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Hammond, Indiana

Administration

Full name	City of Hammond, Indiana
Official name	City of Hammond, Indiana
Settlement type	City
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Incorporated	1884
Government
Mayor	Thomas McDermott, Jr. (D)
Geography
Total Area	24.8 sq mi (64.2 km2)
Land Area	22.9 sq mi (59.3 km2)
Water Area	2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
Elevation	577 - 610 ft (175.9 m)
Demography
Total Population	79985 (2006)
Density (pop.)	1243.9/km² (3221.7/sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-31000
GNIS feature ID	0435658

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Hammond ( ) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 83,048 at the 2000 census, making it the 6th largest city in Indiana.

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