City profile · Small City
East Chicago, Indiana
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads East Chicago, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Anthony Copeland
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 32,414
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceeastchicago.com/211/Mayors-Office ↗
- Official leadership pageeastchicago.com/211/Mayors-Office ↗
- City websiteeastchicago.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Anthony Copeland CurrentMayor · added Aug 1, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
- Quentin Rogers FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 32,414
- Median household income
- $39,434
- Median age
- 36
- Land area
- 14.11 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,297.2 per sq mi
- County
- Lake County
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$113M
- City hall phone
- (219) 391-8200
- Official website
- eastchicago.com ↗
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