Trail Creek

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Trail Creek

Total population

2,351

Median home value

$191,800

23.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$77,635

Trail Creek$78k

National$74k

Elevation191 m

Land area3.14 km²

Coordinates41.70°, -86.86°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Trail Creek is a town in Coolspring and Michigan townships, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,060 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Indiana

• Michigan City
  1 mi away · pop. 31,814
• Pottawattamie Park
  2 mi away · pop. 247
• Beverly Shores
  6.4 mi away
• La Porte
  9.6 mi away · pop. 22,449
• Rolling Prairie
  12.3 mi away · pop. 238
• Dune Acres
  12.4 mi away
• Kingsbury
  14.1 mi away · pop. 210
• Burns Harbor
  14.9 mi away · pop. 2,155
• Hudson Lake
  15.8 mi away · pop. 1,347
• Stillwell
  16.3 mi away · pop. 12
• Kingsford Heights
  17.2 mi away · pop. 1,358
• Ogden Dunes
  18 mi away · pop. 1,140

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Trail Creek

In-place pollutants in Trail Creek and Michigan City Harbor, Indiana

JBF Scientific Corporation. · 1978

Rail-trails Illinois, Indiana, & Ohio

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy · 2017

Bridge across Trail Creek, Michigan City, Ind

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce · 1890

Shirley Creek Trail

United States. Forest Service · 1997

Lick Creek Trail

United States. Forest Service · 1998

Ridge across Trail Creek, in Michigan City, Ind

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce · 1888

Lick Creek Trail.

1998

Shirley Creek Trail.

1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Seen 2026-09-18

Festive Tiger Beetle

Cicindela scutellaris

Seen 2026-09-17

Coyote

Canis latrans

Seen 2026-09-17

Painted Harvestman

Odiellus pictus

Seen 2026-09-16

Woolly Grass-veneer Moth

Thaumatopsis pexellus

Seen 2026-09-16

Eastern Parson Spider

Herpyllus ecclesiasticus

Seen 2026-09-16

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

Seen 2026-09-15

White-jawed Jumping Spider

Hentzia mitrata

Seen 2026-09-15

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).