North Township is one of 11

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

Lake County, Indiana Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2020, its population was 498,700, making it Indiana's second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point. The county is part of Northwest Indiana and the Chicago metropo ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 162,855 and it contained 67,828 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 90.32%) is land and (or 9.68%) is water.

Municipalities

The six municipalities of North Township, which lie totally within its boundaries and their populations as of the 2010 Census, are:

Cities

East Chicago East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,698 at the 2010 census. The city is home of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, an artificial freshwater harbor characterized by industrial and manufacturing act ...

– 29,698 * Hammond – 80,830 * Whiting – 4,997

Towns

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...

– 23,727 *

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

– 23,603 Griffith 16,000

Education

There are five public school districts in North Township: * School City of East Chicago *

School City of Hammond School City of Hammond is a school district serving the city of Hammond, Indiana, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in ...

* School City of Whiting * School Town of Highland * School Town of Munster The privately owned and operated

Bishop Noll Institute Bishop Noll Institute is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Hammond, Indiana. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary. History The school opened as Catholic Central High School on September 16, 1921. It was founded by the Sisters ...

is located in Hammond.

References

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

Official website
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