Back أوغدين (إنديانا) Arabic بلده اوجدين ARZ Ogden Dunes Catalan Огден-Дюнс (Индиана) CE Ogden Dunes CEB Ogden Dunes (Indiana) Spanish Ogden Dunes (Indiana) Basque اؤگدن ديۊنز (اينديانا) GLK Ogden Dunes, Indiana HT Ogden Dunes Italian
Ogden Dunes, Indiana | |
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Town | |
 Town Hall | |
 Location of Ogden Dunes in Porter County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 41°37′27″N 87°11′37″W / 41.62417°N 87.19361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Porter |
| Township | Portage |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2) |
| • Land | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.87 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,168 |
| • Density | 1,586.96/sq mi (612.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 46368 |
| Area code | 219 |
| FIPS code | 18-56088[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396829[2] |
Ogden Dunes is a town in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States.[2] It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan, within Indiana Dunes National Park and nearly surrounded by the city of Portage. The population was 1,168 as of the 2020 census. It is named for multi-millionaire Francis A. Ogden, who owned the land there before his death in 1914. His main interest in the land where the dunes are was the sand which could be scooped up and sold, with more sand being replenished naturally over time.[4]
Many residents of Ogden Dunes helped preserve parts of the Indiana Dunes.[5][6][7]
The town is the site of the Portage / Ogden Dunes station, which is served by South Shore Line passenger trains to and from Chicago. The principal thoroughfare serving the town is U.S. Route 12, which passes along the town's southern edge and connects it to nearby communities such as Gary to the west and Burns Harbor to the east.
Ogden Dunes has been reported as having the highest rate of Lyme disease in Indiana.[8]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ogden Dunes, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Chicago Tribune, Sunday, October 14, 1906, Part Six, Worker's Magazine, Page 1, Columns 1–7, "If You Had This Man's Million Dollars What Do You Think You'd Do With It?" by Hollis W.Field
- ^ Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2006). Alice Gray, Dorothy Buell, and Naomi Svihla: Preservationists of Ogden Dunes. The South Shore Journal, 1. "South Shore Journal - Alice Gray, Dorothy Buell, and Naomi Svihla: Preservationists of Ogden Dunes". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2009). The Historical Roots of the Nature Conservancy in the Northwest Indiana/Chicagoland Region: From Science to Preservation. The South Shore Journal, 3. "South Shore Journal - the Historical Roots of the Nature Conservancy in the Northwest Indiana/Chicagoland Region: From Science to Preservation". Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2007). The cultural impact of a museum in a small community: The Hour Glass of Ogden Dunes. The South Shore Journal, 2. "South Shore Journal - the Cultural Impact of a Museum in a Small Community: The Hour Glass in Ogden Dunes". Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ "Lyme Disease Incidence Ogden Dunes, Porter County, IN" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016.