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Hammond
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city in Lake County, Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- County
- Lake
- Township
- North
- Incorporated town
- December 4, 1883
- Incorporated city
- April 21, 1907
- Named after
- George H. Hammond
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Thomas McDermott Jr. ( D )
- City
- 23.827 sq mi (61.712 km )
- Land
- 22.741 sq mi (58.898 km )
- Water
- 1.086 sq mi (2.812 km )
- Elevation
- 584 ft (178 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 76,193
- Rank
- IN: 8th
- Density
- 3,350/sq mi (1,294/km )
- Urban
- 8,671,746 (US: 3rd )
- Metro
- 9,262,825 (US: 14th )
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Encyclopedic overview
Hammond (/ˈhæmənd/ HAM-ənd) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. Located along Lake Michigan, it is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the only city in Indiana to border Chicago. As of the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in Indiana, with 77,879 residents. It was first settled in the mid-19th century and it is one of the oldest cities of northern Lake County.
From north to south, Hammond runs from Lake Michigan to the Little Calumet River; from east to west along its southern border, it runs from the Illinois state line to Cline Avenue. The city is traversed by numerous railroads and expressways, including the South Shore Line, Borman Expressway, and Indiana Toll Road. Notable local landmarks include the parkland around Wolf Lake and the Horseshoe Hammond riverboat casino. Part of the Rust Belt, Hammond has been industrial almost from its inception, but is also home to a campus of Purdue University and numerous historic districts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hammond” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.