Valparaiso, Indiana For other places with the same name, see Valparaiso.
Valparaiso City of Valparaiso, Indiana Lincolnway in downtown Valparaiso Lincolnway in downtown Valparaiso Flag of Valparaiso Flag Official seal of Valparaiso State Indiana Valparaiso (/ v lp re zo / vahl-p -ray-zoh) is a town/city and the governmental center of county of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The populace was 31,730 at the 2010 census.
The site of present-day Valparaiso was encompassed in the purchase of territory from the Potawatomi citizens by the U.S.
Chiqua's town existed from at or before 1830 until after 1832. The locale is just north of the barns crossing on State Route 2 and County Road 400 North.
Located on the ancient Native American trail from Rock Island to Detroit, the town had its first log cabin in 1834. Established in 1836 as Portersville, governmental center of county of Porter County, it was retitled to Valparaiso (meaning "Vale of Paradise" in Old Spanish) in 1837 after Valparaiso, Chile, near which the county's namesake David Porter battled in the Battle of Valparaiso amid the War of 1812. The town/city was once called the "City of Churches" due to the large number of churches positioned here at the end of the 19th Century.
In 1858, the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad reached Valparaiso, connecting the town/city directly to Chicago.
By 1910, an interurban stockyards connected the town/city to Gary, Indiana.
Route 30, State Road 2, and State Road 49.
According to the 2010 census, Valparaiso has a total region of 15.578 square miles (40.35 km2), of which 15.53 square miles (40.22 km2) (or 99.69%) is territory and 0.048 square miles (0.12 km2) (or 0.31%) is water. The town/city is situated on the Valparaiso Moraine.
The Pines Ski Area is the only remaining kame in the city; the other one is under the university's Chapel of the Resurrection, however, grading of territory in that region makes that particular kame almost nonexistent.
Climate data for Valparaiso, Porter County Regional Airport, Indiana (1981-2010 normals) The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.9% White, 3.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.2% from other competitions, and 2.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 12,610 homeholds of which 28.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 43.6% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 33.4 years.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.35% White, 1.60% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other competitions, and 1.52% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 17.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
Valparaiso has an propel mayor and an propel council.
The town/city is the site of multiple universities and universities.
Purdue University North Central has a satellite ground in Valparaiso, and one of Ivy Tech's 23 county-wide campuses is positioned in the city.
Valparaiso is also home to namesake Valparaiso University, occupying 310 acres (1.3 km2) on the south side of the town/city near downtown.
The college is also a cultural center of the city, hosting venues such as the Brauer Museum of Art, home to more than 2,700 pieces of 19th- and 20th century American art.
The official history of Valparaiso University was written by Richard Baepler.
The intellectual story of Valparaiso University in the post-war years might be best summarized by John Strietelmeier who wrote that what united the VU thinkers of this reconstructionwas "the dream that somewhere there might be a place where high faith and high intellect might meet to furnish an apostate age with a new vision and a new hope." Valparaiso Community Schools cover all of Center Township and most of the town/city of Valparaiso (that which is inside Center Township) Valparaiso Community Schools Valparaiso High School East Porter County Schools Washington Township High School; serves part of the town/city of Valparaiso Montessori School of Valparaiso Featured in Valparaiso, a play by Don De - Lillo The Valparaiso Downtown Commercial District, Washington Street Historic District, and the Banta Neighborhood feature many historic homes; architectural designs include, Italianate, Arts & Crafts, and English/Cottswald.
Valparaiso Theatrical Company, a non-profit improve theatre group concentrated on providing fund-raising opportunities for other non-profit organizations through theatrical performance. Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University The Times of Northwest Indiana (or NWI Times), was established in 1906 and is the second biggest of Indiana's 76 daily newspapers. The Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana was established in 1907, serving the Northwest Indiana region.
The major small-town airways broadcasts are WLJE 105.5 FM "Indiana 105", which broadcasts nation music, WAKE 1500 AM, which plays adult standards, and WVLP 98.3 FM "Valpo - Radio", a non-profit, low power FM improve airways broadcast.
Valparaiso formerly had a fourth small-town station, WNWI 1080 AM, which relocated to Oak Lawn, Illinois in 1998 and is now a Chicago-market station.
Valparaiso has an extensive town/city park district.
200 East (East Mc - Cord Rd) a improve park with a playground; where many of the metros/cities legendary athletes played football as youngsters.
Bicentennial Park (Burlington Beach Road & Campbell St) Provides a full range of activities, including a playground, tennis courts, basketball courts, ball diamond and picnic shelters.
Central Park Plaza (Lincolnway and Lafayette St) is the centerpiece of the Downtown Valparaiso revitalization and opened the summer of 2011.
