Chesterton, Indiana | |
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![]() Calumet Ave, Downtown | |
![]() Location of Chesterton in Porter County, Indiana. | |
Coordinates: 41°36′15″N 87°03′00″W / 41.60417°N 87.05000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Porter |
Townships | Westchester, Jackson, Liberty, Pine |
Settled | 1833 |
Platted | 1852 |
Incorporated (town) | May 4, 1899 |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council[1] |
• President | James Ton (R, 1st)[2] |
• Council Members | Erin Collins (D, 2nd) Dane Lafata (D, 3rd) Sharon Darnell (D, 4th) Jennifer Fisher (R, 5th)[2] |
• Clerk-Treasurer | Courtney Udvare (D) [3] |
Area | |
• Total | 9.49 sq mi (24.59 km2) |
• Land | 9.38 sq mi (24.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,241 |
• Density | 1,517.91/sq mi (586.09/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 46304 |
Area code | 219 |
FIPS code | 18-12412[6] |
GNIS feature ID | 2396642[5] |
Website | http://www.chestertonin.org/ |
Chesterton is a town in Westchester, Jackson and Liberty townships in Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[5] The population was 14,241 at the 2020 Census. The three towns of Chesterton, Burns Harbor, and Porter are known as the Duneland area.[7][8][9][10]