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Gary, Indiana Gary ( ) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 69,093 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it Indiana's List of municipalities in Indiana, eleventh-most populous city. The city has been historical ...

. The first mayor,

Thomas Knotts Thomas Elwood Knotts (1861–1921) was the first mayor of the city of Gary, Indiana, serving from 1909 to 1913, after having previously served as head of the Gary town board from 1906 to 1909. He was also Gary's first postmaster. His business ...

, served as Town Board president from 1906 to 1909, when Gary officially became a city. Every mayor since 1943 has served as a member of the Democratic Party.

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List of mayors by G. David Yaros
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Mayors of Gary, Indiana