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Burns Harbor, IN

Porter County, 32 miles SE of the Loop. In 1962, Bethlehem Steel announced it would build its largest steel plant to date at Burns Harbor. In 2001, it ranked as one of the most efficient steel plants in the United States. Fewer than 1,000 residents lived in Burns Harbor at the end of the century.


Burns Harbor, IN (inc. 1967)
Year Total
(and by category) 		  Foreign Born Native with foreign parentage Males per 100 females
1990 788   0.9% — 107
  778 White (98.7%)      
  3 Black (0.4%)      
  3 American Indian (0.4%)      
  2 Asian/Pacific Islander (0.3%)      
  7 Hispanic Origin* (0.9%)      
2000 766   2.2% — 104
  722 White alone (94.3%)      
  2 Black or African American alone (0.3%)      
  9 American Indian and Alaska Native alone (1.2%)      
  8 Asian alone (1.0%)      
  3 Some other race alone (0.4%)      
  22 Two or more races (2.9%)      
  33 Hispanic or Latino* (4.3%)      

Erik Gellman
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