Liberty Township, Porter County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Liberty Township is one of twelve townships
in Porter County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 6,727.
and has incorporated parts of Liberty Township along State Route 49 near the Indiana Toll Road
. Otherwise, there are no incorporated communities within the township.
. Its high school is Chesterton High School, located in Chesterton (Westchester Township) to the north.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Porter County, Indiana
Porter County, Indiana
Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 164,343. Much of the population growth has to do with the expansion of the Chicago Metropolitan Area eastward into Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 6,727.
Cities and Towns
The town of Chesterton has grown south from Westchester TownshipWestchester Township, Porter County, Indiana
Westchester Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 18,133.-Cities and Towns:Westchester Townsip includes the communities of Chesterton, Porter, Dune Acres, and Burns Harbor.-Education:...
and has incorporated parts of Liberty Township along State Route 49 near the Indiana Toll Road
Indiana Toll Road
The Indiana Toll Road, officially the Indiana East–West Toll Road, is a toll road that runs for east–west across northern Indiana from the Illinois state line to the Ohio state line...
. Otherwise, there are no incorporated communities within the township.
Education
Liberty Township is served by the Duneland School CorporationDuneland School Corporation
The Duneland School Corporation is the school system that serves Jackson Township, Liberty Township, part of Pine Township, and Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, USA...
. Its high school is Chesterton High School, located in Chesterton (Westchester Township) to the north.