Porter County, Indiana

Porter County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 146,798. The is. This county is part of.

History
Porter County was formed in 1836. It was is named for Capt., naval officer during the and the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,351 (522 ). 1,083 km² (418 sq mi) of it is land and 268 km² (104 sq mi) of it is water, most of it in. The total area is 19.84% water.

Railroads

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 146,798 people, 54,649 households, and 39,729 families residing in the county. The was 136/km² (351/sq mi). There were 57,616 housing units at an average density of 53/km² (138/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.33%, 0.92% or , 0.22% , 0.91% , 0.03% , 1.26% from , and 1.32% from two or more races. 4.82% of the population were or  of any race. 23.7% were of, 12.3% , 8.3% , 8.0% and 7.9%  ancestry according to.

There were 54,649 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,100, and the median income for a family was $61,880. Males had a median income of $50,167 versus $26,347 for females. The for the county was $23,957. About 3.90% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the, including 6.80% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Public schools in Porter County are administered by several districts, most of which cover areas that roughly follow the county's township boundaries.
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High Schools and Middle Schools
 * Benjamin Franklin Middle School
 * Boone Grove High School
 * Boone Grove Middle School
 * Chesterton High School
 * Chesterton Middle School
 * Hebron High School
 * Hebron Middle School
 * Kouts Middle/High School
 * Morgan Middle/High School
 * Portage High School
 * Thomas Jefferson Middle School
 * Union Township Middle School
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 * Washington Township Middle/High School
 * Wheeler High School
 * William Fegely Middle School
 * Willowcreek Middle School

Elementary Schools
 * Aylesworth Elementary School
 * Bailly Elementary School
 * Boone Grove Elementary School
 * Brummitt Elementary School
 * Central Elementary School (Portage)
 * Central Elementary School (Valparaiso)
 * Cooks Corners Elementary School
 * Crisman Elementary School
 * Flint Lake Elementary School
 * Hebron Elementary School
 * Hayes Leonard Elementary School
 * Jackson Elementary School
 * John Simatovich Elementary School
 * Jones Elementary School
 * Kouts Elementary School
 * Kyle Elementary School
 * Liberty Elementary School
 * Liberty Intermediate School
 * Memorial Elementary School
 * Myers Elementary School
 * Morgan Elementary School
 * Northview Elementary School
 * Parkview Elementary School
 * Paul Saylor Elementary School
 * Porter Lakes Elementary School
 * South Haven Elementary School
 * Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
 * Union Center Elementary School
 * Washington Township Elementary School
 * Westchester Intermediate School
 * Yost Elementary School