Map of Chesterton town

Chesterton is a town in Westchester, Jackson and Liberty townships in Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 14,241 at the 2020 Census. The three towns of Chesterton, Burns Harbor, and Porter are known as the Duneland area.

Chesterton town overview:
Name:	Chesterton town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Porter County
Elevation:	640 ft (195 m)
Total Area:	9.49 sq mi (24.59 km²)
Land Area:	9.38 sq mi (24.30 km²)
Water Area:	0.11 sq mi (0.29 km²)
Total Population:	14,241
Population Density:	1,517.91/sq mi (586.09/km²)
ZIP code:	46304
Area code:	219
FIPS code:	1812412
GNISfeature ID:	432457
Website:	http://www.chestertonin.org/

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History

Chesterton was first settled under the name Coffee Creek in 1833, with its post office being established in 1835. The post office would eventually be renamed to Calumet in 1850, as which the town was platted when the railroad was extended to that point in 1852. Due to a town on the same railroad also being named Calumet, the name would finally be changed to Chesterton in 1870 and it was reincorporated as a town in 1899 after a failed incorporation in 1869, with its population of 788 being the second-largest in Porter County at the time.

In 1933, a United Airlines NC13304 flight became the first known case of an attack against an aircraft. It was downed by a nitroglycerine bomb above Chesterton on October 10, 1933. All 7 people aboard the aircraft—four passengers and a crew of three—were killed in the crash.

In 1962, United Tractor moved to the town.

Chesterton Road Map

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Geography

Chesterton is located at 41°36′15″N 87°3′30″W / 41.60417°N 87.05833°W / 41.60417; -87.05833 (41.604251, -87.058442)

Just north of the town is Indiana Dunes State Park and Indiana Dunes National Park. Most of the town is flat. However, going south into the city on the Route 49 overpass, one can see the Valparaiso Moraine in the distance.

According to the 2010 census, Chesterton has a total area of 9.44 square miles (24.45 km), of which 9.33 square miles (24.16 km) (or 98.83%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km) (or 1.17%) is water.