Profile for Gary, Indiana, IN

Gary is on Lake Michigan

When U.S. Steel selected this site for operations in 1905, it was desolate and uninhabited; the city boomed almost overnight.

Local employment in the steel industry plummeted after the oil shortage of 1979, when the demand for large cars declined.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 797. The number of murders and homicides was 68. The violent crime rate was 7.8 per 1,000 people.

Gary received national attention for 1918 train wreck which killed 63 circus performers

Filming location for:
· 2001 movie, "Pearl Harbor"
· 1994 movie, "With Honors"
· 1994 movie, "Richie Rich"

Census 2000 highlights: Among major American cities, ranked No. 1 in percentage black population (84%)

Well-known residents have included:
· Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, musicians
· Frank Borman, astronaut
· Deniece Williams, singer
· Alex Karras, football player and actor

Local bands (past and present) have included Spaniels, The Jackson 5

Sports teams: Gary SouthShore RailCats (Northern League Baseball)

Colleges and universities: Indiana University Northwest, Ivy Tech Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 64

Songs:
· "Gary, Indiana" (from "The Music Man")

Listed places near Gary

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (17)

Colleges (3)

Communities (11)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (21)

Parks (3)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Gary demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Lake County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Gary area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 46402 ZIP code.

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• Gary city government
• Lake County government
• Gary Chamber of Commerce
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2% of Gary residents report German ancestry, and 2% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Gary ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Gary
• Cemeteries in Lake County
• Lake County genealogical society
• Libraries in or near Gary

Post a query on a message board:

• Lake County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IN data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Indiana cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Gary business guide
• Gary Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Indiana
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• Crime in Lake County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Indiana
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Gary was $14,383, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Lake County economic census
• Lake County economic summary
• Lake County employment growth
• Lake County unemployment rate
• Indiana economic data

10% of Gary residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Gary
• Colleges in Indiana
• Learning Disabilities Association in Indiana
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• Yearbooks (old) of Indiana high schools

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• Air pollution in Lake County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Indiana
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Local historical societies in Indiana
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Historic districts in Gary include West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Gary, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $361.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $771.

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Libraries in Gary include Black Oak Branch, Dubois Branch, Forty-First Avenue Branch, Gary Public Library, Kennedy Branch, Tolleston Branch, Wildermuth Branch ... View libraries

• Indiana library

• Indiana statewide library catalog

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Newspapers in Gary include Post-Tribune

TV stations in Gary include WPWR, WYIN.

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Lake County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Gary political report.

• Indiana Democratic party
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The average commute time for Gary workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 36 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Gary between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

• Gary travel guide
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• Indiana tourism bureau

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