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La Porte (French for "The Door") is a city in La Porte County, Indiana, of which it is the county seat. Its population was 21,621 at the 2000 census. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin Combined Statistical Area. La Porte is located in northwest Indiana, east of Gary, west of South Bend, and was first settled in 1830.

La Porte is located at 41.609057, -86.717567.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.5 km² (12.2 mi²). 29.7 km² (11.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (5.83%) is water.

Points of Interest:
La Porte offers three beautifully landscaped and challenging golf courses. The City owned Beechwood Golf Course is a championship 18-hole course built in the early 1930's as a gift from the Herbert W. Fox family.
Beechwood Golf Course
Briar Leaf Golf Course
Legacy Hills Golf Course
La Porte County Historical Society Museum:
Has over 80,000 items on display, including La Porte County family heirlooms and antiques of all kinds.
Hesston Steam Museum
Maple Lane Mall
La Porte Cinema Quad
La Porte Little Theatre Club
Concerts in the Park: Fox Park, June through August

La Porte is a blend of a unique past with a vibrant future, where there is always something old for reminiscing and something new to discover.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

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