Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Hobart Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lake
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:25.98
Area Land Sq Mi:25.47
Area Water Sq Mi:0.51
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:40652
Population Density Sq Mi:1547.4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:191
Elevation Ft:627
Coordinates:41.5467°N -87.2647°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-34132[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453414

Hobart Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,417 and it contained 16,366 housing units.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.04%) is land and (or 1.96%) is water.[4] It includes most of the City of Hobart, the entire City of Lake Station and Town of New Chicago, and a small portion of the City of Gary, as well as a small unincorporated area known as Viking Village. Its public school districts include the School City of Hobart, the River Forest Community School Corporation, and the Lake Station Community School Corporation, each with one high school: Hobart High School, River Forest High School, and Thomas A. Edison High School.

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana . . March 15, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212203256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18089 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.

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