Lake of the Woods is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. It was labeled a census-designated place (CDP) following the 2020 census.
Lake of the Woods, Indiana | |
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  Lake of the Woods  Lake of the Woods | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′27″N 86°13′44″W / 41.42417°N 86.22889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Marshall |
| Townships | German, North |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
| ZIP code | 46506 (Bremen) |
| Area code | 574 |
| FIPS code | 18-41400[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830459[2] |
Geography
editThe community is in northern Marshall County, built around the natural lake of the same name. It is 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Bremen, with which it shares a ZIP Code, and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Plymouth, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lake of the Woods CDP has a total area of 1.35 square miles (3.50 km2), of which 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2) are land and 0.66 square miles (1.71 km2), or 48.78%, are water.[1] The lake drains out of its south end into Isaac Sells Ditch, which flows southeast to the Yellow River, a west-flowing tributary of the Kankakee River and part of the Illinois River watershed.
References
edit- ^ a b c "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lake of the Woods Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.