Westchester Township

Westchester Township is one of twelve townships in . It is included in the Calumet, , and Great Lakes regions. It is located on the southern shore of , about 50 miles southeast of .
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  • Type: Locality with 20,600 residents
  • Description: township in Porter County, Indiana
  • Also known as: “Township of Westchester” and “Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes Visitor Center.

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, in , is the only national park in Indiana. It's popular for its big sand dunes and plentiful beaches on Lake Michigan, and for its easily accessible location near .

Tourism office
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is a tourism office.

Railway station
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Dune Park is a station in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, located north of the municipalities of and . It is used by South Shore Line trains, and serves as the headquarters of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, the umbrella agency that operates the South Shore Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chesterton and Porter.

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is a small town in , home to the headquarters of the South Shore Railroad.

is an old railroad town just south of the in .

Village
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is a town in Westchester Township, , in the U.S. state of . The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. is located in the duneland of the south shore of .

Westchester Township

Latitude
41.6317° or 41° 37′ 54″ north
Longitude
-87.0702° or 87° 4′ 13″ west
Population
20,600
Elevation
679 feet (207 metres)
Open location code
86HJJWJH+MW
Geo­Names ID
4928112
Wiki­data ID
Q7987270
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Westchester Township” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Westchester udalerria, Porter konderria (Indiana)”
  • Basque: “Westchester udalerria, Porter konderria”
  • Chinese: “威徹斯特鎮區 (印地安納州波特縣)”
  • Chinese: “威徹斯特鎮區”
  • German: “Westchester Township”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Westchester (condado de Porter, Indiana)”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Westchester”
  • Turkish: “Westchester Township”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ چیسٹر ٹاؤن شپ، پورٹر کاؤنٹی، انڈیانا”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ چیسٹر ٹاؤن شپ”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Westchester, Quận Porter, Indiana”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Westchester”

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Localities in the Area

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