Big Lake, Indiana

Big Lake, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°16′29″N85°29′58″W / 41.27472°N 85.49944°W / 41.27472; -85.49944
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Noble
Township	Noble
Area [1]
• Total	0.87 sq mi (2.3 km2)
• Land	0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation [2]	902 ft (275 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46725 (Columbia City) 46701 (Albion)
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	2830478 [2]
FIPS code	18-05231

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

Geography

Big Lake is in southern Noble County, surrounding the natural lake of the same name. Its southern edge is the Whitley County boundary. Indiana State Road 109 forms the eastern edge of the community; it leads north 4 miles (6 km) to Wolf Lake and south 8 miles (13 km) to Columbia City. Albion, the Noble county seat, is 11 miles (18 km) to the northeast of Big Lake.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Big Lake CDP has an area of 0.87 square miles (2.25 km²), of which 0.58 square miles (1.50 km²) are land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km²), or 33.29%, are water. ^[1] Big Lake is fed and drained by the Tippecanoe River, a west-flowing tributary of the Wabash River. The lake is just downstream from Crooked Lake, the source of the Tippecanoe.

Demographics

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

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Lake, Indiana
3. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.