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New Chicago, IN

New Chicago, IN

Lake County, 29 miles SE of the Loop. Incorporated in 1908, New Chicago is part of the Gary metro area, located southeast of the intersections of I-65 and I-80/94. It numbered 2,063 residents according to the 2000 census, about 82 percent non-Hispanic white, the remainder mostly Latino.


New Chicago, IN (inc. 1908)
Year Total
(and by category)
  Foreign Born Native with foreign parentage Males per 100 females
1930 481  
1960 2,312  
1990 2,066   4.3% 97
  1,968 White (95.3%)      
  5 Black (0.2%)      
  11 American Indian (0.5%)      
  1 Asian/Pacific Islander (0.0%)      
  81 Other race (3.9%)      
  197 Hispanic Origin* (9.5%)      
2000 2,063   4.9% 95