Burns Harbor is a town in Porter County, Indiana, United States on the shores of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana and is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 766 at the 2000 census. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (512x800, 33 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Burns Harbor, Indiana ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... List of Indiana counties: Adams County Allen County Bartholomew County Benton County Blackford County Boone County Brown County Carroll County Cass County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Crawford County Daviess County Dearborn County Decatur County DeKalb County Delaware County Dubois County Elkhart County Fayette County Floyd County Fountain County... Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... --67. ... Northwest Indiana, also known as The Calumet Region, or just The Region, is comprised of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, and Jasper counties in Indiana. ... The Chicago metropolitan area is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States. ...

Geography

Burns Harbor is located at 41°36′53″N, 87°07′28″W (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. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 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. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

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. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

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. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

History

Before the Town of Burns Harbor was incorporated, the center of community activity was the Westport Community Club, which was established in 1954. During the next decade, a number of proposals to annex the Westport area to neighboring towns were discussed at meetings held at the Community Club. All of these were rejected. By the mid-1960s most residents believed that a better alternative to annexation was incorporation. In 1966 Bethlehem Steel offered its assistance in incorporating a new town. This help was accepted, and the incorporation of the new town proceeded, with Bethlehem Steel providing legal assistance and paying all the town's expenses for the first year. An election was held to name the new town. Because the name Westport was already in use in Indiana it was not included on the ballot. Burns Harbor was the name selected from among four names, which included New Westport, Meadowbrook, and Salt Creek. Although few people in the town of Burns Harbor today would recognize the name Randall Burns, he is an important figure in the town's history. He lent his name not only to the town, but also to a waterway, an international port, and a steel plant.

On September 9th, 1967, the Porter County Commissioners granted the petition for incorporation and passed an ordinance establishing the Town of Burns Harbor. The boundaries of the town were the South Shore Railroad on the north, Babcock Road on the east, the Liberty Township line on the south, and the Portage Township line on the west, excluding the Zehner and Lightfoot properties. The first town election was held at the Westport Community Club building on October 7, 1967 and the first Town Council meeting was held at the same location on October 9, 1967.

In January 1968 a one-half mile wide strip was annexed along the Portage Township line, extending the town boundary to Lake Michigan. The inital population was 1263. The positions of Town Marshall, Building Commissioner, and Street Commissioner were established in the first half of 1968 and the Plan Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals were created in the second half of the year.

The Town Borad of Trustees,James Donnella, President, held the first meeting of 1969 at the Westport Community Club. Building permits were issued for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation (Bethlehem) Main Office Building, the Northern Indiana Bank building, and seven other large projects in the Bethlehem plant. Bethlehem offered to provide a Town Hall on the fergusun farm property, which they had purchased. This included a modular building for council meetings and the remodeling of the farmhouse to provide office space for the town clerk amd the police, street and building departments. In February, General Telephone (GTE) announced plans to build an exchange building in the Shadyside area and work was started on the new town hall. The town signed a 5-year lease and moved into the new facilities in July. The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) began installing gas lines in October and the town began paving roads, all of which, with the exception of the highways, were unpaved gravel roads. The Town Council passed a resolution to place casings under Interstate 94 and Indiana Route 149, which were being constructed, to provide future municipal utilities.

The Town Council established the Park Board in 1974 but the voters referendum rejected the proposal for a Metropolitan Police Commission. The Volunteer Fire Department was formed in 1976 and the Linde aire separation plant, the world's largest, was put into operation. The Linde plant was formally dedicated in 1977 and the Bethlehem Steel Credit Union building was opened. Ground was broken for the new Town Complex in 1980 and the modular building that had been used for a Town Hall was moved to Lakeland Park for use as a teen and waterfront center. The new Town Complex dedicated in 1981 provided a hall for public meetings, police facilities and administrative offices.

