW, Chamber of Commerce, American Legion 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville
Chicago area 

LIBRARY(S) 
No. of libraries: 1
No. of Volumes: 635,818 - Lake County Public Library System (1 branch in Lake Station) 

PARKS 
City: 8 & 1 community center w/pool County: 0 
State: Indiana Dunes State Park, 10 miles 
National: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 

GOLF COURSES 
Public: 0 
Private: 0 

WATERWAYS   
No. nearby lakes:1 
Rivers: 1 
 

LABOR MARKET 
7/95 PRELIMINARY LAKE COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES 
Present Employment: 216,070 
Labor force: 230,310 
Unemployment Rate: 6.2%   
 
  
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 
Greenwald Surgical Co., Inc. 
Product: electrosurgical & urological instruments 
No. of employees: 35 

East Gary Concrete Products 
Product: precast concrete products 
No. of employees: 15 

Sun Engineer 
Product: Machine shop 
No. of employees: 75 

Prochem Co. 
Product: rolling and lubricating oils 
No. of employees: 9 

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: Lake Station Water Dept.
(plus limited purchases from Northwest Indiana Water Co.) 
Source: Wells Pumping 
capacity: 2,500,000 gpd 
Peak demand: 750,000 gpd 
Treatment capacity: N/A 

SANITATION 
Sewerage treatment plant: Gary Sanitary District 
Capacity: 120,000,000 gpd  
Wet weather flow: 60,000,000 gpd avg. 
Dry weather flow: 40,000,000 gpd avg. 
Peak demand: N/A 
Area covered by plant: Entire city 
 

TRANSPORTATION 
HIGHWAYS 
Interstate: I-80, I-94, I-90, I-65 
Distance: 0 miles 
U.S.: 6 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
Michiana Regional Airport, South Bend - 45 min.
Midway Airport, Chicago - 45 min. 

PORT FACILITIES (Nearest)
Burns International Harbor - Portage 
 

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