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Crown Point
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city in and the county seat of Lake County, Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- County
- Lake
- Townships
- Center and Ross
- Established
- October 31, 1834
- Incorporated town
- June 3, 1868
- Incorporated city
- June 6, 1911
- Type
- City Council
- Mayor
- Pete Land ( D )
- Total
- 17.98 sq mi (46.58 km )
- Land
- 17.93 sq mi (46.44 km )
- Water
- 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km )
- Elevation
- 717 ft (219 m)
- Density
- 1,890.6/sq mi (729.98/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 46307-46308
- Fips code
- 18-16138
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Crown Point
- Population
- 33899
- Area
- 45.91452
- Elevation
- 223
- Official website
- www.crownpoint.in.gov
- Image
- Old Lake County Courthouse, Crown Point Indiana. Located in the Courthouse Square Historic District.jpg
- Households
- 10938
- Dialing code
- 219
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- P8168
- Florence Green
- postal code
- 46307
- Commons category
- Crown Point, Indiana
- inception
- 1834-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 0.0854
- per capita income
- 34388
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Crown Point is a city in and the county seat of Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 34,884 per the 2023 American Community Survey. The city was incorporated in 1868. On October 31, 1834, Solon Robinson and his family became the first settlers to an area that later became Crown Point. Due to its location, Crown Point is known as the "Hub of Lake County".
The city is surrounded by Merrillville to the north, Winfield to the east, Cedar Lake to the southwest, St. John to the west, and unincorporated Schererville to the northwest. The southern and southwestern parts of Crown Point border some unincorporated areas of Lake County.