Hammond, Indiana

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city municipality

Hammond, Indiana is an industrial city in northwestern Indiana near Chicago, known for its location along the Calumet River and its role in the Calumet Region’s manufacturing and transportation network.

Aliases (1)

City of Hammond government ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
borderedBy	East Chicago, Indiana → Griffith, Indiana → Highland, Indiana → Illinois → Munster, Indiana → Whiting, Indiana →
connectedBy	Interstate highways → freight rail lines → regional commuter routes →
country	United States →
county	Lake County, Indiana →
economicRegion	Rust Belt →
governingBody	City of Hammond government →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasCharacteristic	industrial city →
hasFeature	commercial districts → industrial waterfront along Calumet River → urban residential neighborhoods →
hasFunction	industrial center → transportation corridor node →
hasIndustry	logistics → manufacturing → petrochemical industry → steel industry → transportation →
hasLandUse	commercial → heavy industrial → light industrial → residential →
hasTransportation	freight rail → highway network → intermodal facilities → railroad network →
locatedIn	Calumet Region → Midwestern United States → Northwestern Indiana →
locatedNear	Chicago, Illinois → Lake Michigan NERFINISHED →
locatedOn	Calumet River →
partOf	Chicago metropolitan area →
regionRole	manufacturing hub in Calumet Region → transportation hub in Calumet Region →
state	Indiana →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
waterwayRole	part of Calumet River industrial corridor →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Calumet City, Illinois → Gary →	adjacentTo
East Chicago, Indiana → Whiting, Indiana →	borderedBy
Lake County, Indiana →	contains
Calumet River →	flowsThrough
Hammond, Indiana ("City of Hammond government") →	governingBody
Lake County, Indiana →	hasMajorIndustryCenter
Calumet Region →	hasPart
Lake County, Indiana →	largestCity