| Blue Lake | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Whitley County's location in Indiana | |
  Blue Lake Location of Blue Lake in Whitley County | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′25″N85°20′58″W / 41.24028°N 85.34944°W Coordinates: 41°14′25″N85°20′58″W / 41.24028°N 85.34944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Whitley |
| Township | Smith |
| Elevation [1] | 850 ft (260 m) |
| ZIP code | 46723 |
| GNIS feature ID | 431230 |
Blue Lake is an unincorporated community in Smith Township, Whitley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]
Smith Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,327 and it contained 2,244 housing units.
Whitley County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2015 census, the population was 33,330. Whitley County is the 49th largest county in Indiana. The county seat is Columbia City. The county has the highest county number (92) on Indiana license plates, as it is alphabetically the last in the state's list of counties.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.
