Hammond
A city in Lake County, Indiana — population 75,342 as of 2020.
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News in Hammond
Purdue University Northwest hosts College Goal Sunday on Oct. 4
HAMMOND and WESTVILLE, Ind. — Financial aid professionals will be on-site at Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Hammond and Westville campuses during the statewide College Goal Sunday programs on Oct. 4. The free event will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CDT and will help…
Education
Northwest Indiana families value higher education at Purdue University Northwest
Students return at record levels; nearly 80% of undergraduate and graduate students are Indiana residents HAMMOND and WESTVILLE, Ind. — Purdue University Northwest (PNW) welcomed 1,653 newly admitted undergraduate students while recording a new record 70.8% retention rate for…
Education
Purdue University Northwest and Society of Innovators announce plans to end collaboration agreement
HAMMOND and WESTVILLE, Ind. — Purdue University Northwest (PNW) and Innovators Northwest Indiana have agreed to end the collaboration agreement through which the Society of Innovators (SOI) has functioned under the PNW umbrella since 2018. The change will be effective Dec. 31,…
EducationHAMMOND – On Friday, September 11, 2026, at approximately 4:30 p.m, an Indiana State Police Troopers were dispatched to the 1.9-mile-marker on I‑80 eastbound in Hammond...
Public SafetyIn and around Hammond
See & do
+109 more on the mapEat, drink & stay
- 18th Street Brewery5417 Oakley Ave
- 219 Grounds
- 5th Amendment
- A & P Hospitality Llc
- 18th Street Brewery474 E Fayette St
Shops & services
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Hammond by the numbers
- Area
- 22.73 sq mi (58.86 km²), 1.09 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36
- Households
- 29,797
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $55,504
- Median house value
- $159,900
- Office
- DIR OF CITY PLANNING
- Address
- 5925 CALUMET AVE, HAMMOND, IN 46320