Griffith, Indiana

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Griffith, Indiana is a suburban town in northwest Indiana that forms part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

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Griffith, Indiana canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
adjacentTo Gary, Indiana
Highland, Indiana
Merrillville, Indiana
Schereville, Indiana
surface form: Schererville, Indiana
areaCode 219
category Populated places in Lake County, Indiana
Suburbs of Chicago
Towns in Indiana
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Lake County, Indiana
elevation 196 meters
643 feet
FIPSCode 18-29718
GNISFeatureID 0435410
governmentType council–manager government
hasEconomySector light manufacturing
retail trade
services
hasEvent annual community festivals
hasFeature commercial corridors
light industrial areas
residential suburbs
hasLocalGovernment Griffith Town Council
Griffith town manager
hasParkSystem Griffith Parks and Recreation Department
hasPublicFacility Griffith Public Library
hasSchoolDistrict Griffith Public Schools
hasTransportationInfrastructure U.S. Route 30 nearby
railroads
incorporatedAsTown early 20th century
isSuburbOf Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
locatedIn Midwestern United States
Northwest Indiana
locatedNear Calumet Region
surface form: Lake Michigan industrial corridor
metropolitanStatisticalArea Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
surface form: Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI MSA
namedFor Benjamin Griffith
partOf Chicago metropolitan area
Lake County, Indiana
surface form: Lake County, Indiana urban area
postalCode 46319
region Calumet Region
state Indiana
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake County, Indiana contains Griffith, Indiana
Merrillville, Indiana adjacentTo Griffith, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana borderedBy Griffith, Indiana
Highland, Indiana borderedBy Griffith, Indiana
Lake County contains Griffith, Indiana
subject surface form: Lake County, Indiana
Northwest Indiana hasMajorCity Griffith, Indiana