LOCATION 
County: Lake
Distance & direction to major cities:
Chicago, IL (NW) 20 miles
Indianapolis, IN (SE) 165 miles
Toledo, OH (E) 212 miles 

POPULATION  
Census Year	Town	County 
1970 		16,514 	546,253 
1980 		20,671 	522,965 
1990 		19,949 	475,594 
 
  Metropolitan statistical area: Gary-Hammond 

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: 615 feet 
 

GOVERNMENT 
Form & organization: Town; council/manager, 4 councilmen 
Term of office: 4 years 
Current term expires: 12-31-95 
Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated 
Class (if any): None 
Area within town: 7.5 square miles  
Annual budget: $8,000,000 
Primary source of revenue: State & local taxes 
Streets: 110 miles Paved: 100% 
Street lights: Yes 
Town net assessed valuation: $131,573,460 (90-91) 
Town bond rating: AAA 

INDEBTEDNESS (7-16-91)
Town: $1,810,000
County: $5,260,002
Water: $1,475,000
Park District: $405,000
School Town of Munster: $373,750
Hammond Sanitary District: $27,941,000
Lake County Public Library: $3,900,000
Munster Municipal Center Corp. (lease rental): $3,435,000
School Building Corporation: N/A 

POLICE 
Regular: 29 Special: 0 

FIRE DEPARTMENT 
Regular: 1 Volunteer: 56 
Fire insurance rating in community: 5 

LAND USE 
Town covered by zoning ordinances: Yes
Territory covered: Entire town
Zoning plans: Comprehensive plan
Master plan: Yes
Annexation plans: No 

ENVIRONMENTAL ORDINANCES
Water pollution ordinance: Yes
Air: Yes 
 

TAXES 
LOCAL
(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: $15.74 
Assessed at: 33-1/3% Year payable: 1992 
Total gross rate(s) for surrounding towns/townships: 
Dyer: $15.18
Schererville: : $13.77 Highland: $14.98
 
Town gross rate trend last five years:
(91) $15.74 (90) $14.20 (89) $18.87 (88) $17.68 (87) $17.18 
 

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: $116 - $171; 26 weeks maximum (7-8-91) 
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: 7,393 
No. of hotels/motels: 0 Total rooms: 0 
 

HEALTH AND WELFARE 
Name of Hospitals: Munster Community Hospital
Total no. of beds: 324 
No. of doctors: 217 
No. of dentists: 53 No. of nursing homes: 1 
No. of ambulances available: 2 
Other special health facilities: Hammond Clinic; Jones Clinic; Munster Medical Center 
 

EDUCATION 
  
ELEMENTARYNo. of schools: 3 Total enrollment: 1,422 Grades included: K-6 
Pupil to teacher ratio: 15:1 
Foreign languages taught: None 
 
  
MIDDLENo. of schools: 1 
Total enrollment: 469 
Grades included: 7-8 
Pupil to teacher ratio: 17:1   
Foreign languages taught: French, Spanish, German, Latin 
 
  
HIGH SCHOOLNo. of Schools: 1 
Total enrollment: 1,149 
Grades included: 9-12 
Pupil to teacher ratio: 17:1
Foreign languages taught: French, Spanish, German, Latin 
 
  
GENERAL INFOCertification requirement of teachers: Bachelor degree, Indiana license
Cost of education per pupil: $4,818.14 (89-90) 
No. of special education facilities: 1 
 
  
1991 AVERAGE COMBINED VERBAL AND MATH SCORES
Average SAT score: Averages Not Compiled 
Average Indiana SAT score: 865
Average National SAT score: 896 
 
  
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLSNo. of schools: 2 
Total enrollment: 760 
Grades includes: K-8 
 
  
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
No. of schools: 0 
Total enrollment: 0 
Grades includes: 0 
 
