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Michigan City
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city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- County
- LaPorte
- Townships
- Michigan , Coolspring
- Founded by
- Isaac C. Elston
- Mayor
- Angie Nelson Deuitch ( D )
- Total
- 20.59 sq mi (53.33 km )
- Land
- 20.41 sq mi (52.85 km )
- Water
- 0.19 sq mi (0.48 km )
- Elevation
- 633 ft (193 m)
- Density
- 1,571.8/sq mi (606.87/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 46360-46361
- Fips code
- 18-48798
- Website
- emichigancity .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Michigan City
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- LaPorte County
- Population
- 32075
- Area
- 59.188814
- Elevation
- 191
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Official website
- www.emichigancity.com
- Image
- NICTD on 11th St in Michigan City.jpg
- Households
- 12057
- Dialing code
- 219
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- Commons category
- Michigan City, Indiana
- topic's main category
- Category:Michigan City, Indiana
- inception
- 1830-00-00
- postal code
- 46361
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Michigan City, Indiana
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Michigan City, Indiana
- P8168
- Madzha
- water as percent of area
- 14.2884
- per capita income
- 22421
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 32,075 at the 2020 census. Located along Lake Michigan in the Michiana region, the city is about 45 miles (72 km) east of Chicago and is 40 miles (64 km) west of South Bend.
Michigan City is noted for both its proximity to Indiana Dunes National Park and for bordering Lake Michigan. It receives a fair amount of tourism during the summer, especially by residents of Chicago and nearby cities in Northern Indiana. It is connected to Chicago via the South Shore Line passenger train.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michigan City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.