Summary
Calumet Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 91,970, containing 47,425 housing units,[2] down from 104,258 at 2010.[4]
Calumet Township | |
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| Coordinates: 41°35′07″N 87°21′15″W / 41.58528°N 87.35417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Lake |
| founded | 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.71 sq mi (178.0 km2) |
| • Land | 61.38 sq mi (159.0 km2) |
| • Water | 7.32 sq mi (19.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 91,970 |
| • Density | 1,698.4/sq mi (655.8/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-09820[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453154 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 944 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,408 | 49.2% | |
| 1910 | 17,982 | 1,177.1% | |
| 1920 | 55,790 | 210.3% | |
| 1930 | 103,268 | 85.1% | |
| 1940 | 119,458 | 15.7% | |
| 1950 | 150,258 | 25.8% | |
| 1960 | 210,884 | 40.3% | |
| 1970 | 215,940 | 2.4% | |
| 1980 | 176,901 | −18.1% | |
| 1990 | 141,875 | −19.8% | |
| 2000 | 127,800 | −9.9% | |
| 2010 | 104,258 | −18.4% | |
| 2020 | 91,970 | −11.8% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
History edit
The Lake County commissioners established Calumet Township in 1883 from a six-mile-wide strip of North Township.[6] The five-mile-wide strip to the east became part of Hobart Township, and the five-mile-wide strip to the west remained North Township.[6] The commissioners also assigned a row of sections formerly in Ross Township to Calumet Township, including the community of Ross itself.[6]
In 1922, following a protracted dispute over road funding, the county commissioners transferred Miller Beach, which had formerly been in Hobart Township, to Calumet Township.[7] The transfer had originally been sought by the independent Town of Miller in 1914, before the City of Gary had annexed it.[8]
In 2022, following a long legal and political dispute, the passage of a ballot measure in Griffith and the passage of state legislation requiring North Township to accept it, the town of Griffith was transferred out of Calumet Township and into North Township.[9]
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 68.71 square miles (178.0 km2), of which 61.38 square miles (159.0 km2) (or 89.33%) is land and 7.32 square miles (19.0 km2) (or 10.65%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns edit
Calumet Township contains both incorporated and unincorporated areas.[10] The township's sole present-day incorporated community is Gary. A number of former Calumet Township communities have been absorbed into Gary, including the formerly incorporated towns of Aetna, Miller Beach, and Tolleston, and the formerly unincorporated community of Black Oak. The unincorporated community of Ross remains in unincorporated Calumet Township.
Until 2022, a large part of the town of Griffith was in Calumet Township, but all parts of Griffith that had been part of Calumet Township transferred to North Township on January 1, 2022.[9]
Education edit
Calumet Township is served by two public school districts. Most of Incorporated Gary is served by the Gary Community School Corporation. Unincorporated areas of Gary in Calumet Township are served by the Lake Ridge Schools Corporation.
References edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ a b c Howat, William Frederick, ed. (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 105.
- ^ "Gary residents". The Hammond Evening Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hobart To Lose and Calumet To Gain: Miller People Want a Divorce". Lake County Times. July 27, 1914. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Dolan, Bill. "Griffith joins North Township after a long tax fight". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Home - Calumet Township Trustee". Calumet Township Trustee. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
External links edit
- Official website