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
Hammond Area Career Center; Indiana Vocational Technical College 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Liberal arts: Purdue Calumet, Calumet College, Indiana University Northwest, Valparaiso University
Engineering: Purdue University Calumet
Business administration: Purdue Calumet, Indiana University Northwest, Calumet College, Valparaiso University
Graduate schools: Indiana University Northwest, Purdue University 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
Rotary, Optimist, Lions, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce

NUMBER OF CHURCHES 
Catholic: 1 Jewish: 2 (Hammond) 
Protestant: 11 Other: 1 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
Chicago area; Radisson Star Plaza; Northwest Indiana Symphony; Center for the Visual and Performing Arts 

LIBRARY(S) 
No. of Volumes: 635,818 

PARKS 
Town: 8 County: 0 
State: Indiana Dunes State Park, 
25 miles National: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 15 miles 

THEATERS 
No. of theaters: 0 

GOLF COURSES 
Public: 0 Private: 0 

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

WATERWAYS   
No. nearby lakes: Wolf Lake (North Hammond); Lake Michigan (15 miles) 
Rivers: 1 
 

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 
APRIL 1992 GARY-HAMMOND PMSA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES 
Labor force: 210,390 
Present employment: 193,900 
Unemployment Rate: 7.8% 

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 
Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers 
Product: carbonated beverages 
No. of employees: 355 

Times Publications 
Product: newspaper 
No. of employees: 190 

US Reduction Company 
Product: secondary aluminum alloys 
No. of employees: 100 

Kolmar Products Corp. 
Product: carbonated drinks 
No. of employees: 65 

Munster Steel Company, Inc. 
Product: fabricated structural steel 
No. of employees: 62 

Starcase Mfg. 
Product: shipping containers 
No. of employees: 70 

Plant openings in last 5 years: Bowman's Photo Lab & Studio; Lever Brothers - Dry Storage Corp.; The Times; Munster Medical Center 
 

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 

WATER 
Service by: City of Hammond 
Pumping capacity: 50,000,000 gpd 
Peak demand: 35,000,000 gpd 
Source: Lake Michigan 
Future supply: Unlimited 
Total hardness (parts/million): 7.8 grains 
Availability of water for industrial use: Ample  

SANITATION 
Sewerage treatment plant: Hammond Sanitary District 
Capacity: 60,000,00 gpd 
Wet weather flow: 60,000,000 gpd 
Peak demand: 48,000,000 gpd 
Dry weather flow: 36,000,000 gpd 
Area covered by plant: Town 
Sewer use charge: $1.20/1,000 gal. 
Storm sewers: Yes 
Garbage pick-up provided: Yes 
 

TRANSPORTATION 
HIGHWAYS 
Interstate: I-80/94 Distance: 0 miles 
U.S.: 6,41 Distance: 0 miles 
State: None Distance: -- 
State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 
Truck clearance, if any: 13 feet 6 inches 

RAIL 
C&O; C.N. America 
Distance to main line: 5 miles   
Services or trips daily: 
Freight: Yes
Passenger: South Shore 
Reciprocal switching: Yes (Hammond) 

TRUCK LINES 
No. of lines: 0 
No. of terminals: 0 
Overnight service available: Yes - Hammond 

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, 1 hour 

CITY TRANSPORTATION
Inter-city bus lines: Hammond Yellow Coach - Chicago Loop; TriState 
Coach Lines - O'Hare and Midway Airports
Intra-city bus lines: None 

PORT FACILITIES (Nearest)
Burns International Harbor - Portage, 20 miles 
 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
BANKS
Calumet National Bank; Gainer Bank; Mercantile National Bank; First National Bank of East Chicago
Combined assets: $2,504,782,366 

SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
Citizens Federal; People's Bank; American Savings
Combined assets: $859,220,482 

CREDIT UNIONS 
St. Margaret Hospital Federal C.U.; Self-reliance Ukrainian Federal C.U. Branch #7
Combined assets: Available upon request 
 

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