Burns Harbor, Indiana

Burns Harbor, Indiana
Burns Harbor, Indiana
Town
	Town of Burns Harbor
	Location of Burns Harbor in Porter County, Indiana.
	Coordinates: 41°37′43″N 87°07′28″W / 41.62861°N 87.12444°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Porter
Township	Westchester
Area
• Total	6.44 sq mi (16.67 km2)
• Land	6.44 sq mi (16.67 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	630 ft (190 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,055
• Density	319.25/sq mi (123.27/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	46304
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-09370
GNIS feature ID	2396621
Website	http://www.burnsharbor-in.gov

Burns Harbor is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States on the shores of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 1,156 at the 2010 census. Burns Harbor is located adjacent to the Indiana Dunes, an area that conservationists have fought hard to preserve.^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burns Harbor, Indiana
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ 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. "South Shore Journal - the Historical Roots of the Nature Conservancy in the Northwest Indiana/Chicagoland Region: From Science to Preservation". Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
^ Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2006). "Alice Gray, Dorothy Buell, and Naomi Svihla: Preservationists of Ogden Dunes." The South Shore Journal, 1. "South Shore Journal - Alice Gray, Dorothy Buell, and Naomi Svihla: Preservationists of Ogden Dunes". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
^ Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2007). "The cultural impact of a museum in a small community: The Hour Glass of Ogden Dunes." The South Shore Journal, 2. "South Shore Journal - the Cultural Impact of a Museum in a Small Community: The Hour Glass in Ogden Dunes". Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.