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Fun Facts About La Porte
La Porte, Indiana was first settled in 1830 and takes its name from the French phrase for "The Door."
The City of La Porte is located in La Porte County, the second largest county from a geographic standpoint in the State of Indiana.
La Porte is governed by an elected mayor and seven member City Council.
La Porte has a very active Chamber of Commerce and a strong economic development program.
La Porte is currently seeing some substantial infrastructure improvements in terms of transportation projects.
La Porte's nickname is "The Maple City."
La Porte has a total area of 12.2 square miles of area, of which 0.7 square miles is water, and it has over 150 miles of streets.
The population of La Porte in the 2010 census was 22,053.
La Porte has four major highways; U.S. 35, Indiana 2, Indiana 39, and Indiana 4 going through it and is located in close proximity to Interstate 80/90 and Interstate 94.
La Porte is only a one hour drive from the Chicago Loop and is within a one day drive of half the population in the country.
Norfolk and Southern's main railroad line between Philadelphia and Chicago runs through La Porte as does a branch line of the Chicago, South Shore, and South Bend freight railroad.