Editing Simonton Lake, Indiana

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|official_name            = Simonton Lake, Indiana
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 4710
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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code              = 46514<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/46514|title=Simonton Lake IN ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 574|574]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 18-69840<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Simonton Lake''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 4,678 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Simonton Lake CDP, Indiana| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=July 12, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
The community takes its name from the lake.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n318 302]|quote=This village was named for the nearby lake...}}</ref> Simonton Lake was named for Samuel Simonton, a 19th-century farmer.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Elkhart County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofelkhart00inchic|year=1881|publisher=Chas. C. Chapman|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofelkhart00inchic/page/866 866]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|9.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 11.68%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Simonton Lake CDP, Indiana| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=July 12, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 4710
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,053 people, 1,567 households, and 1,181 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,243.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,636 housing units at an average density of {{convert|501.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.52% of the population.

There were 1,567 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,539, and the median income for a family was $58,359. Males had a median income of $41,688 versus $26,901 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,327. About 2.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is served by [[Elkhart Community Schools]].<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st18_in/c18039_elkhart/DC10SD_C18039_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Elkhart County, IN]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2016.</ref>

==References==
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{{Elkhart County, Indiana}}

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