Calumet Region in the context of "Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana"

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⭐ Core Definition: Calumet Region

41°33′N 87°27′W / 41.55°N 87.45°W / 41.55; -87.45The Calumet Region is the geographic area drained by the Grand Calumet River and the Little Calumet River of northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana in the United States. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, which eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It is a sub-region of the greater Northwest Indiana region and the even larger Great Lakes region.

This region includes the northern parts of Lake and Porter counties and the western portion of La Porte county in Indiana, as well as the eastern counties of northern Illinois, Will and Cook.

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👉 Calumet Region in the context of Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana

Westchester Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. It is included in the Calumet, Northwest Indiana, and Great Lakes regions. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Chicago. It stretches from the famous Indiana Dunes on its northern border, south to the Valparaiso Moraine, a ridge of rolling hills left by the last glacier to pass through the area. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,396.

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Calumet Region in the context of Northwest Indiana

Northwest Indiana, commonly referred to as "The Region" after the Calumet Region, is an unofficial geographic area in the northwestern corner of Indiana in the United States. Although its boundaries are not formally defined, the area is generally associated with the Gary, Indiana Metropolitan Division, which includes Jasper, Lake, Porter and Newton counties, and the Michigan City–La Porte Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes LaPorte County, with some broader definitions also including Starke and Pulaski counties.

The area borders Lake Michigan and portions of it are considered part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Based on the 2020 United States census, the broadest definition of Northwest Indiana has a population of 866,965, making it the second-largest urban area in the state after the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

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Grand Calumet River → Little Calumet River → Illinois → Indiana → United States → Great Lakes Basin → Northwest Indiana → Great Lakes region → Lake County, Indiana → Porter County, Indiana → LaPorte County, Indiana → Will County, Illinois → Cook County, Illinois →