Michigan City (Indiana)

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Michigan City er en by i LaPorte County, Indiana, USA. Michigan City er den største by i LaPorte County, men er ikke county seat. Byens befolkning var 31.479 i 2010.[1]

Michigan City er kendt for turisme, primært på grund af byens beliggenhed ved Lake Michigan.

LaPorte County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Michigan City Highlighted.svg
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Geografi

Michigan City har et areal på 59.19 km² og ligger 191 m.o.h.

Historie

Landområdet, der nu udgør Michigan City, blev købt af Isaac C. Elston i 1830. Byen blev grundlagt i 1836, hvor området havde 1.500 indbyggere.

Bystyre

Michigan Citys borgmester er Ron Meer.

Uddannelse

Michigan Citys skoledistrikt er Michigan City Area Schools, der omfatter én high school (Michigan City High School), to middle schools, og otte elementary schools. Der er også en privatskole, Marquette Catholic High School.

Seværdigheder

  • Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa
  • Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
  • Indiana State Prison
  • Michigan City Generating Station
  • Old Michigan City Lighthouse

Kendte personer

  • Abe Gibron
  • Achy Obejas
  • Allan Spear
  • Amy Spindler
  • Anita King
  • Anne Baxter
  • Charles Freeman Lee
  • Daniel D. Bruce
  • David E. Lilienthal
  • Don Larsen
  • Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
  • John Huppenthal
  • John L. Sieb
  • Naomi Anderson
  • Scott Pelath
  • Ward Cunningham

Eksterne henvisninger

Referencer

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". Arkiveret fra originalen 8. januar 2015. Hentet 20. december 2015.

Koordinater: 41°42′46″N 86°53′35″V / 41.7128°N 86.8931°V / 41.7128; -86.8931

Medier brugt på denne side

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Forfatter/Opretter: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.0
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LaPorte County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Michigan City Highlighted.svg
Forfatter/Opretter: Arkyan, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in LaPorte County, Indiana, highlighting Michigan City in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
Michigan City Courthouse.jpg
Front and western side of the Michigan City Courthouse, located on the southeastern corner of the junction of Michigan Boulevard (U.S. Route 12) and Washington Street in downtown Michigan City, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1909.