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Race and Ethnicity in Gary, Indiana (City) Race and Ethnicity #1. Percentage of the total population. Scope: population of Indiana and Gary. Gary. Indiana. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Count White 1 Hispanic 2 Black Asian Mixed 1 Other 1 11.7% 9,124 4.7% 3,676 81.5% 63.4k 0.4% 274 1.3% 1,045 0.4% 292. Count. number of members in ethno-racial group.
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Black Oak Gary. Midtown. Downtown. Pulaski. $63.3k +119%....
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Unified School Districts: Gary, Lake Ridge, River Forest....
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Population of Gary, Indiana (City) Map of Population by...
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School Enrollment by Place in the Midwest There are 9,721...
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- The Industrialization of America
- The Rise of The "Magic City"
- The Downturn of Steel
- Racial Segregation and The Decline of Gary
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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...
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27,612. Persons per household, 2018-2022. 2.48. Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022. 83.4%. Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022. 4.6%. Computer and Internet Use. Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022.
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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 .
18 to 64. 65 and over. Show data / Embed. † Margin of error is at least 10 percent of the total value. Take care with this statistic. Sex. Female 53% Male. Female. Show data / Embed. Race & Ethnicity. 9%† White 77% Black 0%† Native 0%† Asian 0% Islander 1%† Other 3%† Two+ 10%† Hispanic. * Hispanic includes respondents of any race.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gary, IN are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (77.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (9.74%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.74%), White (Hispanic) (3.33%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.65%). None of the households in Gary, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language.
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