Chesterton, Indiana | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Calumet Ave, Downtown | |
 Location of Chesterton in Porter County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′38″N 87°3′51″W / 41.61056°N 87.06417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Porter |
| Townships | Westchester, Jackson, Liberty, Pine |
| Settled | 1833 |
| Platted | 1852 |
| Incorporated (town) | May 4, 1899 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council[1] |
| • President | James Ton (R, 1st)[2] |
| • Council Members | Erin Collins (D, 2nd) Dane Lafata (D, 3rd) Sharon Darnell (D, 4th) Jennifer Fisher (R, 5th)[2] |
| • Clerk-Treasurer | Courtney Udvare (D) [3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.49 sq mi (24.59 km2) |
| • Land | 9.38 sq mi (24.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,241 |
| • Density | 1,517.91/sq mi (586.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 46304 |
| Area code | 219 |
| FIPS code | 18-12412[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396642[5] |
| Website | http://www.chestertonin.org/ |
Chesterton is a town in Westchester, Jackson and Liberty townships in Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[5] The population was 14,241 at the 2020 Census. The three towns of Chesterton, Burns Harbor, and Porter are known as the Duneland area.[7][8][9][10]
- ^ "Town Council". Town of Chesterton, IN. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Town Council | Chesterton, IN - Official Website". Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Clerk-Treasurer | Chesterton, IN - Official Website".
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chesterton, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ The cultural impact of a museum in a small community: The Hour Glass of Ogden Dunes. The Shouth Shore Journal, 2, pp. 16–28.
- ^ "South Shore Journal - the Cultural Impact of a Museum in a Small Community: The Hour Glass in Ogden Dunes". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ D. Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2006). Alice Gray, Dorothy Buell, and Naomi Svihla:Preservationists of Ogden Dunes. The South Shore Journal, 1, 15-21
- ^ "South Shore Journal - Alice Gray, Dorothy Buell, and Naomi Svihla: Preservationists of Ogden Dunes". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.