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Lowell, Indiana
Lowell, Indiana Geography
— Town — Lowell is located at 41°18′N 87°25′W / 41.3°N 87.417°W /
41.3; -87.417 (41.2924, -87.4151).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the
town has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), of
which, 4.1 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.1 square
miles (0.26 km2) (1.92%) is water.
Located five miles outside of the Great Lakes Basin,
Lowell sought permission to pipe in lake water to replace
city water drawn from its high fluoride deep wells. How-
ever, diversion of water out of the Great Lakes requires
the approval of the Great Lakes Commission, which in-
cludes representatives of all the US states and Canadian
provinces that border on the lakes. Lowell’s request was
turned down in 1991.
Lowell lies on the Valparaiso Moraine, almost on the
Kankakee Outwash Plain. The town also lies near the St.
Lawrence Seaway Divide.
Location in the state of Indiana
Historical populations
Coordinates: 41°18′N 87°25′W / 41.3°N 87.417°W / 41.3;
-87.417Coordinates: 41°18′N 87°25′W / 41.3°N 87.417°W / Census Pop. %±
41.3; -87.417 1900 1,275 —
Country United States 1910 1,235 −3.1%
State Indiana 1920 1,197 −3.1%
County Lake 1930 1,274 6.4%
Township West Creek, Cedar Creek 1940 1,448 13.7%
Area 1950 1,621 11.9%
• Total 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) 1960 2,270 40.0%
• Land 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2)
1970 3,839 69.1%
• Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
1980 5,827 51.8%
Elevation 669 ft (204 m)
1990 6,430 10.3%
Population (2010)
2000 7,505 16.7%
• Total 9,276
• Density 1,839.2/sq mi (710.1/km2)
2010 9,276 23.6%
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)
DST) CDT (UTC-5) Demographics
ZIP code 46356 As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,505 people, 2,697
Area code(s) 219 households, and 2,030 families residing in the town. The
FIPS code 18-45144[1] population density was 1,839.2 people per square mile
GNIS feature ID 0438358[2] (710.2/km²). There were 2,809 housing units at an av-
erage density of 688.4 per square mile (265.8/km²). The
Website http://www.lowell.net/
racial makeup of the town was 97.30% White, 0.03%
Lowell is a small developing town in West Creek and African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.24% Asian,
Cedar Creek townships, Lake County, Indiana, United 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 0.92%
States. The population was 9,276 at the 2010 census. from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
was 3.53% of the population.
There were 2,697 households, out of which 39.3% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were
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married couples living together, 10.3% had a female in the nearby communities of Shelby and Schneider. Lake
householder with no husband present who are very County, Indiana, has seven independent library systems,
strong, and 24.7% were nonconforming-families. 20.4% of the Lowell Public Library and its branches is one of the
all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had seven systems.
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or old- 2009 was the Lowell Public Library’s busiest year ever.
er. The average household size was 2.74, and the average Circulation and use of the library’s online resources
family size was 3.19. reached all time highs. Reference questions, program at-
In the town, the population was spread out with tendance, and the number of visits to the library also
28.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from grew dramatically. Serving the Tri-Creek area, the library
25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 has 16,836 registered borrowers, and over 109,300 people
years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For visited the library last year!
every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 In total, the library offered its patrons 1,279 programs
females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. in 2009. Visitors to these programs numbered 52,538.
The median income for a household in the town was Creating a community of new readers, the library’s
$49,173, and the median income for a family was $54,797. Summer Reading and ongoing programs such as Toddler
Males had a median income of $45,023, versus $23,378 for Times, Story Times, Book Walks, Bingo for Books, and
females. The per capita income for the town was $19,752. Craft Corners are encouraging young children to become
About 5.6% of families and 6.5% of the population were lifelong readers. In 2009, attendance at these programs
below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age totaled 13,445. YA (Young Adult) program attendance in
18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. 2009 totaled 4,430.
Many of the funds for programming at the library and
Schools its Shelby and Schneider branches are donated by the
Friends of the Library organization.
• Lowell Senior High School (Lowell, Indiana) The library holdings include 81,919 books, 4,862 video
• Lowell Middle School (Lowell, Indiana) materials, 3,855 audio materials, 2,357 electronic books
• Lake Prairie Elementary School (Lowell, Indiana) (E-books), and 200 serial subscriptions.
• Oak Hill Elementary School (Lowell, Indiana)
• Three Creeks Elementary School (Lowell, Indiana)
• Lowell Christian Academy (Lowell, Indiana)
References
• Saint Edward Catholic School (Lowell, Indiana) [1] ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census
Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
Events 2008-01-31.
[2] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States
Lowell Labor Day Parade & Labor Day Fest. Lowell hosts Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
the oldest Labor Day parade in Indiana. Buckley http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Homestead, east of Lowell, hosts a number of events, [3] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
including a World War II reenactment with authentic States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
weapons, artillery, and tanks. Legend of Sleepy Hollow is http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
another event that tells about the Headless Horeseman. gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
1. Kenneth J. Schoon, Calumet Beginnings, 2003
Famous Lowellians
Some famous residents of Lowell include actress Jo Anne External links
Worley and humanitarian and librarian Mary Emma Alli- • Town of Lowell, Indiana website
son. • Detailed history of Lowell on the Lowell Public
Library’s website
Public libraries
The Lowell Public Library[5] is located at 1505 East Com-
mercial Avenue in Lowell. The library also has branches
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• Towns in Indiana
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