Porter
A town in Porter County, Indiana — population 4,840 as of 2020.
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WKVI Radio 99.3 FM / 1520 AM
October 2
Indiana Dunes National Park Releases 1600 Lab Grown Native Mussels into the Little Calumet River to Improve Water Quality
PORTER, Ind. — Indiana Dunes National Park recently celebrated the release of more than 1,600 native fatmucket mussels (Lampsilis siliquoidea) into the East Branch of the Little Calumet River. The individually tagged mussels are the first group raised from larvae to subadult size…
Community Groups & OrganizationsIn and around Porter
See & do
- Hageman Memorial Library
- Hawthorne Park
- Joseph Bailley Homestead
- Porter Beach
- Porter Community Center At Hawthorn Park
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Porter by the numbers
Population
4,840Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 6.16 sq mi (15.96 km²), 0.28 sq mi water
- Median age
- 43.7
- Households
- 2,128
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $74,542
- Median house value
- $267,700
Municipal office
- Office
- CLERK
- Address
- 303 FRANKLIN ST, PORTER, IN 46304