LOCATION 
County: Lake
County size: 497 square miles
Distance & direction to major cities:
Chicago, IL (NW) 25 miles
Indianapolis, IN (SE) 165 miles
Detroit, MI (NE) 250 miles
Toledo, OH (E) 210 miles 

POPULATION  
Census Year	Town	County 
1970 		3,663 	546,253 
1980 		13,209 	522,965 
1990 		20,155 	475,594 
1992 		21,553   
1994 		25,000   
 
  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; town manager, clerk/treasurer, 5 councilmen 
Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated 
Class: Town 
Area within city: 16 square miles 
Annual budget: $9,200,000 (1997) 
Primary source of revenue: State & local taxes 
Fire insurance rating in community: 5 
 

TAXES 
LOCAL
(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: $13.70 
Assessed at: 33-1/3% 
Year payable: 1996 
 
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 town: 7,703 (1990 census); 9,800
Total housing units in county: 183,014 (1990 census)
Average housing cost in city: N/A 
Available rental units: N/A
Total hotel/motel rooms: 167 
 

HEALTHCARE 
No. of Hospitals: 3; St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Center (South Campus), Dyer; St. Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point; Methodist Hospital, Merrillville; Community Hospital, Munster
Total no. of beds: 1,381 
 

EDUCATION 
No. of schools: 5 public, 1 parochial, 1 private
Total enrollment (K-12): 9,010 (1994) 
 
  
1994 COMBINED AVERAGE VERBAL AND MATH SAT SCORES
Average SAT score: 867
Average Indiana SAT score: 876
Average National SAT score: 902 
 
  
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
Hammond Area Career Center, Hammond
Vocational Technical College, Gary 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Hyles-Anderson College
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
Calumet College, Whiting
Indiana University Northwest, Gary
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso 

CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL 
MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Rotary, Lions, Jaycees, Central Lions, Optimist, Kiwanis 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
Star Plaza Theater, Merrillville; Northwest Indiana Symphony; The Center for Visual & Performing Arts, Munster; Chicago area 

LIBRARY(S) 
No. of libraries: 1 Branch of the Lake County Public Library System
No. of Volumes: 868,000  

THEATERS
1 - Kerosotat 

PARKS 
Town: 7 
County: 0 
State: Indiana Dunes State Park, 25 miles   

GOLF COURSES 
Public: 1 
Private: 1  

WATERWAYS   
No. nearby lakes: Lake Michigan, 25 miles 
Rivers: 1 
 

LABOR MARKET 
FEBRUARY 1995 LAKE COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES 
Present Employment: 214,800 
Labor force: 229,560 
Unemployment Rate: 5.4%   
 
  
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 
Eaglebrook 
Product: water treatment chemicals 
No. of employees: 50 

Mason Corp. 
Product: metal residue, tin chemicals & reclamation 
No. of employees: 100 

Midwest Pipe Coating 
Product: protective pipe coating 
No. of employees: 120-summer; 250-winter 

Avery Dennison Corp., Graphic Systs. Div. 
Product: hot stamped foil; decorated laminates & film 
No. of employees: 239 

Schererville Steel Corp. 
Product: steel fabrication - ornamental plate, sheet & structural 
No. of employees: 83 

Plant Openings in the last 5 yrs.: None 
 

UTILITIES 
ELECTRIC 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

NATURAL GAS 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

WATER 
Service by: Town of Schererville (Northern Indiana Water Company) 
Source: Lake Michigan 
Pumping capacity: 5,000,000 gpd 
Peak demand: 4,000,000 gpd 
Treatment capacity: N/A 

SANITATION 
Sewerage treatment plant: Town of Schererville 
Capacity: 6,500,000 gpd  
Wet weather flow: 6,000,000 gpd avg. 
Dry weather flow: 4,500,000 gpd avg. 
Peak demand: 13,700,000 gpd 
Area covered by plant: Entire Town (plus the Town of St. John unincorporated areas) 
 

TRANSPORTATION 
HIGHWAYS 
Interstate: I-65, I-80/94 Distance: 8, 6 miles 
U.S.: 41, 30 
Distance: 0 miles 
State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 

RAIL 
C&O, C. N. America 

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

AIR 
Local Airports: Gary Regional 
Flights per day: 3 
Runways: 7,000 & 3,600 ft Charter service available: Yes 
Nearest major airports:  
O'Hare International Airport, 
Chicago - 1 hour Midway Airport, Chicago - 1 hour 

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

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