Fish Lake, Indiana

Fish Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lincoln Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It is located where Indiana State Road 4 passes between Upper Fish Lake and Lower Fish Lake. These lakes feed the Kankakee River. As of the 2010 census, the population of the community was 1,016.[3]

Fish Lake, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location in LaPorte County, Indiana
Fish Lake Location in LaPorte County, Indiana Fish Lake Fish Lake (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°34′00″N 86°33′07″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Township	Lincoln
Area
• Total	1.88 sq mi (4.88 km^2)
• Land	1.54 sq mi (3.99 km^2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km^2)
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
• Density	659/sq mi (254.6/km^2)
	1016
ZIP code	46574
FIPS code	18-23386[1]
GNIS feature ID	434513[2]

Geography

Fish Lake is located in eastern LaPorte County at 41°34′00″N 86°33′07″W, in the center of Lincoln Township. The community surrounds Lower Fish Lake and covers the north, west, and south sides of Upper Fish Lake. Mill Creek, the lakes' outlet, flows south to the Little Kankakee River and then shortly to the Kankakee River, a west-flowing waterway that is a primary tributary of the Illinois River.

Indiana State Road 4 passes through the community, between the two lakes, and leads northwest 10 miles (16 km) to La Porte, the county seat, and southeast 7 miles (11 km) to North Liberty. Fish Lake is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of South Bend.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fish Lake CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), of which 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), or 18.24%, are water.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

History

In 1888, Swift & Co. of Chicago (an ice company) purchased land around Upper and Lower Fish Lake. Ice harvesting ceased here in 1930.

Fish Lake is said to have had some homes owned by Al Capone when he was still running Chicago. His men chose this as one of their hideout locations. Since then, it has evolved into a small locals town. There still is a heavy Chicago tourist presence, many of whom own summer homes.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Fish Lake, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Fish Lake CDP, Indiana". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
4. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.