Place:Lake, Indiana, United States

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Name: Lake

Alternate names: Lake (Getty Vocabulary Program); Lake County

Type: County

Coordinates: 41.417°N 87.35°W

Located in: Indiana, United States (1836 - )

See also: St. Joseph, Indiana, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))

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Census-designated place: Lake Dalecarlia; Lakes of the Four Seasons

Inhabited place: Ainsworth; Amsworth; Belshaw; Black Oak; Brunswick; Cedar Lake; Creston; Crown Point; Deep River; Deer Creek; Dinwiddie; Dyer; East Chicago; Gary ( 1850 - ); Green Acres; Griffith; Hammond ( 1850 - ); Hawthorne Hills; Highland; Hobart; Klaasville; Kreitzburg; Lake Hills; Lake Station; Leroy; Liberty Park; Liverpool; Lowell; Merrillville; Munster; New Chicago; New Elliott; North Hayden; Orchard Grove; Palmer; Range Line; Rolling Hill Estates; Ross; Schererville; Schneider; Shady Lawn; Shelby; Southeast Grove; Southmoor Park; St. John; Wald View; Whiting; Winfield; Woodmar

Township: Calumet; Cedar Creek; Center; Eagle Creek; Hanover; Hobart (township); North; Ross (township); St. John (township); West Creek; Winfield (township)

Unknown: Hessville; Indiana Harbor; Miller; Robertsdale

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Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 484,564, making it Indiana's second most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point ⁶. This county is part of Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland.

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History

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Lake County was formed in 1837. It was named for its location on Lake Michigan.

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Timeline

Date	Event	Source
1836	County formed	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837	Marriage records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840	First census	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840	No significant boundary changes after this year	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1882	Birth records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Census Year	Population
1840	1,468
1850	3,991
1860	9,145
1870	12,339
1880	15,091
1890	23,886
1900	37,892
1910	82,864
1920	159,957
1930	261,310
1940	293,195
1950	368,152
1960	513,269
1970	546,253
1980	522,965
1990	475,594

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~inlake

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