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St. John Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 66,741 and it contained 25,691 housing units.[3]

St. John Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°28′36″N 87°27′45″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
founded	1848
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	39.37 sq mi (102.0 km2)
• Land	39.2 sq mi (102 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	679 ft (207 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	66,741
• Density	1,702.6/sq mi (657.4/km2)
FIPS code	18-66870[2]
GNIS feature ID	453819

History

St. John Township was established in 1848. It was named for John Hack, the first German settler.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.37 square miles (102.0 km²), of which 39.2 square miles (102 km²) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) (or 0.43%) is water.[3]

The township includes the towns of Dyer, Schererville and St. John as well as the unincorporated areas of these towns.[5]

Zip codes in the township include 46307, 46311, 46319, 46373, and 46375. The State House districts are IN-11 and IN-15, and the State Senate districts are IN-1, IN-6, and a small portion of IN-2.[6]

Demographics

The racial makeup of the township is 82.1% non-Hispanic White, 11.3% Hispanic, 2.73% African American, 2.23% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. The percentages of Hispanic and African American residents are, respectively, 5.4 and 22.6 percent lower than Lake County as a whole.

Native-born citizens make up 91.9% of the population. Naturalized citizens are 5.3% of the population, while 1.9% are not citizens. The top ten countries of birth for foreign-born residents are Mexico, India, Croatia, Poland, Serbia, Greece, Macedonia, Philippines, Germany, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The most common self-reported ancestries are: German (23.1%), Polish (17%), Irish (15.9%), Mexican (8.72%), Unclassified/Unreported (8.5%), Italian (8.1%), English (7.3%), Dutch (5.6%), American (4.7%), and Serbian (2.8%).[6]

References

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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