Shipshewana Lake, Indiana

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

Shipshewana Lake, Indiana
Shipshewana Lake is located in Indiana
Shipshewana Lake
Shipshewana Lake
Shipshewana Lake is located in the United States
Shipshewana Lake
Shipshewana Lake
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
 • Total0.64 sq mi (1.7 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.9 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation853 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]

Geography

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shipshewana Lake, Indiana