Walkerton is a town in Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Stephens relocated his general store from nearby West York.

[6] During World War II Walkerton housed some of the workers for the nearby Kingsbury Ordnance Plant.

[7] The plant initially sought 10,000 workers, and the entire population of LaPorte numbered only 16,000 in 1940.

[8] In August 1941 Kingsbury's first shells were loaded and en route to the front lines.

In April 2015, Walkerton gained national attention after the owners of the town's local pizza parlor, Memories Pizza, became the first known Indiana business to advertise that it would not cater to a gay wedding after the passing of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

[10] According to the 2010 census, Walkerton has a total area of 1.96 square miles (5.08 km2), all land.

24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.