Calumet Township is one of eleven
townships
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in
Lake County, Indiana
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. As of the
2020 census, its population was 91,970, containing 47,425 housing units,
down from 104,258 at
2010
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.
History
The Lake County commissioners established Calumet Township in 1883 from a six-mile-wide strip of
North Township.
The five-mile-wide strip to the east became part of
Hobart Township, and the five-mile-wide strip to the west remained North Township.
The commissioners also assigned a row of sections formerly in
Ross Township to Calumet Township, including the community of
Ross itself.
In 1922, following a protracted dispute over road funding, the county commissioners transferred
Miller Beach
Miller Beach (also commonly known as Miller) is a neighborhood of Gary, Indiana on the southernmost shore of Lake Michigan. First settled in 1851, Miller Beach was originally an independent town. However, the "Town of Miller" was eventually annex ...
, which had formerly been in Hobart Township, to Calumet Township. The transfer had originally been sought by the independent Town of Miller in 1914, before the City of Gary had annexed it.
In 2022, following a long legal and political dispute, the passage of a ballot measure in Griffith and the passage of state legislation requiring North Township to accept it, the town of
Griffith
Griffith may refer to:
People
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* Griffith (given name)
Places Antarctica
* Mount Griffith, Ross Dependency
* Griffith Peak (Antarctica), Marie Byrd Land
* Griffith Glacier, Marie Byrd Land
* Griffith Ridge, ...
was transferred out of Calumet Township and into North Township.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 89.33%) is land and (or 10.65%) is water.
Cities and towns
Calumet Township contains both incorporated and unincorporated areas.
The township's sole present-day incorporated community is
Gary. A number of former Calumet Township communities have been absorbed into Gary, including the formerly incorporated towns of
Aetna
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,
Miller Beach
Miller Beach (also commonly known as Miller) is a neighborhood of Gary, Indiana on the southernmost shore of Lake Michigan. First settled in 1851, Miller Beach was originally an independent town. However, the "Town of Miller" was eventually annex ...
, and
Tolleston, and the formerly unincorporated community of
Black Oak. The unincorporated community of
Ross remains in unincorporated Calumet Township.
Until 2022, a large part of the town of
Griffith
Griffith may refer to:
People
* Griffith (name)
* Griffith (surname)
* Griffith (given name)
Places Antarctica
* Mount Griffith, Ross Dependency
* Griffith Peak (Antarctica), Marie Byrd Land
* Griffith Glacier, Marie Byrd Land
* Griffith Ridge, ...
was in Calumet Township, but all parts of Griffith that had been part of Calumet Township transferred to North Township on January 1, 2022.
Education
Calumet Township is served by two public school districts. Most of Incorporated Gary is served by the
Gary Community School Corporation
Gary Community School Corporation is a school district headquartered in Gary, Indiana.
The school district includes the majority of Gary.
History
In 2017, Gary Community Corp became the first school system in Indiana involved in a state tak ...
. Unincorporated areas of Gary in Calumet Township are served by the
Lake Ridge Schools Corporation.
References
External links
Official website
Townships in Lake County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
Populated places established in 1883
1883 establishments in Indiana
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