what county is lowell indiana
Located in Lake county, Lowell, Indiana, is 20 miles S of Hammond, Indiana (center to center) and 41 miles S of Chicago, Illinois. There are 7,505 residents living in the town. Lowell History. The city, now known as Lowell, was originally inhabited by many native American tribes, including the Pottawatomies. In the late 1670s, the French settled in the region. The land on which the town stands today was officially purchased by the state in 1832.