La Porte County, IN Summer Camps 2013
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La Porte County Statistics
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 613.26 square miles , of which 598.30 square miles is land. Other counties in Indiana are
Adams County,
Allen County,
Bartholomew County,
Benton County,
Blackford County,
Boone County.
Brown County,
Carroll County,
Cass County,
Clark County,
Clay County,
Clinton County.
About La Porte County, IN
LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana . As of 2010, the population was 111,467. The county seat is the city of La Porte . This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area , Northwest Indiana and Michiana . The largest city is Michigan City . It is included in the Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area .
History of La Porte County, IN
LaPorte County was formed in 1832. La porte means "the door" in French . French travelers or explorers so named the area after discovering a natural opening in the dense forests that used to exist in this region, providing a gateway to lands further west. Before white settlement, all of the land that forms modern-day LaPorte County, and adjacent Starke County to the south belonged to the Potawatomi Indian nation. These Indians were forcibly removed to Kansas by the United States government in 1838, and many died on what survivors called the Trail of Death . When the county was initially proposed and organized, its boundaries did not extend as far south or east as they do today. A section of land north of the Kankakee River originally belonged to Starke County. However, residents living in that area had difficulty crossing the river in order to reach the rest of the county. It was necessary to travel some distance east to Lemon's bridge, before making the journey south. Effectively isolated from the rest of Starke County, these residents asked that their land be annexed to LaPorte County, which was completed on January 28, 1842.