Almost immediately after the incorporation the towns population began a steady decline. From the initial 1263 residents in 1967, the population dropped to 920 by 1970, 799 in 1990, and 766 in 2000. There were several reasons for the decline. Acquisition of the right-of-way for the construction of Interstate 94 and for the widening and rerouting of Indiana Route 149 and US Route 12 displaced many private homes and two mobile home parks. There was also the natural attrition of the population; older residents dying and younger residents reaching maturity and relocating outside the town. Meanwhile there was virtually no new residential construction between 1967 and 2000 to offset these losses.

The greatest impediments to new construction was the lack of a municipal sanitary sewer system, together with the County Health Department's increased restrictions on private septic systems. In 1974 the town's request to be allowed to connect to the sewage treatment plant at the Port of Indiana was denied. This was the first of many attempts to provide sanitary sewer service in the town. Between 1975 and 1995 many proposed sewer projects with neighbor towns Porter and Chesterton, both jointly and separately, were advanced and rejected. The City of Portage also rejected a request to connect to their system. When Bethlehem announced in 1999 that they would consider selling their sewage treatment plant to the Town of Burns Harbor, the way was clear for the town to begin planning a sewer project.

In 1992 the town began talks with the Gary-Hobart Water Company regarding the installation of a municipal water system. The town issued bonds in 1994 to finance the installation of water lines and construction began in June of that year. The borrowing for the water system exhausted the town's assessed valuation and bonding limit, and began proceeding to annex the remaining 1000 acres of the Bethlehem plant in 1996. This annexation was opposed by the City of Portage until the courts ruled in favor of the Town of Burns Harbor in 1998. Bethlehem signed a letter of intent to sell the sewage plant to the town in 2000, the town issued bonds to finance the project and construction began in 2001.

On October 15, 2001 Bethlehem filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This filing relieved them of all current financial obligations including property taxes. The Bethlehem property taxes to the Town of Burns Harbor represented about 90% of the town's annual revenue. The loss of income necessitated drastic cuts in personnel and benefits to allow the town to maintain municipal services. The International Steel Group (ISG) signed a final agreement to purchase all of the assets of Bethlehem on February 5, 2003. To help relieve the town's financial problems ISG agreed to make a yearly payments for 4 years ending in 2006 in lieu of taxes. In addition ISG offered to forgive the outsanding amount owed on the purchase of the sewage treatment plant. On April 12, 2005 Mittal Steel took over ISG, including the Burns Harbor Plant.

In June 2002, the first residential subdivision since incorporation was proposed. The 217 lot subdivision was named The Village in Burns Harbor. The plan commission approved the plat in August 2003. It is located north of US Highway 20 midway between Rt 149 and Salt Creek Road. The Village is designed in the style of an old-time urban neighborhood with minimum lots and side yards. Garages are located in the rear with access from the alley. To see photos of this new development, check out Vic Roberts Development, Inc. at www.vicroberts.com

The Harbor Trails subdivision was approved in October 2003. This 81 lot development is located south of I-94, east of Salt Creek Road. This development is constructed in contemporary suburban style and includes some multi-unit structures.

Three additional residential developments were proposed in 2006. Parkwood Estates with 38 lots, south of Haglund Road, Trail Creek with 41 lots, and Corlin's Landing with 202 lots, both to be located on the west side of Babcock Road, south of Old Porter Road.

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 FAA diagram of GYY Gary/Chicago International Airport (IATA: GYY, ICAO: KGYY, FAA LID: GYY) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Gary, a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. ... // Place name Several places in the United States of America are called Gary (in decreasing population order): Gary, Indiana Gary, West Virginia Gary, Minnesota Gary, South Dakota There are other similarly-named towns: Gary City, Texas Garysburg, North Carolina Garyville, Louisiana GNIS also lists the following tiny (or uninhabited) towns... OHare International Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD) is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... The Greater-Chicago Area featuring Chicago-Midway and OHare International Airports Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW, FAA LID: MDW), also known simply as Midway Airport, is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the citys southwest side, eight miles from Chicagos Loop. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Runway layout at SBN South Bend Regional Airport (IATA: SBN, ICAO: KSBN) is located in northwest South Bend, Indiana. ... South Bend, see South Bend (disambiguation). ... Porter County Municipal Airport (IATA: VPZ, ICAO: KVPZ, FAA LID: VPZ) is a public airport located one mile (1. ... Nickname: Motto: Vale of Paradise Location in Indiana Coordinates: , Country State County Porter Government  - Mayor Jon Costas (R) Area  - City  11. ...

