Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana

Census-designated place

Location in Lake County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°20′13″N 87°24′13″W﻿ / ﻿41.33694°N 87.40361°W﻿ / 41.33694; -87.40361
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Lake
Township| Cedar Creek
Area

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• Total| 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2)
• Land| 1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2)
• Water| 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation

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| 702 ft (214 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 1,332
• Density| 1,180.85/sq mi (455.90/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

46356

Area code| 219
FIPS code| 18-41058[3]
GNIS feature ID| 2393077[2]

Lake Dalecarlia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,355 at the 2010 census.[4] The name comes from the English name of the Dalarna region of Sweden.[5] The community is centered on the lake of the same name, which was completed in the 1920s.[6]

## Geography

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The Lake Dalecarlia community is located in southern Lake County surrounding a lake of the same name. The community is at the northern end of Cedar Creek Township and is bordered to the north by the town of Cedar Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2), or 19.27%, are water.[7] The community's namesake lake is a reservoir on Cedar Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Kankakee River and thus part of the Illinois River watershed.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1990| 1,276| | —
2000| 1,285| | 0.7%
2010| 1,355| | 5.4%
2020| 1,332| | −1.7%
Source: US Census Bureau

At the 2000 census,[3] there were 1,285 people, 506 households and 363 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 904.7 per square mile (349.3/km2). There were 571 housing units at an average density of 402.0 per square mile (155.2/km2). The racial make-up of the CDP was 98.21% White, 0.39% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.16% from other races and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.

There were 506 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.1% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.

22.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64 and 13.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median household income was $52,454 and the median family income was $54,297. Males had a median income of $44,659 and females $21,250. The per capita income was $25,068. About 1.9% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

## References

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1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana
3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Lake Dalecarlia CDP, Indiana". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
5. ^ "Lake Dalecarlia History". Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
6. ^ Oostman, Carol Ann (January 2012). Cedar Lake. Arcadia Publishing. p. 105\. ISBN 978-0-7385-8263-4 - via Google Books.
7. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

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Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Crown Point

Cities|

* Crown Point
* East Chicago
* Gary
* Hammond
* Hobart
* Lake Station
* Whiting

Map of Indiana highlighting Lake County

Towns|

* Cedar Lake
* Dyer
* Griffith
* Highland
* Lowell
* Merrillville
* Munster
* New Chicago
* St. John
* Schererville
* Schneider
* Winfield

Townships|

* Calumet
* Cedar Creek
* Center
* Eagle Creek
* Hanover
* Hobart
* North
* Ross
* St. John
* West Creek
* Winfield

CDPs|

* Lake Dalecarlia
* Lakes of the Four Seasons‡
* Leroy
* Ross
* Shelby

Other
communities|

* Ainsworth
* Belshaw
* Brunswick
* Creston
* Deep River
* Deer Creek
* Dinwiddie
* Green Acres
* Illinoi‡
* Klaasville
* Kreitzburg
* Liverpool
* New Elliott
* Orchard Grove
* Palmer
* Range Line
* Southeast Grove

Ghost town|

* Indiana City

Footnotes|

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

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