Whiting
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city in Lake County, Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- County
- Lake
- Township
- North
- Named after
- Herbert L. "Pop" Whiting
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Mayor
- Steven Spebar ( D )
- Councilmembers
- Chris Sarvanidis, Tom Michniewicz, Rebeca Michko, Mark Harbin, Shawn M. Turpin
- City clerk
- John T. Haynes
- Total
- 1.807 sq mi (4.679 km )
- Land
- 1.807 sq mi (4.679 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.000 km )
- Elevation
- 590 ft (180 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 4,506
- Density
- 2,490/sq mi (963/km )
- Median household income
- $59,740
- Median home value
- $188,200
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Whiting (/ˈwaɪtɪŋ/ WYTE-ing) is a city located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area in Lake County, Indiana, which was founded in 1889. The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. It is roughly 16 miles from the Chicago Loop and two miles from Chicago's South Side. Whiting is home to Whiting Refinery, the largest oil refinery in the Midwest. The population was 4,559 at the 2020 census.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Whiting” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.