Porter County, Indiana Totally Explained

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Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 146,798. The county seat is Valparaiso. This county is part of Northwest Indiana.

History

Porter County was formed in 1836. From 1832 to 1836, the area that was to become Porter County was part of La Porte County. It was named for Capt. David Porter, naval officer during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 522 square miles (1,351 km²), of which, 418 square miles (1,083 km²) of it's land and 104 square miles (268 km²) of it's water, most of it in Lake Michigan. The total area is 19.84% water.

Major highways

Railroads

Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad

Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad

Chicago, Southshore and South Bend Railroad

CSX Transportation

Norfolk Southern Railway

Canadian National(Formerly Grand Trunk Western)

Adjacent counties

LaPorte County (east)

Starke County (southeast)

Jasper County (south)

Lake County (west)

Cook County, Illinois (northwest, boundary in Lake Michigan)

Berrien County, Michigan (northeast, boundary in Lake Michigan)

Demographics

Porter County Population by year
2000 146,798 1990 128,932 1980 119,816 1970 87,114 1960 60,279 1950 40,076 1940 27,836 1930 22,821 1920 20,256 1910 20,540 1900 19,175 1890 18,052 1880 17,227 1870 13,942 1860 10,313 1850 5,234 1840 2,162

As of the census of 2000, there were 146,798 people, 54,649 households, and 39,729 families residing in the county. The population density was 351 people per square mile (136/km²). There were 57,616 housing units at an average density of 138 per square mile (53/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.33% White, 0.92% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. 4.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.7% were of German, 12.3% Irish, 8.3% Polish, 8.0% English and 7.9% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
   There were 54,649 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.
   In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males.
   The median income for a household in the county was $53,100, and the median income for a family was $61,880. Males had a median income of $50,167 versus $26,347 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,957. About 3.90% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.80% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

Portage

Valparaiso

Towns

Hebron

Kouts

Ogden Dunes

Porter

South Haven

Town of Pines

Townships

Boone

Center

Jackson

Liberty

Morgan

Pine

Pleasant

Portage

Porter

Union

Washington

Westchester

Education

Higher Education Campuses include:

Valparaiso University (External Link

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Ivy Tech Community College (External Link

) Public schools in Porter County are administered by several districts, most of which cover areas that roughly follow the county's township boundaries.

Duneland School Corporation (External Link

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East Porter County School Corporation (External Link

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Metropolitan School District of Boone Township (External Link

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Portage Township Schools (External Link

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Porter Township School Corporation (External Link

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Union Township School Corporation (External Link

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Valparaiso Community Schools (External Link

) High Schools and Middle Schools

Benjamin Franklin Middle School (External Link

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Boone Grove High School (External Link

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Boone Grove Middle School (External Link

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Chesterton High School (External Link

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Chesterton Middle School (External Link

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Hebron High School (External Link

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Hebron Middle School (External Link

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Kouts Middle/High School (External Link

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Morgan Middle/High School (External Link

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Portage High School (External Link

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Thomas Jefferson Middle School (External Link

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Union Township Middle School (External Link

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Valparaiso High School (External Link

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Washington Township Middle/High School (External Link

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Wheeler High School (External Link

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William Fegely Middle School

Willowcreek Middle School (External Link

) Elementary Schools

Aylesworth Elementary School (External Link

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Bailly Elementary School (External Link

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Boone Grove Elementary School (External Link

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Brummitt Elementary School (External Link

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Central Elementary School (Portage) (External Link

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Central Elementary School (Valparaiso) (External Link

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Cooks Corners Elementary School (External Link

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Crisman Elementary School (External Link

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Flint Lake Elementary School (External Link

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Hebron Elementary School (External Link

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Hayes Leonard Elementary School (External Link

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Jackson Elementary School (External Link

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John Simatovich Elementary School (External Link

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Jones Elementary School (External Link

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Kouts Elementary School (External Link

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Kyle Elementary School (External Link

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Liberty Elementary School (External Link

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Liberty Intermediate School (External Link

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Memorial Elementary School (External Link

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Myers Elementary School (External Link

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Morgan Elementary School (External Link

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Northview Elementary School (External Link

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Parkview Elementary School (External Link

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Paul Saylor Elementary School (External Link

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Porter Lakes Elementary School (External Link

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South Haven Elementary School (External Link

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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (External Link

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Union Center Elementary School (External Link

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Washington Township Elementary School (External Link

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Westchester Intermediate School (External Link

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Yost Elementary School (External Link

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