Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. Located along Lake Michigan, it is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the only city in Indiana to border Chicago. As of the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in Indiana, with 77,879 residents. It was first settled in the mid-19th century and it is one of the oldest cities of northern Lake County.
Midwest
Hammond
Lake County, IN
Population
77,390
Walk Score
78 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,006
Median home value
$129,100
Settled
1847
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Forest-Ivanhoe Residential Historic District · listed 2010
- Forest-Moraine Residential Historic District · listed 2010
- Forest-Southview Residential Historic District · listed 2010
- Glendale Park Historic District · listed 2013
- Hohman Avenue Commercial Historic District · listed 2011
- Indi-Illi Park Historic District · listed 2012
- Pullman-Standard Historic District · listed 2012
- Roselawn-Forest Heights Historic District · listed 2012
- State Street Commercial Historic District · listed 1999
Notable landmarks
- Dell Plain, Morse, House and Garden · listed 1998
- Hansen Branch-Hammond Public Library · listed 2019
- Northern States Life Insurance Company · listed 2010
- Southmoor Apartment Hotel · listed 2011
- SS CLIPPER · listed 1983
- State Bank of Hammond Building · listed 1984
- Wolf, George John, House · listed 2007
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