ST. JOHN, INDIANA

'St. John' is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,382 at the 2000 census.

Contents
Geography
Demographics
Education
Major Businesses
External links

Geography


St. John is located at (41.448229, -87.476672).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.5 km² (6.8 mi²). 17.4 km² (6.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.74%) is water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there were 8,382 people, 2,800 households, and 2,441 families residing in the town. The population density was 481.6/km² (1,246.6/mi²). There were 2,847 housing units at an average density of 163.6/km² (423.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.55% White, 0.13% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.20% of the population.
There were 2,800 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.8% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.8% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $71,378, and the median income for a family was $75,231. Males had a median income of $55,554 versus $30,603 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,106. About 1.1% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education


St. John is served by both the Lake Central School Corporation and the Hanover Community School Corporation. Four of the ten Lake Central schools are located in Saint John. These include:

★ Lake Central High School

★ Lake Central Freshmen Center

★ Kolling Elementary School

★ Clark Middle School (under construction)

Major Businesses



La Quesadilla

Cook Builders

Olthof Homes

Kmart

Target

Walgreen's

Blockbuster Video

Starbucks

Jimmy John's Sandwiches

Dairy Queen

Strack & Van Til

Harris Bank

Chase Bank

★ Schilling Lumber

★ Lake Central School Corporation

External links



Saint John, Indiana official site

St. John Evangelist Parish St. John, IN

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