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Kingsford Heights is a town in Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,335 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana–La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Also known as “Victory City,” the town was built by the United States government for workers that worked in the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant, an ammunitions plant that served the US during World War II and later the Korean War.

Kingsford Heights town overview:
Name:	Kingsford Heights town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	LaPorte County
Elevation:	725 ft (221 m)
Total Area:	0.89 sq mi (2.30 km²)
Land Area:	0.89 sq mi (2.30 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,335
Population Density:	1,503.38/sq mi (580.26/km²)
ZIP code:	46346
Area code:	219
FIPS code:	1839852
GNISfeature ID:	0437334

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History

Kingsford Heights had its start during World War II as a residential district for civilian workers at the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant which at one point employed over 20,000 people.