Editing Lake Village, Indiana

{{Short description | CDP in Newton County, Indiana, United States}}
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|population_total         = 748
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'''Lake Village''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lake Township, Newton County, Indiana|Lake Township]], [[Newton County, Indiana|Newton County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 765 at the 2010 census.

==History==
Lake Village was laid out in 1876.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pTvWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA195 | title=Newton County: A Collection of Historical Facts and Personal Recollections Concerning Newton County, Indiana, from 1853 to 1911 | publisher=Bobbs-Merrill | author=Ade, John | year=1911 | pages=195}}</ref> The town did not grow much until the railroad was built through it in 1905.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/standardhistoryo01hami#page/344/mode/2up | title=A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | year=1916 | pages=345}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Lake Village since 1876.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Newton | title=Newton County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=May 6, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 748
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 855 people, 292 households, and 221 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|215.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 305 housing units at an average density of {{convert|76.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.87% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.74% of the population.

There were 292 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,474, and the median income for a family was $50,179. Males had a median income of $50,161 versus $21,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,280. About 2.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Lake Village is in the [[North Newton School Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18111_newton/DC20SD_C18111.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Newton County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref>

Lake Village has a [[public library]], a branch of the Newton County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newton.lib.in.us/locations-hours-and-contacts/ | title=Locations, hours and contacts | publisher=Newton County Public Library | accessdate=11 March 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Newton County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Newton County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Indiana]]
[[Category:Northwest Indiana]]