LOCATION 
County: Lake
County size: 497 square miles 

POPULATION  
Census Year	Town	County 
1990 		645 	546,253 
1997 		2,066 	522,965 
 

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

GOVERNMENT 
Form & organization: 
Town; 5-member town council
(Rober Pelfrey, President - Ward 4; Frank Monroe - Ward 1; Everett Cleveland - Ward 2; Van Thompson - Ward 3; Tommy Hall - Ward 5)
Clerk-treasurer: Sherry Hall 
Class: Town 
Area within city: 1 square mile 
 

TAXES 
LOCAL
(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: 
$5.8977 (Town); $0.3646 (Park & Rec.) 
  
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 
 

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 

UTILITIES 
ELECTRIC 
Service by: N/A 

NATURAL GAS 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

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