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LaPorte County
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county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Regions
- Northwest Indiana and Michiana
- Metro area
- Chicago Metropolitan
- Established
- April 1, 1832
- Named after
- French for "the door"
- County seat
- La Porte
- Largest city
- Michigan City , (population and total area)
- Incorporated municipalities
- 11 cities and towns Kingsbury (town) Kingsford Heights (town) La Porte (city) LaCrosse (town) Long Beach (town) Michiana Shores (town) Michigan City (city) Pottawattamie Park (town) Trail Creek (town) Wanatah (town) Westville (town)
- Type
- County
- Body
- Board of Commissioners
- Commissioner
- Connie Gramarossa ( R , 1st)
- County council
- Members Justin Kiel( R ) Randy Novak ( D ) Mark Yagelski ( D ) Jimmy Pressel III ( R ) Brett Kessler ( R ) Mike Mollenhauer ( D ) Adam Koronka ( R )
- County
- 613.26 sq mi (1,588.3 km )
- Land
- 598.30 sq mi (1,549.6 km )
- Water
- 14.96 sq mi (38.7 km )
- Metro
- 10,874 sq mi (28,160 km )
- Rank
- 2nd largest county in Indiana
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- LaPorte County
- Population
- 112417
- Area
- 1588
- Elevation
- 778
- Official website
- www.laportecounty.org
- Image
- Laporte County Indiana courthouse 2.jpg
- Households
- 42725
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- Commons category
- LaPorte County, Indiana
- inception
- 1832-01-09
- native label
- LaPorte County
- per capita income
- 27706
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LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 112,417. The county seat is the city of La Porte, and the largest city is Michigan City. This county is part of the Northwest Indiana and Michiana regions of the Chicago metropolitan area. The LaPorte County Courthouse is located in the county seat of La Porte and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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