Adams Lake, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Adams Lake

Census-designated place

Adams Lake

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Coordinates: 41°33′13″N 85°19′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.55361°N 85.33028°W﻿ / 41.55361; -85.33028
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| LaGrange
Township| Johnson
Area

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• Total

| 0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Land| 0.41 sq mi (1.1 km2)
• Water| 0.42 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation

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| 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

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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

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

## 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: Adams Lake, Indiana
3. ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

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Municipalities and communities of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States

County seat: LaGrange

Towns|

* LaGrange
* Shipshewana
* Topeka
* Wolcottville‡

Map of Indiana highlighting LaGrange County

Townships|

* Bloomfield
* Clay
* Clearspring
* Eden
* Greenfield
* Johnson
* Lima
* Milford
* Newbury
* Springfield
* Van Buren

CDPs|

* Adams Lake
* Howe
* Mongo
* Ontario
* Scott
* Shipshewana Lake
* South Milford
* Stroh
* Wall Lake‡

Other
communities|

* Brighton
* Elmira
* Emma
* Honeyville
* Meadow Shores Park‡
* Plato
* Star Mill
* Valentine
* Woodruff

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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