Burns Harbor, Indiana
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| Town of Burns Harbor, Indiana | |
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| County | Porter |
| Area | |
| - City | 17.9 km² (6.9 sq mi) |
| - Land | 17.7 km² (6.8 sq mi) |
| - Water | 0.2 km² (0.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - City | 766 |
| - Density | 43.3/km² (112.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Burns Harbor is a town in Porter County, Indiana, United States on the shores of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana and part of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. The population was 766 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Burns Harbor is located at (41.614685, -87.124560)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.9 km² (6.9 mi²). 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.16%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 766 people, 303 households, and 219 families residing in the town. The population density was 43.3/km² (112.1/mi²). There were 323 housing units at an average density of 18.3/km² (47.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.26% White, 0.26% African American, 1.17% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 2.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.31% of the population.
There were 303 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $53,929, and the median income for a family was $57,188. Males had a median income of $43,393 versus $22,143 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,344. About 4.2% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Transportation
Burns Harbor benefits from close access to many major forms of transportation.
Airports
- Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) in Gary
- O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in Chicago
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDY) in Chicago
- South Bend Regional Airport (SBN) in South Bend
- Porter County Municipal Airport (VPZ) in Valparaiso
Commuter Rail
- Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad (CSS), known to locals as the South Shore, provides service between Chicago and South Bend. The South Shore is operated by Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)
Ports
- Port of Indiana, officially the Burns Waterway Harbor which includes an international shipping port and the Burns Waterway Small Boat Harbor for public access to Lake Michigan. The Port of Indiana is divided between Burns Harbor and Portage
Highways
[edit] Education
Burns Harbor is served by Duneland Schools (http://www.duneland.k12.in.us) providing education for grades Kindergarten through 12, and is in close proximity to many higher education facilities including:
- Indiana University Northwest (IUN)
- Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (Ivy Tech)
- Purdue University North Central (PNC)
- Purdue University Calumet (Purdue Cal)
- Valparaiso University (Valpo)
[edit] See Also
| Metropolitan area of Chicagoland |  |
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| Central City: Chicago Largest cities (over 30,000 in 2000): Aurora • Berwyn • Calumet City • Chicago Heights • Crystal Lake • DeKalb • Des Plaines • East Chicago • Elgin • Elmhurst • Evanston • Gary • Hammond • Harvey • Highland Park • Joliet • Kenosha • Naperville • North Chicago • Park Ridge • Portage • Waukegan • Wheaton Largest towns and villages (over 30,000 in 2000): Addison • Arlington Heights • Bartlett • Bolingbrook • Buffalo Grove • Carol Stream • Carpentersville • Cicero • Downers Grove • Elk Grove Village • Glendale Heights • Glenview • Hanover Park • Hoffman Estates • Lombard • Merrillville • Mount Prospect • Mundelein • Niles • Northbrook • Oak Lawn • Oak Park • Orland Park • Palatine • Schaumburg • Skokie • Streamwood • Tinley Park • Wheeling • Woodridge Counties: Cook • DeKalb • DuPage • Grundy • Jasper • Kane • Kankakee • Kendall • Kenosha • Lake (Illinois) • Lake (Indiana) • LaPorte • McHenry • Newton • Porter • Will |
[edit] External links
- Town of Burns Harbor
- Burns Harbor Waterway
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
