St. John, Indiana

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St. John, Indiana
Official seal of St. John, Indiana
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Coordinates: 41°26′54″N 87°28′36″W / 41.44833, -87.47667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lake
Township St. John
Government
 - Type Town
 - Town Manager Steve Kil
Area
 - Total 6.8 sq mi (17.5 km²)
 - Land 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation 725 ft (221 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 8,382
 - Density 1,246.6/sq mi (481.3/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 46373
Area code(s) 219
FIPS code 18-66852[1]
GNIS feature ID 0442557[2]
Website: http://www.stjohnin.com/

St. John is a town in St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. St. John was founded in 1837. The population was 8,382 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

St. John is located at 41°26′54″N, 87°28′36″W (41.448229, -87.476672)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.5 km²), of which, 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.74%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,382 people, 2,800 households, and 2,441 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,246.6 people per square mile (481.6/km²). There were 2,847 housing units at an average density of 423.4/sq mi (163.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.55% White, 0.13% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.20% of the population.

There were 2,800 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.8% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.8% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $71,378, and the median income for a family was $75,231. Males had a median income of $55,554 versus $30,603 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,106. About 1.1% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

St. John is served by both the Lake Central School Corporation and the Hanover Community School Corporation. Four of the ten Lake Central schools are located in Saint John. These include:

  • Lake Central High School
  • Lake Central Freshmen Center
  • Kolling Elementary School
  • Clark Middle School

In addition to public schools, the community is home to Crown Point Christian School, an evangelical school headed by a parent-owned association and St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, a Roman Catholic school.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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