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Gary city, Indiana. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties. Also for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
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- 80,294
- 1,388.9
- 69,093
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Race and Ethnicity by Place in Indiana. There are 679 places in Indiana. This section compares Gary to the 50 most populous places in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gary. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 17,634.
- The Industrialization of America
- The Rise of The "Magic City"
- The Downturn of Steel
- Racial Segregation and The Decline of Gary
- Moving Forward
During the 1860s, the U.S. was experiencing an industrial awakening. The high demand of steel, spurred by the rise in automobile manufacturing and the construction of highways, introduced many new jobs. To keep up with the growing demand, factories were built across the country, many of them near the Great Lakes so that the mills could access the r...
By the 1920s, Gary Works operated 12 blast furnaces and employed over 16,000 workers, making it the largest steel plant in the country. Steel production rose even more during World War II and, with many men drafted into battle, work at the factories was taken over by women. LIFE photographer Margaret Bourke-White spent time documenting the unpreced...
In 1970, Gary had 32,000 steelworkers and 175,415 residents, and had been dubbed the "city of the century." But little did residents know the new decade would mark the start of the collapse of American steel — as well as their town. A number of factors contributed to the demise of the steel industry, such as the growing competition from foreign ste...
Dissecting Gary's economic decline cannot be separated from the town's long history of racial segregation. In the beginning, many newcomers to the town were white European immigrants. Some African Americans also migrated from the Deep South to escape Jim Crow laws, though things weren't much better for them in Gary. Black workers were often margina...
Despite these hard-knock setbacks, some residents believe the town is turning for the better. For a dying city to bounce back is not unheard of. Staunch believers of Gary's comeback often compare the town's tumultuous history with Pittsburgh and Dayton, both of which prospered during the manufacturing era, then declined when the industry was no lon...
- Natasha Ishak
Census data for Gary, IN (pop. 67,742), including age, race, sex, income, poverty, marital status, education and more.
Aug 25, 2021 · The Black population was up 57,116 for a percent increase of 9.7%. The American Indian population was up 7,624 for an increase of 41%. The Asian population was up by 65,485, or about 64%. The...
Black and Hispanic were primarily living in the Midtown section just south of downtown (per the 1950 Census, 97% of the black population of Gary was living in this neighborhood). Gary had one of the nation's first African-American mayors, Richard G. Hatcher, and hosted the groundbreaking 1972 National Black Political Convention.
Aug 12, 2021 · Looking at total population counts by race and ethnic groups, the majority of Indiana’s 6,785,528 residents are white (5.12 million), followed by Black (637,500), Hispanic (554,191), Multi-race...
