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New Chicago, Indiana

New Chicago is a town in Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,999 at the 2020 census.

New Chicago was platted in 1893. A post office was opened at New Chicago in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.

According to the 2010 census, New Chicago has a total area of 0.67 square miles (1.74 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 census, New Chicago had a population of 1,999. The median age was 35.8 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 812 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 31.7% were married-couple households, 25.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 879 housing units, of which 7.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%.

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,035 people, 763 households, and 487 families living in the town. The population density was 3,037.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,172.7/km2). There were 866 housing units at an average density of 1,292.5 per square mile (499.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 81.0% White, 2.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 10.0% from other races, and 5.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.4% of the population.

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