Ogden Dunes, Indiana
Location of Ogden Dunes in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 41°37′27″N 87°11′29″W / 41.62417, -87.19139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Porter
Township	Portage
Area
- Total	1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
- Land	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
- Water	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,313
- Density	1,798.3/sq mi (694.3/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	46368
Area code(s)	219
FIPS code	18-56088[1]
GNIS feature ID	0449814[2]

Ogden Dunes is a town in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,313 at the 2000 census. It is named for Francis A. Ogden, who owned the land here before his death in 1914.

Geography

Ogden Dunes, a strictly residential community, is located at 41°37′27″N, 87°11′29″W (41.624250, -87.191338)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (49.31%) is water. Ogden Dunes is sometimes linked with Portage, Indiana (neighboring city of roughly 36,000), because it has a general lack of the qualities most cities possess (grocery store, post office, restaurants, etc.). A strictly residential community, Ogden Dunes aims to protect the ambience of its beach community roots and provide an elevated quality of living. The town does possess one gas station, though (Marathon Oil).

Ogden Dunes has several neighboring towns of similar origin, such as Beverly Shores, Dune Acres, and Michigan City. They are all beachy bedroom-communities, and are gated, disregarding Beverly Shores.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,313 people, 562 households, and 417 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,798.3 people per square mile (694.5/km²). There were 627 housing units at an average density of 858.8/sq mi (331.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.23% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 562 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the town the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 37.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $76,924, and the median income for a family was $90,719. Males had a median income of $61,111 versus $41,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $49,852. About 2.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Ogden Dunes, Indiana is at coordinates 41°37′27″N 87°11′29″W / 41.62425, -87.191338 (Ogden Dunes, Indiana)Coordinates: 41°37′27″N 87°11′29″W / 41.62425, -87.191338 (Ogden Dunes, Indiana)

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