Porter County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 173,215, making it the 10th most populous county in Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso. The county is part of Northwest Indiana, as well as the Chicago metropolitan area. Porter County is the site of much of the Indiana Dunes, an area of ecological significance. The Hour Glass Museum in Ogden Dunes documents the region's ecological significance.
Porter County Courthouse in Valparaiso
Amtrak's Wolverine passing through Porter, Indiana
Franklin Street, east side of the Courthouse Square, Valparaiso
Calumet Avenue downtown Chesterton
Valparaiso, colloquially Valpo, is a city and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 34,151 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Lincolnway in downtown Valparaiso
Popcorn Festival
Fairground Park and walking circuit
Valplayso