Editing Indian Lake, Texas

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| official_name      = Indian Lake, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Indian Lake, Texas
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron]]

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| area_total_km2     = 0.71
| area_land_km2      = 0.60
| area_water_km2     = 0.11
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.27
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.23
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.04

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| population_total   = 839
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| elevation_m        = 9
| elevation_ft       = 30
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| blank_info         = 48-35918<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Indian Lake''' is a town in [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 839 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It may be included as part of the [[Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville combined statistical area|Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville]] and the [[Matamoros–Brownsville Metropolitan Area|Matamoros–Brownsville]] metropolitan areas.

==Geography==

Indian Lake is located at {{coord|26|5|16|N|97|30|9|W|type:city}} (26.087651, –97.502470).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (19.23%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1990 = 390
| 2000 = 541
| 2010 = 640
| 2020 = 839
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Indian Lake racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4835918&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 21, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|125
|14.9%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|3
|0.36%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.12%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|3
|0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|6
|0.72%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|701
|83.55%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''839'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 839 people, 332 households, and 239 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 541 people, 229 households, and 158 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,602.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 345 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,659.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 82.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.92% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 43.07% of the population.

There were 229 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 31.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the town was $23,269, and the median income for a family was $26,563. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $12,279 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,129. About 13.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Indian Lake is served by the [[Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District]].

In addition, [[South Texas Independent School District]] operates magnet schools that serve Indian Lake and many surrounding communities.

==References==
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{{Cameron County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Cameron County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]