| Michigan City is a city in LaPorte
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| | The city became incorporated in 1836, by
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| County, Indiana, USA and is located in
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| | which point Michigan City had 1500
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| what is known as Northwest Indiana which
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| | residents, along with a post office, a
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| includes Lake County, Porter County,
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| | newspaper, a church, and a commercial
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| Jasper County, and Newton County.
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| | district.
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| Michigan City is part of what is known as
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| | Points of interest
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| Chicagoland. It is also part of what is
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| | On clear days, it is possible to see the
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| known as Michiana. It is approximately 50
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| | Chicago skyline across Lake Michigan. In
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| miles east of Chicago and 40 miles west
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| | 1991, Democrat Mayor Sheila Brillson
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| of South Bend, Indiana. The population
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| | introduced a new logo for Michigan City,
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| was 32,900 at the 2000 census. It is one
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| | which featured the Chicago Skyline. Many
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| of two principal cities of and is
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| | residents rebelled at this proposal, so
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| included in the Michigan City-La Porte,
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| | the official logo was changed.
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| Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area,
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| | Michigan City Area Schools, the city's
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| which is included in the
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| | public school system, includes one high
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| Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City Combined
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| | school (Michigan City High School), three
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| Statistical Area.
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| | middle schools, and nine elementary
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| Michigan City is noted for both its
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| | schools. Michigan City also contains two
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| proximity to the Indiana Dunes National
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| | parochial high schools - Marquette and
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| Lakeshore national park and for its
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| | Duneland Lutheran - but Marquette is also
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| bordering Lake Michigan; because of this,
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| | the oldest school in the city. There are
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| Michigan City receives a fair amount of
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| | several parochial elementary schools in
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| tourism during the summer months,
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| | the city to include St. Stanislaus Kostka
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| especially by residents of Chicago and
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| | School, Queen Of All Saints, and Notre
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| parts of Indiana.
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| | Dame Catholic School. At one time
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| Geography
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| | Michigan City had two public high
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| Michigan City is located at 41°42'34?N,
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| | schools, M.C. Elston High School (Red
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| 86°53'13?W (41.709389, -86.886928).GR1
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| | Devils)(Elston is now the name of one of
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| According to the United States Census
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| | the middle schools located in the city
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| Bureau, the city has a total area of 59.9
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| | and is located at the former Elston High
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| km² (23.1 mi²). 50.8 km² (19.6 mi²)
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| | School), and M.C. Rogers High School
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| of it is land and 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²) of
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| | (Raiders). Both schools combined after
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| it (15.22%) is water.
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| | the 1994-1995 school year and is now the
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| Demographics
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| | present day Michigan City High School.
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| As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were
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| | The school is located at the former
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| 32,900 people, 12,550 households, and
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| | Rogers High School site.
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| 7,906 families residing in the city. The
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| | Michigan City contains two major shopping
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| population density was 648.1/km²
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| | centers - Lighthouse Place Outlet Mall,
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| (1,678.6/mi²). There were 14,221 housing
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| | which was built in the mid 1980s, and
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| units at an average density of 280.1/km²
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| | Marquette Mall, which was constructed in
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| (725.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the
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| | 1965. St. Anthony Memorial Health Center
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| city was 69.45% White, 26.31% African
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| | is Michigan City's sole hospital.
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| American, 0.26% Native American, 0.51%
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| | In terms of media, Michigan City has one
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| Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from
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| | daily newspaper, The News-Dispatch. It
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| other races, and 2.36% from two or more
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| | also has one FM radio station, WEFM, one
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| races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
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| | AM radio station, WIMS, and one
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| were 3.15% of the population.
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| | government access cable TV station,
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| There were 12,550 households out of which
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| | Access LaPorte County. Michigan City is
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| 30.6% had children under the age of 18
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| | in Chicago's Area of Dominant Influence.
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| living with them, 40.0% were married
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| | Radio and Television broadcasts from both
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| couples living together, 18.1% had a
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| | Chicago and South Bend reach most of the
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| female householder with no husband
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| | population.
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| present, and 37.0% were non-families.
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| | Michigan City also houses a zoo, and
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| 30.9% of all households were made up of
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| | features on its outskirts the Indiana
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| individuals and 11.6% had someone living
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| | State Prison.
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| alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| | Known for its many talented musicians,
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| The average household size was 2.41 and
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| | Michigan City also has one of the nations
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| the average family size was 3.02.
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| | oldest active municipal bands. Free
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| In the city the population was spread out
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| | concerts are performed for the public
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| with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from
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| | every Thursday evening at the Guy F.
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| 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from
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| | Foreman Ampitheatre located in Washington
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| 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of
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| | Park.
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| age or older. The median age was 35
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| | The eastern edge of the Indiana Dunes
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| years. For every 100 females there were
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| | National Lakeshore is also located in
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| 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18
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| | Michigan City. Features include Mount
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| and over, there were 100.9 males.
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| | Baldy, a large wandering dune. A larger
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| The median income for a household in the
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| | dune, Hoosier Slide, sat at the site of
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| city was $33,732, and the median income
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| | the current electrical generating
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| for a family was $39,520. Males had a
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| | station. This dune was mined for its sand
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| median income of $32,194 versus $23,125
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| | in the late 19th century. The sand found
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| for females. The per capita income for
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| | on the beaches in and near Michigan City
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| the city was $16,995. About 10.4% of
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| | is nicknamed "singing sand" because of
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| families and 13.3% of the population were
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| | the sound it produces.
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| below the poverty line, including 20.2%
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| | In recent years, Michigan City has added
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| of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those
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| | a riverboat, The Blue Chip Casino. This
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| age 65 or over.
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| | casino is the largest riverboat in
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| History
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| | Indiana. Michigan City has also added a
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| Michigan City's origins began in 1830,
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| | new skatepark at Pullman Field to its
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| when the land for the city was first
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| | tourism offerings.
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| purchased by Issac C. Elston.
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