Porter County
Sign in to saveAlso known as Porter County, Indiana, Porter County, IN
county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Region
- Northwest Indiana
- Metro area
- Chicago Metropolitan
- Named after
- David Porter
- County seat
- Valparaiso
- Largest city
- Portage (population and area)
- Incorporated municipalities
- 11 cities and towns Beverly Shores (town) Burns Harbor (town) Chesterton (town) Dune Acres (town) Hebron (town) Kouts (town) Ogden Dunes (town) Portage (city) Porter (town) Town of Pines (town) Valparaiso (city)
- Type
- County
- County
- 521.8 sq mi (1,351 km )
- Land
- 418.2 sq mi (1,083 km )
- Water
- 103.6 sq mi (268 km )
- Metro
- 10,874 sq mi (28,160 km )
- Rank
- 29th largest county in Indiana
- Elevation mean
- 843 ft (257 m)
- Highest elevation ne jackson twp
- 870 ft (270 m)
- Lowest elevation at lake michigan
- 585 ft (178 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 176,049
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Encyclopedic overview
Porter County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 173,215, making it the 10th most populous county in Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso. The county is part of Northwest Indiana, as well as the Chicago metropolitan area. Porter County is the site of much of the Indiana Dunes, an area of ecological significance. The Hour Glass Museum in Ogden Dunes documents the region's ecological significance.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Porter County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.