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Welcome to Porter County ...

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

The community of Valparaiso is the Seat for Porter County.

Porter County was founded February 7, 1835.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Porter had a population of 170,389 people. This is an increase of 3.59% since the last Census (which gave a population of 164,487 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Porter represented 2.54% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Porter County:

  • Beverly Shores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burns Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chesterton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dune Acres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dune Acres is located in Porter County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Hebron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron is located in Porter County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
  • Kouts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kouts is located in Porter County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kouts <2>
  • Ogden Dunes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Portage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Portage is located in Porter County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <2>
  • Porter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Porter is located in Porter County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <2>
  • Town-of-Pines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Valparaiso
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

Websites of Interest ...

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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