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…is a great place to live! Here is just a little bit of information on our city, courtesy of Wikipedia. The full article can be accessed at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valparaiso,_Indiana

City of Valparaiso
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Valparaiso (IPA: [ËŒvÉ‘l.pÉ™.ˈɹeɪ.zoÊŠ]) is a city in Porter County, Indiana, USA, and is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is the county seat of Porter County. The city’s nickname is Valpo.

History

Established in 1836 as the county seat of Portersville, it was renamed to Valparaiso in 1837 after Valparaíso, Chile, near which the county’s namesake David Porter battled in the War of 1812. Until 1991 it was the terminal of Amtrak’s Calumet commuter service.

Geography

The City of Valparaiso is situated at the junctions of U.S. Route 30, State Road 2, and State Road 49. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.5 km² (11.0 mi²). 28.2 km² (10.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.73%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,428 people, 10,867 households, and 6,368 families residing in the city limits.

Links

• City of Valparaiso website
• Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce (a number of churches listed on ValpoChurches.org are members)
• Historical Society of Porter County Website (learn more of the community’s history)
• ValpoEvents.com Community Events Calendar
• Valparaiso Area Public School Districts
  • Valparaiso Community Schools
  • Duneland Schools
  • Union Township Schools
  • Porter Township Schools
  • East Proter County Schools
• Valparaiso Area Private Schools
  • St. Paul Catholic School
  • Immanuel Lutheran School
  • Victory Christian Academy
  • Tall Oaks Christian Academy
• Local Newspapers
  • Post-Tribune
  • The Times 
• Local Radio
  • Indiana 105
  • The Source 95.1 WVUR
  • WVLP 98.3
• Local Television
  • Lakeshore Public Television
• Maps and aerial photos for 41°28′34″N 87°03′25″W / 41.476151, -87.056919Coordinates: 41°28′34″N 87°03′25″W / 41.476151, -87.056919
  • Maps from WikiMapia, Google Maps, Live Search Maps, Yahoo! Maps, or MapQuest
  • Topographic maps from TopoZone or TerraServer-USA