Lake Township, Newton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°07′49″N 87°27′47″W / 41.13028°N 87.46306°W / 41.13028; -87.46306CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyNewtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total39.79 sq mi (103.1 km²) • Land39.78 sq mi (103.0 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

653 ft (199 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,349 • Density59/sq mi (23/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code219FIPS code18-40968^[2]GNIS feature ID453537

Lake Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,349 and it contained 1,020 housing units.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	462	—
1900	489	5.8%
1910	489	0.0%
1920	488	−0.2%
1930	522	7.0%
1940	906	73.6%
1950	1,010	11.5%
1960	1,450	43.6%
1970	1,762	21.5%
1980	2,311	31.2%
1990	2,208	−4.5%
2000	2,465	11.6%
2010	2,384	−3.3%
2020	2,349	−1.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.79 square miles (103.1 km²), all land.^[5]

Unincorporated towns

Conrad at 41°06′18″N 87°26′36″W / 41.1050345°N 87.4433653°W / 41.1050345; -87.4433653
Lake Village at 41°08′15″N 87°26′55″W / 41.1375346°N 87.4486437°W / 41.1375346; -87.4486437
Sumava Resorts at 41°09′59″N 87°26′21″W / 41.1664238°N 87.4391996°W / 41.1664238; -87.4391996

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.