Lowell, Indiana

Lowell, Indiana
Town
Commercial Avenue in downtown Lowell
Motto: "Proud Past Bright Future"
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 41°18′N 87°25′W / 41.300°N 87.417°W / 41.300; -87.417Coordinates: 41°18′N 87°25′W / 41.300°N 87.417°W / 41.300; -87.417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Township	West Creek, Cedar Creek
Settled	1834
Incorporated	1852
Government
• Founder	Melvin Amos Halsted
Area
• Total	5.27 sq mi (13.65 km2)
• Land	5.18 sq mi (13.42 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	9,276
• Estimate (2012)	9,340
• Density	1,790.7/sq mi (691.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	46356
Area code(s)	219
FIPS code	18-45144
GNIS feature ID	0438358
Website	http://www.lowell.net/

Lowell is a town in West Creek and Cedar Creek townships, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,276 at the 2010 census.

Lowell was platted in 1853. It was named after Lowell, Massachusetts.

The James Brannon House, Melvin A. Halsted House, Lowell Commercial Historic District, Charles E. Nichols House, and J. Claude Rumsey House are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Lowell is located at 41°18′N 87°25′W / 41.300°N 87.417°W / 41.300; -87.417 (41.2924, −87.4151).

According to the 2010 census, Lowell has a total area of 5.27 square miles (13.65 km²), of which 5.18 square miles (13.42 km²) (or 98.29%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 1.71%) is water.

Located five miles outside of the Great Lakes Basin, Lowell sought permission to pipe in lake water to replace city water drawn from its high fluoride deep wells. However, diversion of water out of the Great Lakes requires the approval of the Great Lakes Commission, which includes representatives of all the US states and Canadian provinces that border on the lakes. Lowell's request was turned down in 1991.