LOCATION 
County: Lake
County size: 497 square miles
Distance & direction to major cities:
Chicago, IL (NW) 45 miles (approx.)
Indianapolis, IN (S) 145 miles (approx.)
South Bend, IN (NE) 70 miles (approx.)
Cincinnati, OH (SE) 227 miles (approx.) 

POPULATION  
Census Year	City	County 
1990		645 	475,594 
 
  Metropolitan statistical area: N/A
Average income per household: N/A 

CLIMATE 
Coldest month: January 
Avg. temp of: 24.2° F 
Hottest month: July 
Avg. temp of: 73.3° F 
 

GOVERNMENT 
Form & organization: Town; 3-member town council, clerk/treasurer
One of Indiana's newest towns incorporated (9/93) 
Incorporated or unincorporated: incorporated 
Class: town 
 

TAXES 
LOCAL
(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
Total gross rate within township per $100 valuation: 11.84 (Corp. Rate: $1.09) 
  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 
 

HEALTH AND WELFARE 
No. of Hospitals: 0; St. Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point
Total no. of beds: 282 
 

EDUCATION 
No. of schools: 1 public grade school 1/4 mi. south of town; part of the Crown Point School Corp. 
 
  
1994 COMBINED AVERAGE VERBAL AND MATH SCORES SAT SCORES
Average SAT score: 905 (Crown Point School Corp.)
Average Indiana SAT score: 876
Average National SAT score: 902 
 
  
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
Indiana Vocational Technical College, Gary & Valparaiso
Commonwealth Business College, Merrillville
Davenport Business College, Merrillville 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Indiana University Northwest, Gary
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
Calumet College, Whiting
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso 

CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL 
MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Lakes of the Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
Lake County Courthouse, Crown Point
Public Library (Carnegie)
Ye Old Homestead historical site
Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville
Chicago area 

WATERWAYS   
No. nearby lakes: 2 
Rivers: 0 
 

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 

INDUSTRY 
None 

UTILITIES 
ELECTRIC 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. & Romc 

NATURAL GAS 
Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 
 

TRANSPORTATION 
HIGHWAYS 
Interstate: None Distance: - 
U.S.: None Distance: - 
State: None Distance: - 
109th Ave. major east/west road; Randolph St. major north/south road; Business district at 109th & Randolph
State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 

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, 25 miles (approx.) 

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