LOCATION 
County: Lake
County size: 497 square miles 

POPULATION  
Census Year	City	County 
1970 		426 	546,253 
1980 		364 	522,965 
1990 		310 	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; 3-member town board, clerk-treasurer 
Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated 
Class: Town 
Area within city: 2 square miles  
Annual budget: N/A 
Primary source of revenue: State & local taxes 
Fire insurance rating in community: N/A 
 

TAXES 
LOCAL
(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: N/A 
Assessed at: -- Year payable: -- 
 
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: N/A
Total housing units in county: N/A
Average housing cost in city: N/A
Available rental units: N/A
Total hotel/motel rooms: N/A 
 

HEALTH AND WELFARE 
No. of Hospitals: St. Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point
Total no. of beds: 282 
 

EDUCATION 
No. of schools: 4 public, 2 parochial (Tri-Creek School Corporation - West Creek, Cedar Creek, Eagle Creek Twps.)
Total enrollment (K-12): 3,457 (1995 - Tri-Creek School Corporation) 
 
  
1994 COMBINED AVERAGE VERBAL AND MATH SAT SCORES
Average SAT score: 848 (Tri-Creek School Corporation))
Average Indiana SAT score: 876
Average National SAT score: 902 
 
  
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
Indiana Vocational Technical 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
N/A 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
Chicago area
Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville 

LIBRARY(S) 
No. of libraries: N/A
No. of Volumes: N/A 

PARKS 
City: N/A County: N/A 
State: N/A   

GOLF COURSES 
Public: N/A Private: N/A 

WATERWAYS   
No. nearby lakes: 2 
Rivers: N/A 
 

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: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

NATURAL GAS 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

WATER 
Service by: N/A Source: N/A 
Pumping capacity: N/A 
Peak demand: N/A 
Treatment capacity: N/A    

SANITATION 
Sewerage treatment plant: N/A 
Capacity: N/A 
Wet weather flow: N/A 
Dry weather flow: N/A 
Peak demand: N/A 
Area covered by plant: N/A 
 

TRANSPORTATION 
HIGHWAYS 
Interstate: N/A Distance: -- 
U.S.: N/A Distance: -- 
State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 

RAIL 
N/A 

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, 30 miles 

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