Porter
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Porter

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 5
  • partly recorded 6
  • nothing recorded 8
GEOID
18127
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:in/county:porter
POP
176,049 (2025)
CENTER
41.5088, -87.0733
SOURCE
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Government of Porter

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Porter itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Porter County Board of Commissioners
3/3 seats recorded
Porter County Board of Elections & Registration
5/5 seats recorded
Porter County Board of Health
7/7 seats recorded
Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals
5/5 seats recorded
Porter County Council
7/7 seats recorded
Porter County Plan Commission
9/9 seats recorded
Porter County Redevelopment Commission
6/6 seats recorded
Porter County Storm Water Advisory Board
8/8 seats recorded
Porter County Storm Water Management Board
4/4 seats recorded

Organization 36

Departments

Services 53

  • Absentee Voting Porter County Elections & Registration Office
  • Adopt an Animal Porter County Animal Shelter
  • Alert Porter County Porter County Emergency Management Agency
  • Apply for a Building Permit Porter County Building Department
  • Apply for a Marriage License Porter County Clerk's Office
  • Become a Poll Worker Porter County Elections & Registration Office
  • Birth and Death Certificates Porter County Health Department
  • Change Tax Bill Mailing Address Porter County Auditor's Office
  • Child Support Payments Porter County Clerk's Office
  • Early Voting Porter County Elections & Registration Office
  • Employment Opportunities Porter County Human Resources
  • eNotices Paperless Tax Bills Porter County Treasurer's Office
  • File for a Protection Order Online Porter County Clerk's Office
  • Find a Vote Center Porter County Elections & Registration Office
  • Food Permits Porter County Health Department
  • Frost Law Special Permit Porter County Highway Department
  • Handgun License Porter County Sheriff's Office
  • Highway Department Request for Service Porter County Highway Department
  • Immunizations Porter County Health Department
  • Look Up Assessed Valuation Porter County Assessor's Office
  • Lost Pets Porter County Animal Shelter
  • Mailbox Damage Claim Porter County Highway Department
  • Parks & Recreation Programs Porter County Parks & Recreation Department
  • Pay a Traffic Ticket Porter County Clerk's Office
  • Pay Property Taxes by Phone Porter County Treasurer's Office
  • Pay Property Taxes Online Porter County Treasurer's Office
  • Plan an Event at the Expo Center Porter County Expo Center
  • Property Tax Deductions Porter County Auditor's Office
  • Record a Document Porter County Recorder's Office
  • Register to Vote Porter County Elections & Registration Office
  • Report a Code Violation Porter County Code Enforcement
  • Report a Stolen License Plate Porter County Sheriff's Office
  • Report Stray Animals (Animal Control) Porter County Animal Shelter
  • Request a Case/Crime Report Porter County Sheriff's Office
  • Request a Crash Report Porter County Sheriff's Office
  • Request an Arrest Record Check Porter County Sheriff's Office
  • Reserve a Park Facility Porter County Parks & Recreation Department
  • Road Closing Alerts Porter County Highway Department
  • Search Adult Court Case Records Porter County Clerk's Office
  • Search Land Records and Liens Porter County Recorder's Office
  • Septic and Well Permits Porter County Health Department
  • Sheriff Sales Porter County Sheriff's Office
  • Smart911 Emergency Alerts Porter County Emergency Management Agency
  • Snowmobile Permit Porter County Sheriff's Office
  • Submit a Storm Water Concern Porter County Development & Storm Water
  • Submit a Tip Porter County Sheriff's Office
  • Tax & Certificate Sales Porter County Treasurer's Office
  • Temporary Food Permit Porter County Health Department
  • Veteran Benefits Assistance Porter County Veterans Service Office
  • View, Print or Pay Your Property Tax Bill Porter County Treasurer's Office
  • Volunteer at the Animal Shelter Porter County Animal Shelter
  • Warrant Search Porter County Sheriff's Office
  • Who's In Jail (Inmate Lookup) Porter County Sheriff's Office

Within Porter

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
27
agencies
59
bodies
21
officials
54
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Portage 9 1 8
Valparaiso 9 1 7
Chesterton 10 1 0
Porter 4 2 0
Hebron 8 6 23
Burns Harbor 5 2 0
Kouts 2 1 0
Ogden Dunes 6 2 0
Beverly Shores 3 3 13
Town of Pines 2 1 3
Dune Acres 1 1 0
Aberdeen 0 0 0
Boone Grove 0 0 0
Boone Township Metropolitan School District 0 0 0
Duneland School Corporation 0 0 0
East Porter County School Corporation 0 0 0
Lake Eliza 0 0 0
Malden 0 0 0
Portage Township Schools 0 0 0
Porter Township School Corporation 0 0 0
Salt Creek Commons 0 0 0
School District Not Defined 0 0 0
Shorewood Forest 0 0 0
South Haven 0 0 0
Union Township School Corporation 0 0 0
Valparaiso Community Schools 0 0 0
Wheeler 0 0 0