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

Big Lake, Indiana
Big Lake is located in Indiana
Big Lake
Big Lake
Big Lake is located in the United States
Big Lake
Big Lake
Coordinates: 41°16′29″N 85°29′58″W / 41.27472°N 85.49944°W / 41.27472; -85.49944
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyNoble
TownshipNoble
Area
 • Total
0.87 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Land0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation902 ft (275 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46725 (Columbia City)
46701 (Albion)
Area code260
GNIS feature ID2830478[2]
FIPS code18-05231

Geography

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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

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

References

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