Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 69,093 at the 2020 census, making it Indiana's eleventh-most populous city. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the southern shore of Lake Michigan about 25 miles southeast of downtown Chicago. The city is the western gateway to the Indiana Dunes National Park, and is within the Chicago metropolitan area. Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. U.S. Steel had established the city in 1906 as a company town to serve its steel mills. Since the 1970s, Gary and other Rust Belt cities have lost a high number of people as the steel industry has gone through restructuring and manufacturing jobs moved offshore.

County: Lake
Townships: Calumet, Hobart
Established: 1906
Incorporated: July 14, 1906
Named for: Elbert Henry Gary
Type: Strong mayor–council
Body: City council
Mayor: Eddie Melton (D)
City Clerk: Suzette Raggs
Population (2020): 69,093
Estimate (2023): 67,652
Rank: US: 566th, IN: 11th
Time zone: Central (CST) (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP Codes: 46401–46411
Area code(s): 219
FIPS code: 18-27000
GNIS feature ID: 2394863
Website: gary.gov
Twitter profile: TeamGaryIndiana
Facebook profile: cityofgaryin
Official Website: https://gary.gov/
Wikidata description: city in Lake County, State of Indiana, United States
Wikidata id: Q184116
Wikidata label: Gary
Wikidata aliases: Array
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