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Welcome to Lake County ...

Time Zone: Lake County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Crown Point is the Seat for Lake County.

Lake County was founded January 28, 1837. Lake was created by taking area from Newton and Porter Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lake had a population of 485,493 people. This is a decrease of 2.11% since the last Census (which gave a population of 495,947 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake represented 7.65% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Lake County:

  • Cedar Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Crown Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dyer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
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  • East Chicago
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
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  • Griffith
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hammond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
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  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Hobart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hobart is located in Lake County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
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    • Lake Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lowell is located in Lake County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,137 people
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    • Merrillville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Munster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
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    • New Chicago
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • New Chicago is located in Lake County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Saint John
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Schererville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Schneider
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Schneider is located in Lake County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Whiting
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Winfield is located in Lake County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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