Fairgrounds Park (Calumet & Evans Avenues) Has the biggest complex of ball diamonds and soccer fields in the city.
Numerous town/city sports leagues use Fairgrounds Park for their games and tournaments.
Foundation Meadows (Campbell Street & Bullseye Lake Rd) One of the city's newer parks.
Glenrose South (1500 Roosevelt Road) Provides a several ball diamonds and when school is out, Thomas Jefferson Middle Schools track is available for those interested in walking.
Glenrose South has been the home of the Valparaiso 4 July Fireworks display and celebration since 2005.
Jessee-Pifer Park (Elmhurst & Madison Streets) a improve park with a basketball court and picnic shelter.
Kirchhoff Miller Woods, (Roosevelt Road & Institute St a improve park that provides for basketball, baseball, tennis, picnicking and a playground.
Ogden Gardens/Forest Park (Campbell Street and Harrison Blvd) Ogden Gardens is the home of the city's botanical garden.
Forest Park is to the west with an open grassy picnic region below a wooded picnic region with a shelter.
Rogers-Lakewood Park (Meridian Road (N Campbell Street)) Provide opportunities for swimming, fishing, and hiking trails.
It is connected to the north side communities of Valparaiso by the Campbell Street Bike Trail (hiking and biking).
Tower Park (Evans Ave and Franklin St.) is a improve park that offers basketball, baseball, tennis, picnicking and a playground.
West Side Park (Joliet Rd) is a improve park with a ball field and a playground.
Will Park (Morgan Blvd and Brown St) is a improve park with a basketball court, playground, and picnic shelter.
Valparaiso Country Club Bike trails Valparaiso is building a series of bike trails athwart the city.
Campbell Street Bikeway runs from Rogers-Lakewood Park south 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Vale Park Road (CR 400 N).
Base Valparaiso High School, ending 2 miles (3.2 km) south at Ogden Gardens (Harrison Blvd).
At Vale Park, it joins to the Vale Park trail to Valparaiso Street 1 mile (1.6 km).
A new bike loop 3 miles (4.8 km) is being assembled that circles north along Valparaiso Street to Bullseye Lake Rd, east to Cumberland Crossing (not open to the enhance (2008), south to Vale Park, turning west to on Vale Park to return to the corner of Vale Park and Valparaiso Street.
The town/city holds two primary celebrations every year: the Popcorn Festival and the Porter County Fair.
The Porter County Fair consists of carnival attractions and hosts a range of shows such as a demolition derby, motocross competitions, and live musical performances.
Valparaiso gets all of its water from wells that draw water from depths between 90 and 120 feet (37 m).
The supply is treated with chlorine solution to remove the iron. Valparaiso also has three sewage retention basins.
Valparaiso's energy is provided by NIPSCO.
The Schaeffer Power Plant is positioned south of Valparaiso, in Wheatfield. On October 1, 2007, Valparaiso inaugurated a town/city bus service, the V-Line.
It operates between downtown, the university, shopping centers and the city's northern neighborhoods.
It also offers an express service to the Dune Park station of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District Friday though Sunday (Friday through Saturday amid Valparaiso University's spring, summer and winter breaks), timed to meet certain trains.
Valparaiso is served by four highways.
Indiana State Road 49, the primary north-south artery, joins with Chesterton, Indiana and the Indiana Toll Road.
Indiana Route 130 runs northwest to Hobart, Indiana.
Indiana State Road 2, which joins South Bend and Lowell, passes through the southeast corner of the city. See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Porter County, Indiana Valparaiso Downtown Commercial District Washington Street Historic District (Valparaiso, Indiana) See also: Valparaiso University Notable citizens Heckler, 18th president of Valparaiso University Walter Wangerin, Jr., noted author and professor at Valparaiso University List of metros/cities in Indiana About the Mayor, Valparaiso (Vibrant Visionary), Indiana, Valparaiso, IN Official Website, last accessed 20 August 2016 "Population Estimates".
One of the earliest Authentic histories of Porter County, Indiana, From 1832 to 1876; Deborah H.
Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History; Helen Hornbeck Tanner; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman,Oklahoma, 1987; map 25 Valparaiso, Indiana.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
""Monthly Averages for Valparaiso, IN"".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Sesquicentennial, The way We Were in 1986, Sesquicentennial Board; Porter County, Indiana; 1986 Verizon Yellow Pages, Portage-Valparaiso; November 2007 "Home - Chicago Street Theatre".
"Valparaiso Theatrical Company - The Theater That Cares".
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Loring Residence and Clinic; Bertha Stalbaum & Alice Vietzke; Valparaiso Woman's Club; Valparaiso, Indiana, June 11, 1984 Valparaiso University.
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