Editing Hammond, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
The city sits within the boundaries of the former [[Lake Chicago]], and much of its land area consists of former [[dune and swale]] terrain that was subsequently leveled. Most of the city is on sandy soil with a layer of black topsoil that varies from non-existent to several feet (a meter or more) thick. Much of the exposed sand was removed for purposes such as industrial use to make concrete and glass.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{cvt|23.827|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{cvt|22.741|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{cvt|1.086|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

===Neighborhoods===
* [[Robertsdale (Hammond)|Robertsdale]]
* [[North Hammond]]
* [[Central Hammond]]
* [[South Hammond]]
* [[Woodmar (Hammond)|Woodmar]]
* [[Schleicher (Hammond)|Schleicher]]
* [[Hessville, Indiana|Hessville]]

===Lakes and rivers===
* [[Calumet River#Grand Calumet River|Grand Calumet River]] (partial)
* [[Lake George (Hammond, Indiana)|Lake George]]
* [[Lake Michigan]] (partial)
* [[Calumet River#Little Calumet River|Little Calumet River]] (partial)
* Oxbow Lake
* [[Wolf Lake, Indiana/Illinois|Wolf Lake]] (partial)

===Adjacent cities, towns and villages===
====Illinois====
* [[Burnham, Illinois|Burnham]]
* [[Calumet City, Illinois|Calumet City]]
* [[Chicago]]
* [[Lansing, Illinois|Lansing]]

====Indiana====
* [[East Chicago, Indiana|East Chicago]]
* [[Highland, Lake County, Indiana|Highland]]
* [[Munster, Indiana|Munster]]
* [[Whiting, Indiana|Whiting]]