- Ogden Dunes, Indiana
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Ogden Dunes, Indiana — Town — Location of Ogden Dunes in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 41°37′27″N 87°11′29″W / 41.62417°N 87.19139°WCoordinates: 41°37′27″N 87°11′29″W / 41.62417°N 87.19139°W Country United States State Indiana County Porter Township Portage Area – Total 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2) – Land 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) – Water 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) Elevation 610 ft (186 m) Population (2010) – Total 1,110 – Density 1,798.3/sq mi (694.3/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 46368 Area code(s) 219 FIPS code 18-56088[1] GNIS feature ID 0449814[2] Ogden Dunes is a town in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,110 at the 2000 census. It is named for Francis A. Ogden, who owned the land there before his death in 1914.
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History
See also: History of the Indiana DunesOgden Dunes was once the home of a famous ski jump.[3] In 1927, the Grand Beach Ski Club, later the Ogden Dunes Ski Club, bought a piece of land on one of the high dunes in the town. They constructed a 192 feet (59 m)-tall ski jump. The first meet was held on January 22, 1928. For the next four years, meets were held in Ogden Dunes. The longest jump ever reported on this structure was 195 feet. In 1932, the Norwegian Olympic Team of Birger Rund, Hans Beck, and Kaare Wahlberg (gold, silver, and bronze medalists) came to Ogden Dunes to try the tower. During the Great Depression the Ski Club had financial setbacks; combined with little snow, the club looked to sell the tower. In 1935, a ski club in Rockford, Illinois purchased the tower and moved it that summer.[4]
Geography
Ogden Dunes is located at 41°37′27″N 87°11′29″W / 41.62417°N 87.19139°W (41.624250, -87.191338).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the neighborhood has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (49.31%) is water. Ogden Dunes is located in Portage Township, Indiana. It has very few stores, as it is primarily a residential community.
Neighboring Ogden Dunes are several similar neighborhoods, such as Miller Beach, Beverly Shores and Dune Acres. Like Ogden Dunes, these beach communities are surrounded by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,313 people, 562 households, and 417 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,798.3 people per square mile (694.5/km²). There were 627 housing units at an average density of 858.8 per square mile (331.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.23% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.
There were 562 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.70.
In the town the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 37.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $76,924, and the median income for a family was $90,719. Males had a median income of $61,111 versus $41,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $49,852. About 2.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Porter County, Indiana, GenWeb - Photographs & Historical Images". http://www.inportercounty.org/PhotoPages/OgdenDunes/OgdenDunes001.html. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ A Part of the Indiana GenWeb Project
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
Municipalities and communities of Porter County, Indiana Cities 
Towns Beverly Shores | Burns Harbor | Chesterton | Dune Acres | Hebron | Kouts | Ogden Dunes | Porter | Town of Pines
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesBeverly Hill | Blackhawk Beach | Boone Grove | Brummitt Acres | Coolwood Acres | Graham Woods | Haglund | Hillcrest | Lakes of the Four Seasons‡ | Lake View | Lincoln Hills | Long Lake Island | Marian Manor | Northwood Park | Roble Woods | South Haven | Sylvan Manor | Wake Robin Fields | Westhill | Wheeler
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Porter County, Indiana
- Towns in Indiana
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