Porter County, Indiana | |
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County | |
Porter County Courthouse in Valparaiso, Indiana
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Motto: "Front Porch of the Dunes" | |
Location in the state of Indiana |
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Indiana's location in the U.S. |
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Coordinates: 41°51′N 87°07′W / 41.850°N 87.117°WCoordinates: 41°51′N 87°07′W / 41.850°N 87.117°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
Region | Northwest Indiana |
Metro area | Chicago Metropolitan |
Established | 1836 |
Named for | David Porter |
County seat | Valparaiso |
Largest city | Portage (population and area) |
Incorporated municipalities |
11 cities and towns
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Government | |
• Type | County |
• Body | Board of Commissioners |
• Commissioner | John A. Evans (R, North) |
• Commissioner | Jeff Good (R, Center) |
• Commissioner | Laura Shurr Blaney (D, South) |
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Area | |
• County | 521.8 sq mi (1,351 km2) |
• Land | 418.2 sq mi (1,083 km2) |
• Water | 103.6 sq mi (268 km2) |
• Metro | 10,874 sq mi (28,160 km2) |
Area rank | 29th largest county in Indiana |
• Region | 2,726 sq mi (7,060 km2) |
Elevation(mean) | 843 ft (257 m) |
Highest elevation– NE Jackson Twp | 870 ft (270 m) |
Lowest elevation– at Lake Michigan | 585 ft (178 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• County | 164,343 |
• Estimate (2015) | 167,688 |
• Rank | 9th largest county in Indiana 374th largest county in U.S. |
• Density | 393/sq mi (152/km2) |
• Metro | 9,522,434 |
• Region | 819,537 |
Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
ZIP Codes | 46301-02, 46304, 46307-08, 46341-42, 46347, 46360, 46368, 46383-85, 46391, 46393 |
Area code | 219 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Indiana Senate districts | 4th, 5th and 6th |
Indiana House of Representatives districts | 3rd, 4th, 10th, 19th and 20th |
FIPS code | 18-127 |
GNIS feature ID | 0450382 |
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Airport |
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Waterways |
East Arm Little Calumet River |
South Shore Line stations |
Beverly Shores – Dune Park Portage/Ogden Dunes |
Public transit | V-Line |
Website | www.porterco.org |
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