Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Shipshewana Lake, Indiana | |
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Census-designated place | |
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Coordinates: 41°41′06″N 85°36′23″W / 41.68500°N 85.60639°W / 41.68500; -85.60639 | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaGrange |
Township | Newbury |
Area | |
• Total | 0.64 sq mi (1.7 km) |
• Land | 0.33 sq mi (0.9 km) |
• Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.8 km) |
Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46565 (Shipshewana) |
Area code | 260 |
FIPS code | 18-69489 |
GNIS feature ID | 2830439 |
Shipshewana Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.
Geography
The community is in western LaGrange County, surrounding the natural water body of Shipshewana Lake. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the town of Shipshewana and 6 miles (10 km) east of Middlebury.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Shipshewana Lake CDP has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km), of which 0.33 square miles (0.85 km) are land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km), or 48.12%, are water. The lake drains at its southeast end into Page Ditch, which flows northeast to the Pigeon River, a west-flowing tributary of the St. Joseph River, leading to Lake Michigan.
References
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shipshewana Lake, Indiana
Municipalities and communities of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States | ||
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County seat: LaGrange | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |