Indian Lake, Pennsylvania

Indian Lake, Pennsylvania
Borough
Indian Lake as seen from South Shore Trail
Location of Indian Lake in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 40°02′51″N78°51′33″W / 40.04750°N 78.85917°W / 40.04750; -78.85917
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Somerset
Established	1966
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor	Jay McClatchey
• Borough Manager	Kirsten Siehl
Area [1]
• Total	4.35 sq mi (11.26 km2)
• Land	3.56 sq mi (9.23 km2)
• Water	0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
Elevation	2,281 ft (695 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	390
• Density	109.46/sq mi (42.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-36888
Website	Indian Lake Home Page

Indian Lake (Private Lake only to land owners within the borough) is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 391 at the 2020 census, ^[3] down from 394 in 2010. Indian Lake is home to Indian Lake Golf Club, which opened in 1974, and was the first to be designed by Arnold Palmer, ^[4] Northwinds Golf Course (public), Indian Lake Resort (fine dining, banquet, and lodging), Indian Lake Marina, and the James W. McIntyre Hiking and Biking Trail.

United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near here. The actual location of the crash was in a field in Stonycreek Township.

Geography

Indian Lake is located at 40°2′51″N78°51′33″W / 40.04750°N 78.85917°W / 40.04750; -78.85917 (40.047616, -78.859198). ^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (17.26%) is water.

Indian Lake has the fourth-highest elevation of towns in Pennsylvania, at 2,281 feet. ^[6] This is the Lake water level, homes at Indian Lake range from 2,300 to 2,550 feet in base elevation.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	129		—
1980	306		137.2%
1990	388		26.8%
2000	450		16.0%
2010	394		−12.4%
2020	391		−0.8%
2021 (est.)	390	[3]	−0.3%
Sources: [7] [8] [9] [2]

Indian Lake Borough Hall

As of the census ^[8] of 2000, there were 450 people, 206 households, and 146 families residing in the borough. The population density was 122.0 inhabitants per square mile (47.1/km²). There were 548 housing units at an average density of 148.5 per square mile (57.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.33% White, 0.22% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.

In 2000 there were 206 households, of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the borough the population has 14.2% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 34.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 113.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $58,214. Males had a median income of $44,792 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,630. About 1.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Its school district is Shanksville-Stonycreek School District. ^[10]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
4. "Indian Lake Golf Club". golflink.com.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. Highest Elevation of Towns in Pennsylvania
7. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
9. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Somerset County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 18, 2024. - Text list