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Gary is the largest city in Lake County, Iniana, United States. The city is located in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population was 102,746 at the 2000 census, making it the largest city statewide that was not a county seat. Gary was once the second largest city in Indiana, a position now relinquished to Fort Wayne. It borders Lake Michigan and is known for its large steel mills, high crime rate, and liberal political leaning, with one study rating it the second-most liberal city in the United States.

Trivia about gary

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  • In 1967 Richard Hatcher became the 1st elected black mayor of this steel-producing Indiana city
  • This port city on Lake Michigan was founded by U.S. Steel & can produce 7 million tons of steel a year
  • Rocker Glitter & Union Gap leader Puckett
  • In 1906 U.S. Steel planted itself firmly in this city
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  • One of the world's largest steel plants can be found in this Indiana city named for a chairman of U.S. Steel
  • A golf "Player" & an Indiana city both bear this name from the Welsh for "gentle"