• 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)

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• 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

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• Interstate 80
• Interstate 90
• Interstate 94
• U.S. Route 12
• U.S. Route 20
• Indiana State Road 149

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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)

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See also

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Central City	Chicago
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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 • Kendall • Kenosha • Lake (Illinois) • Lake (Indiana) • LaPorte • McHenry • Newton • Porter • Will

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Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ...
Regions	East Central Indiana | Great Black Swamp | Michiana | Nine‑County Region | Northern Indiana | Northwest Indiana | Southern Indiana | Wabash Valley This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... East Central Indiana is a region in Indiana east of Indianapolis, Indiana, and borders the Ohio state line. ... The Great Black Swamp roughly covered the black area within the green shaded counties. ... Michiana is a region in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan centered around the city of South Bend, Indiana. ... The Nine-County Region (Metro Indianapolis Area) is an informal name to an area comprising (not surprisingly) nine counties in the center of the U.S. state of Indiana with a population of almost 2 million residents. ... Northern Indiana is the region of Indiana including 26 counties bordering parts of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. ... Northwest Indiana, also known as The Calumet Region, or just The Region, is comprised of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, and Jasper counties in Indiana. ... Southern Indiana, in the United States, is notable because it is culturally and geographically more similar to the South than it is to the rest of the state of Indiana. ... The Wabash Valley is a region with parts in both Illinois and Indiana. ...
Largest cities	Anderson | Bloomington | Carmel | Columbus | Crown Point | East Chicago | Elkhart | Evansville | Fort Wayne | Franklin | Gary | Goshen | Greenwood | Hammond | Hobart | Indianapolis | Jeffersonville | Kokomo | Lafayette | La Porte | Lawrence | Marion | Michigan City | Mishawaka | Muncie | New Albany | Noblesville | Portage | Richmond | South Bend | Terre Haute | Valparaiso | West Lafayette Anderson is a city in Madison County, Indiana, United States. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Monroe Mayor Mark Kruzan Area    - City 51. ... Carmel (IPA: ) is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. ... Columbus is the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana. ... Crown Point is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. ... East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, opposite Chicago, Illinois. ... Elkhart (IPA: ) is a city, part of the South Bend metropolitan statistical area, in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Country State County Vanderburgh Government  - Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) Area  - City 40. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Indiana County Allen Founded October 22, 1794 Incorporated February 22, 1840 Government  - Mayor Graham Richard (D)  - City Clerk Sandra Kennedy (D)  - City Council John N. Crawford (R) Samuel J. Talarico, Jr (R) John Shoaff (D) Tom Smith... Franklin is a city located in Johnson County, Indiana. ... This article is about the city. ... Goshen (IPA: ) is a city of about 30,000 people located about 100 miles east of Chicago and 30 miles east of South Bend in the northern Indiana region known as Michiana. ... Greenwood (IPA: ) is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Lake Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr. ... Hobart is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. ... “Indianapolis” redirects here. ... Jeffersonville is a city located in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. ... Kokomo (IPA: ) is the county seat of Howard CountyGR6, Indiana, United States, Indianas 13th largest city. ... Lafayette (IPA: ) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA, 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis. ... LaPorte is a city located in LaPorte County, Indiana. ... Lawrence is a city located in Marion County, Indiana. ... Marion (IPA: ) is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Mishawaka (IPA: ) is a city on the St. ... Muncie (IPA: ) is a city in Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. ... New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky. ... Noblesville (IPA: ) is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: , County Porter Area  - City 71. ... Richmond (IPA: ) is a city in east central Indiana, which borders Ohio. ... South Bend, see South Bend (disambiguation). ... Terre Haute (IPA: ) is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the states western border with Illinois. ... Nickname: Motto: Vale of Paradise Location in Indiana Coordinates: , Country State County Porter Government  - Mayor Jon Costas (R) Area  - City  11. ... Chauncey Village area of West Lafayette West Lafayette (IPA: ) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, 65 miles (105km) northwest of Indianapolis. ...
Largest towns	Clarksville | Fishers | Highland | Merrillville | Munster | Plainfield | Schererville The following is the list of incorporated towns in Indiana as of January 1, 2004: A Advance, Indiana Akron, Indiana Alamo, Indiana Albany, Indiana Albion, Indiana Altona, Indiana Ambia, Indiana Amo, Indiana Andrews, Indiana Arcadia, Indiana Argos, Indiana Ashley, Indiana Atlanta, Indiana Austin, Indiana Avilla, Indiana Avon, Indiana B Bainbridge... Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. ... Fishers, located in Hamilton County, Indiana, is a town of population 52,390, according to a special census conducted in 2004. ... Highland is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Lake Area  - City 86. ... Munster is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. ... Plainfield is a town in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. ... Schererville is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. ...
