Lake Station

History

Initially, the site of modern Lake Station was the starting point of two indigenous trails leading to Fort Dearborn. Later it became an early stagecoach depot stop, as the Fort Dearborn-Detroit Stagecoach Route passed through the site during the wet season.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Lake Station has a total area of , of which (or 98.45%) is land and (or 1.55%) is water. The city lies on the Calumet Shoreline, which is seen today as a sand ridge. * Interstate 65 * Interstate 80 * Interstate 90 * Interstate 94 * U.S. Route 6 * U.S. Route 20 * Indiana State Road 51 *Grand Boulevard Lake *Deep River (Indiana) * Hobart * Gary * Portage * Town of New Chicago

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Merrillville High School
  High · Merrillville · 2,042 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Morton Senior High School
  High · Hammond · 1,609 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary
  Other · Gary · 1,337 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• Hobart High School
  High · Hobart · 1,306 students · 20.4:1 ratio
• Gary Lighthouse Charter School
  Other · Gary · 1,127 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Griffth Jr/Sr High School
  High · Griffith · 1,059 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• West Side Leadership Academy
  High · Gary · 1,013 students · 20.7:1 ratio
• Pierce Middle School
  Middle · Merrillville · 919 students · 14.6:1 ratio