Indiana Senate District 8 encompasses the majority of La Porte County including the City of La Porte and the eastern part of Michigan City. It also includes Western St. Joseph County and Davis, Oregon, Washington, Center and Jackson Townships in Starke County.
LaPorte County
- Name: Named for a French term meaning "The Door"
- County Seat: LaPorte
- LaPorte County Statistics
Townships
Center / Galena / Hanna / Hudson / Johnson / Kankakee / Lincoln / Michigan / Noble / Pleasant / Prairie / Scipico / Springfield / Union / Washington / Wills
Cities and Towns
Fish Lake / Hanna / Hudson Lake / Kingsbury / Kingsford Heights / LaPorte / western portion of Michigan City / Rolling Prairie
Government and Community Sites
- LaPorte County Government
- LaPorte / Michigan City Visitors Guide
- Access LaPorte County
- LaPorte Chamber of Commerce
- Michigan City Economic Development Corporation
School Corporations
- Michigan City Area Schools
- LaPorte Community School Corporation
- New Prairie Unified School Corporation
- John Glenn School Corporation
- South Central Community School Corporation
St. Joseph County
- Name: Named by early missionaries and organized in 1830
- County Seat: South Bend
- St. Joseph County Statistics
Townships
Centre / German / Greene / Lincoln / Liberty / Olive / Portage / Warren
Cities and Towns
New Carlisle /North Liberty / far western and souther edges of South Bend / Walkerton
Government Sites
Community Sites
- North Liberty Chamber of Commerce
- Greater St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce
- Michiana Area Council of Governments
- Work One Northern Indiana
- Visit South Bend / Mishawaka
School Corporations
Starke County
- Name: Formed in 1850 and named after Revolutionary War General John Stark
- County Seat: Knox
- Starke County Statistics
Townships
Center / Davis / Jackson / Oregon / Washington
Cities and Towns
Knox / Hamlet / Koontz Lake
Government and Community Sites
- Starke County Government
- Starke County Sheriff
- Starke County Econoic Development Foundation
- Starke County Chamber of Commerce
- Starke County Tourism Commission
School Corporations