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Gary, Indiana

Administration

Full name	City of Gary, Indiana
Official name	City of Gary, Indiana
Settlement type	City
Motto	We Are Doing Great Things
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Founded	July 14, 1906
Government
Type	Council-Strong Mayor
Mayor	Rudolph Clay (D)
Geography
Total Area	57.24 sq mi (148.3 km2)
Land Area	50.23 sq mi (130.1 km2)
Water Area	7.01 sq mi (18.2 km2)
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Demography
Total Population	80294 (2010)
Density (pop.)	617/km² (1598.5/sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CST (UTC� 6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC� 5)
ZIP codes	46401-46411
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-27000
GNIS feature ID	2394863

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Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is best known for its large steel mills. Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Gary is considered a part of Chicagoland.

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