Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana

Hobart Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,417 and it contained 16,366 housing units.^[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	2,197		—
1900	2,718		23.7%
1910	3,729		37.2%
1920	5,621		50.7%
1930	9,135		62.5%
1940	12,472		36.5%
1950	21,871		75.4%
1960	39,223		79.3%
1970	40,825		4.1%
1980	42,548		4.2%
1990	38,942		−8.5%
2000	39,636		1.8%
2010	39,417		−0.6%
2020	40,652		3.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

Hobart Township
Township
Logo
Coordinates: 41°32′48″N 87°15′53″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	25.98 sq mi (67.3 km2)
• Land	25.47 sq mi (66.0 km2)
• Water	0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	627 ft (191 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	40,652
• Density	1,547.4/sq mi (597.5/km2)
FIPS code	18-34132[3]
GNIS feature ID	453414
Website	hobarttownship.org

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.98 square miles (67.3 km²), of which 25.47 square miles (66.0 km²) (or 98.04%) is land and 0.51 square miles (1.3 km²) (or 1.96%) is water.^[4] It includes most of the City of Hobart, the entire City of Lake Station and Town of New Chicago, and a small portion of the City of Gary, as well as a small unincorporated area known as Viking Village. Its public school districts include the School City of Hobart, the River Forest Community School Corporation, and the Lake Station Community School Corporation, each with one high school: Hobart High School, River Forest High School, and Thomas A. Edison High School.