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Summary for Michiana Shores

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Located in: LaPorte County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Michiana Shrs.

Time Zone: Michiana Shores lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 219

Elevation: 600 feet [182.88 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Michiana Shores)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	297 (5.11% decrease since 2010)
2010:	313 (5.15% decrease since 2000)
2000:	330

Total Area:<4> 0.35 sq. miles [0.9 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 340

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Michiana Shores:

Lat: 41.756300° (or 41°45'22" N)

Lon: -86.818000° (or -86°49'4" W)

USGS Topo Map: New Buffalo West<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Michiana Shores

GNIS ID: 2396756

FIPS State / Place Code: 18 / 48744

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Michiana Shores)

About LaPorte County

The town of La Porte is the County Seat for {LaPorte County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for LaPorte)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	109,888 (1.41% decrease since 2010)
2010	111,459 (1.23% increase since 2000)
2000:	110,106

Total Area: 613 sq. miles [1,588.3 km²] - of which 2.44% is water (14.96 sq. miles [38.7 km²])

Housing Units: 48,448

Official Website: https://laporteco.in.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for LaPorte

GNIS ID: 450507

FIPS State / County Code: 18 / 091

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Michiana Shores)

About Indiana

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	6,731,010 (3.81% increase since 2010)
2010:	6,483,802 (6.63% increase since 2000)
2000:	6,080,485

Websites for State of Indiana

Official Website: https://www.in.gov

Tourism: https://visitindiana.com/

Parks: https://www.in.gov/dnr/

Fishing: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/fishing/

Hunting: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/hunting-and-trapping/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Indiana

GNIS ID: 448508

FIPS State: 18

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Michiana Shores)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Michiana Shores is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Michiana Shores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Michiana Shores. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Michiana Shores, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Michiana Shores.