Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana

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Hobart Township
Map highlighting Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 41°32′48″N87°15′53″W / 41.54667°N 87.26472°W / 41.54667; -87.26472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lake
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total25.98 sq mi (67.3 km2)
  Land25.47 sq mi (66.0 km2)
  Water0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
627 ft (191 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total40,652
  Density1,547.4/sq mi (597.5/km2)
FIPS code 18-34132 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453414

Hobart Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,417 and it contained 16,366 housing units. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 2,197
1900 2,71823.7%
1910 3,72937.2%
1920 5,62150.7%
1930 9,13562.5%
1940 12,47236.5%
1950 21,87175.4%
1960 39,22379.3%
1970 40,8254.1%
1980 42,5484.2%
1990 38,942−8.5%
2000 39,6361.8%
2010 39,417−0.6%
2020 40,6523.1%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.98 square miles (67.3 km2), of which 25.47 square miles (66.0 km2) (or 98.04%) is land and 0.51 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.96%) is water. [4] It includes most of the City of Hobart, the entire City of Lake Station and Town of New Chicago, and a small portion of the City of Gary, as well as a small unincorporated area known as Viking Village. Its public school districts include the School City of Hobart, the River Forest Community School Corporation, and the Lake Station Community School Corporation, each with one high school: Hobart High School, River Forest High School, and Thomas A. Edison High School.

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Census Bureau profile: Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".