Griffith is a town in the North and St. John townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 16,420 in 2020.Griffith is the 11th largest town in population and 17th largest town in area in the State of Indiana. History The Griffith State Bank, E.J. and E. Griffith Interlocking Tower and Griffith Grand Trunk Depot are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2018, citizens of Griffith voted by a margin of 98% to 2% to leave Calumet Township in part because of the high property taxes they pay to the township, which also includes Gary, relative to the services received. The town is now part of North Township. Geography Griffith is above sea level. The town's boundaries encompass part of the ancient Calumet shorelines of Lake Michigan. Griffith has a total area of , all land. Griffith borders the town of Highland to the west, the city of Hammond to the northwest, the city of Gary to the northeast, the town of Schererville to the south, and unincorporated North Township to the east. Education Griffith Public Schools operates four local public schools (one high school, one middle school, and two elementary schools). Griffith Senior High School (9-12) Griffith Middle School (6-8) Beiriger Elementary School (3-5) Wadsworth Elementary School (K-2) St. Mary Catholic Elementary & Junior High School is located in Griffith. Residents that live in the southeastern section of Griffith within the St. John Township are often serviced by schools that belong to the Lake Central School Corporation. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 census, there were 16,420 people, 4,544 families in 6,791 households in the town. The population density was . There were 7,260 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 69% White, 14.7% African American, .3% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 8.3% from other races, and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.9% of the population. Of the 6,791 households, 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42% were married couples living together, 7% were cohabitating couples, 29.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.3% had a male householder with no wife present. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of