Adams Lake, Indiana

Adams Lake
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°33′13″N 85°19′49″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaGrange
Township	Johnson
Area [1]
• Total	0.83 sq mi (2.1 km^2)
• Land	0.41 sq mi (1.1 km^2)
• Water	0.42 sq mi (1.1 km^2)
Elevation [2]	955 ft (291 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46795 (Wolcottville)
Area code	260
FIPS code	18-00532[1]
GNIS feature ID	2830435[2]

Adams Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.^[2]

Geography

The community is in southeastern LaGrange County, surrounding the natural water body of Adams Lake. It is 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Wolcottville and 9 miles (14 km) southeast of LaGrange, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Adams Lake CDP has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km²), of which 0.41 square miles (1.06 km²) are land and 0.42 square miles (1.09 km²), or 50.06%, are water.^[1] The lake drains at its south end into an unnamed creek which flows south to Little Elkhart Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the North Branch of the Elkhart River, part of the St. Joseph River watershed leading to Lake Michigan.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Adams Lake as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.^[3]

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adams Lake, Indiana
3. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.