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Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2010, its population was 496,005,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lake County QuickFacts )〕 making it Indiana's second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 This county is part of Northwest Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan area, and contains a mix of urban, suburban and rural areas. It is the home to a portion of the Indiana Dunes〔Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2006). Alice Gray, Dorothy Buell, and Naomi Svihla: Preservationists of Ogden Dunes. The South Shore Journal, 1. http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-1-2006/78-journals/vol-1-2006/117-alice-gray-dorothy-buell-and-naomi-svihla-preservationists-of-ogden-dunes〕〔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. http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-3-2009/83-journals/vol-3-2009/75-the-historical-roots-of-the-nature-conservancy-in-the-northwest-indianachicagoland-region-from-science-to-preservation〕 and to Marktown, Clayton Mark's planned worker community in East Chicago.〔Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2011). Marktown: Clayton Mark's Planned Worker Community in Northwest Indiana. South Shore Journal, 4. http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-4-2011/82-marktown-clayton-marks-planned-worker-community-in-northwest-indiana〕 ==History== Lake County was formed in 1837. From 1832 to 1836 the area that was to become Lake County was part of La Porte County.〔Kenneth J. Schoon (2003). ''Calumet Beginnings: Ancient Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of Lake Michigan''. Indiana: Indiana University Press. pps. 20-23.〕 From 1836 to 1837 it was part of Porter County.〔 It was named for its location on Lake Michigan. The original county seat was Liverpool until Lake Court House, which later became Crown Point was chosen in 1840. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake County, Indiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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