Cree LakeIN
Population 173: a town in Indiana.
Is Cree Lake a good place to live?
34% of residents live below the poverty line in Cree Lake, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Cree Lake. Cree Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
173 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cree Lake.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Cree Lake: inland flooding
Cree Lake’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 13 of 100. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cree Lake has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Kendallville (26%), Fort Wayne (15%) and Topeka (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles. Cree Lake’s typical journey to work stands at 22 minutes.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Cree Lake’s year
A winter brings about 36 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Cree Lake
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cree Lake. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum17 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
28 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
30 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
31 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
38 mi MuseumMidwest Museum of American ArtPhoto credits
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Midwest Museum of American Art: Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Cree Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cree Lake, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Cree Lake for work
Where Cree Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cree Lake; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cree Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Cree Lake
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Cree Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Noble County, Indiana, United States.
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