Counties	Adams | Allen | Bartholomew | Benton | Blackford | Boone | Brown | Carroll | Cass | Clark | Clay | Clinton | Crawford | Daviess | DeKalb | Dearborn | Decatur | Delaware | Dubois | Elkhart | Fayette | Floyd | Fountain | Franklin | Fulton | Gibson | Grant | Greene | Hamilton | Hancock | Harrison | Hendricks | Henry | Howard | Huntington | Jackson | Jasper | Jay | Jefferson | Jennings | Johnson | Knox | Kosciusko | Lagrange | Lake | LaPorte | Lawrence | Madison | Marion | Marshall | Martin | Miami | Monroe | Montgomery | Morgan | Newton | Noble | Ohio | Orange | Owen | Parke | Perry | Pike | Porter | Posey | Pulaski | Putnam | Randolph | Ripley | Rush | Saint Joseph | Scott | Shelby | Spencer | Starke | Steuben | Sullivan | Switzerland | Tippecanoe | Tipton | Union | Vanderburgh | Vermillion | Vigo | Wabash | Warren | Warrick | Washington | Wayne | Wells | White | Whitley List of Indiana counties: Adams County Allen County Bartholomew County Benton County Blackford County Boone County Brown County Carroll County Cass County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Crawford County Daviess County Dearborn County Decatur County DeKalb County Delaware County Dubois County Elkhart County Fayette County Floyd County Fountain County... Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Allen County is the largest county (by area) located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Location in the state of Indiana Formed 1821 Seat Columbus Area  - Total  - Water 1,060 km² (409 mi²) 7 km² (3 mi²) 0. ... Benton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Blackford County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Boone County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Carroll County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Cass County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Clinton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Daviess County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Dearborn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Decatur County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Delaware County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Dubois County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and was established in 1817. ... Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Fayette County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Fountain County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Brookville from the northeast. ... Fulton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Gibson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, United States. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1930. ... County seat building in downtown Noblesville. ... Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Hendricks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Henry County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Howard County is one of 92 counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Huntington County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Jasper County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Jay County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Jennings County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Kosciusko County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Historic county courthouse in Lagrange, built in the 1870s. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... LaPorte County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Marshall County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Martin County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Miami County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1910. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Newton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Noble County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Ohio County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Orange County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Parke County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Perry County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Posey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Pulaski County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Putnam County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Ripley County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Rushville from the air. ... St. ... Scott County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Spencer County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Starke County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Steuben County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Sullivan County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1940. ... Tippecanoe County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Tipton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Liberty from the air, looking west. ... Vanderburgh County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Vermillion County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Vigo County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Wabash County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Warrick County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Richmond is the county seat. ... Wells County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... White County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Whitley County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ...

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