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Counties: Porter County Porter County Area: 418 square miles Location: Northwest Indiana, bordered on the north by Lake Michigan, to the east by LaPorte County, to the south by Jasper County, and to the west by Lake County. Population: 146,798 (2000 Census) 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 10,304 13,942 17,227 18,052 19,175 20,540 20,256 22,821 27,836 40,076 60,279 87,114 119,816 128,932 146,798 Cities & Towns: Portage (2000 population = 33,496), Valparaiso, county seat (27,428), Chesterton (10,488), Porter (4,972), Hebron (3,596), Kouts (1,698), Ogden Dunes (1,313), Burns Harbor (766), Beverly Shores (708), Dune Acres (213) Named For: David Porter, a Navy Commodore during the War of 1812 Topography: Generally level to gently sloping. The County drains to Lake Michigan and the Kankakee River. Pre-settlement vegetation was a combination of deciduous forest and prairie. Attractions: Golf Courses · Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore · Indiana Dunes State Park