Long Beach, Indiana
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Long Beach is a town located in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,559.
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Geography
Long Beach is located at 41°44'44" North, 86°51'5" West (41.745672, -86.851400)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 66.98% water.
Description
Located on the southeast shore of Lake Michigan, Long Beach is a residential community with countless tree covered dunes. It has a shoreline of approximately 3 miles and a maximum depth of 3/4 miles. Residents tend to be a mixture of all year and summer/weekend people mostly from Chicago. Long Beach has a city owned water system and few sewers and sidewalks. It is a part of the Michigan City Indiana School System. The government includes a 5 member town council, a clerk treasurer, a police department, a volunteer fire department, a park department, and a water board. It has a very small business center and Golf Course/Country Club.
For more information see the city's website: Long Beach, Indiana (http://www.longbeachin.org). More city data is available here: City Data (http://www.city-data.com/city/Long-Beach-Indiana.html) The map location is here: Long Beach Map (http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&&csz=Long+Beach+IN+&Get%A0Map=Get+Map) A USGS satellite photo is here:Satellite Photo (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=12&x=640&y=5776&z=16&w=1), A topographic map is here: Topo Map (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=12&x=640&y=5776&z=16&w=1). Additional demographics for the local zip code can be found here 46360 (http://houseandhome.msn.com/pickaplace/nf_details.aspx?search=1&zip=46360)
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 1,559 people, 661 households, and 473 families residing in the town. The population density is 578.8/km² (1,495.7/mi²). There are 1,071 housing units at an average density of 397.6/km² (1,027.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.69% White, 0.38% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 661 households out of which 22.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% are married couples living together, 4.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% are non-families. 25.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.84.
In the town the population is spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 14.2% from 25 to 44, 35.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 50 years. For every 100 females there are 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $71,364, and the median income for a family is $84,532. Males have a median income of $71,563 versus $41,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $43,159. 0.9% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.