St. John or Saint John is a town in Lake County,

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, United States. The town of St. John has homes in St. John Township, Hanover Township, and Center Township. It is a southeastern suburb of Chicago. St. John was founded in 1837. The population was 20,303 at the 2020 census. In 2009, St. John ranked 48th among CNN's top 100 places to live in the United States. In 2014, St. John was ranked as the 4th safest place in Indiana by Movoto Real Estate.

History

The St. John post office was established in 1846. The community took its name from Saint Johns Church. The Church was the first church in Lake County and was founded by German immigrant John Hack. St. John is home to the Shrine of Christ’s Passion, opened in 2008. An interactive display of the Passion of Christ, it contains 40 life-size statues depicting the time from the Agony in the Garden all the way to the Resurrection. It has attracted visitors from all 50 US states and more than 40 countries. The

Francis P. Keilman House Francis P. Keilman House is a historic home located at St. John, Lake County, Indiana. It was built about 1857, and is a two-story, side hall plan balloon frame dwelling with Italianate The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century pha ...

was listed in the

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in 2013.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, St. John has a total area of , of which (or 99.21%) is land and (or 0.79%) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 14,850 people, 5,047 households, and 4,225 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 5,201 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.5%

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, 1.3%

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, 0.1% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1%

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, 2.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 8.2% of the population. There were 5,047 households, of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.5% were

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living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 16.3% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.25. The median age in the town was 40.2 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 31.2% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 8,382 people, 2,800 households, and 2,441 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 2,847 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 91.55%

, 0.13%

, 0.17% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 4.20% of the population. There were 2,800 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.8% were

living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.8% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.24. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $71,378, and the median income for a family was $75,231. Males had a median income of $55,554 versus $30,603 for females. The

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for the town was $25,106. About 1.1% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the

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, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

St. John is served mostly by the Lake Central School Corporation (north of 101st Ave and west of Cline Ave), the Hanover Community School Corporation (south of 101st Ave and west of Cline Ave), and the Crown Point Community School Corporation (south of 101st Ave and east of Cline Ave). Three of the ten Lake Central schools are located in Saint John. These include: *

Lake Central High School Lake Central High School (LCHS) is a high school in St. John, Indiana, for students in grades nine through twelve. Its students come from St. John Township which includes the towns of St. John and Dyer (generally north of 101st Ave), almost t ...

* Kolling Elementary School * Clark Middle School In addition to public schools, the community is home to a variety of private schools includin
St. John Evangelist School
a Roman Catholic School serving grades K-8 and Crown Point Christian School, an evangelical school headed by a parent-owned association. Alongside Crown Point Christian School, Illiana Christian High School is an evangelical high school in the town. Many other residents attend for high school studies: Andrean High School (Merrillville),

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(Hammond), Marian Catholic High School (Chicago Heights, IL) and Mount Carmel High School (Chicago, IL).

Notable residents

John Kass, a columnist and radio broadcaster who comments on Chicago and Illinois politics, lives in Saint John.

References

External links

Town of St. John, Indiana website
* https://shrineofchristspassion.org/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint John, Indiana Towns in Lake County, Indiana Towns in Indiana Populated places established in 1837 1837 establishments in Indiana