Shipshewana Lake, Indiana

Shipshewana Lake, Indiana
Census-designated place
Shipshewana Lake is located in Indiana
Shipshewana Lake
Shipshewana Lake
Location within Indiana
Shipshewana Lake is located in the United States
Shipshewana Lake
Shipshewana Lake
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 41°41′06″N 85°36′23″W / 41.68500°N 85.60639°W / 41.68500; -85.60639
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaGrange
TownshipNewbury
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.64 sq mi (1.7 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
Elevation
[2]
853 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46565 (Shipshewana)
Area code260
FIPS code18-69489[1]
GNIS feature ID2830439[2]

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

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 km2), of which 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) are land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2), or 48.12%, are water.[1] 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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2023 (est.)325[3]

The United States Census Bureau defined Shipshewana Lake as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shipshewana Lake, Indiana
  3. ↑ "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Shipshewana Lake CDP – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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