Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana

Calumet Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°35′07″N 87°21′15″W / 41.58528°N 87.35417°WCoordinates: 41°35′07″N 87°21′15″W / 41.58528°N 87.35417°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lake
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[1] 604 ft (184 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 104,258
  Density 1,698.4/sq mi (655.8/km2)
FIPS code 18-09820[2]
GNIS feature ID 453154

Calumet Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 104,258 and it contained 49,554 housing units.[3]

Calumet Township was established in 1883.[4]

Geography

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.[3]

Cities and Towns

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 105.

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