Bathing at Lake James, Indiana, 1900
Lake Township’s story
Lake Township in pictures
Census counts: 462 in 1890, 2,349 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 3 maps from 1959 on.
Explore the history →Lake TownshipIN
A town of 2,461.
Population
2,461
2025 Census estimate · +3.2% since 2020
Median home value
$227K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
51.5
years
Jobs based here
162
A commuter town
Is Lake Township a good place to live?
Lake Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Lake Township’s average trip to work is 46 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 5 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Lake Township. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 18% of the land in Lake Township is conserved, above both Indiana’s towns (1.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 60 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve, at 450 acres. Lake Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Lake Township for work
Where Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
162jobs based in Lake Township
2%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Lake Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Lake Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.1 of 20; 3.6% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthFranciscan Health Crown Point 19 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $227K, 2.5 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household incomeA−Open →Jobs & income$83K median household incomeC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 38% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →SchoolsC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors9 miles of trailsB+Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life3.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Township, and how to reach them.
PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lake Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereNewton County Circuit Court ClerkNewton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes46349, 4637946349 87% · 46379 13%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Township.
HealthD
For health, Lake Township earns a D
44% of adults have obesity in Lake Township. Lake Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Lake Township.
15%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Lake Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Lake Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.7% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 16.3% | 13.8% |
Franciscan Health Crown Point
19 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsC+
On state tests, Lake Township’s schools trail 58% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by North Newton School Corp. Its one school is below.
42%of IN districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Village Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 158 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Most of Lake Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lake Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Lake Township has added 55 jobs, to 162 in 2023. The top destinations are Crown Point (5%), Roselawn (4%) and Lowell (3%).
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Lake Township2%
Crown Point5%
Roselawn4%
Lowell3%
Morocco3%
27 mi
median commute distance
162
jobs based in Lake Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsB+
Lake Township has set aside 17.5% of its land for conservation
8.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
17.5%conserved
17.5%
conserved · 4,423 of 25,328 acres
8.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Village Community Park | 0.5 mi | 10 |
| 2. Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve | — | 450 |
| 3. Kankakee Sands | — | 307 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Lake Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Lake Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
30″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Lake Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake Township.
38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
10
paid flood claims since 1982
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lake Township
18pages on Lake Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Township; the nearest are
Kankakee Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kankakee, IL20.3 mi$5,220 in-state tuitionGovernors State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · University Park, IL25.5 mi$12,004 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Lake Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Lake Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,349 and it contained 1,020 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 656 ft
Lake Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Lake Township.
West Creek TownshipMomence TownshipLincoln TownshipCedar Creek TownshipSumava ResortsMcClellan TownshipPembroke TownshipLake Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | D |
| West Creek Township | #141 | A− | B | — | A | B |
| Lincoln Township | #316 | B | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Cedar Creek Township | #73 | A | A− | — | A | B |
| Sumava Resorts | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McClellan Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lake Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lake Township, West Creek Township, Lincoln Township and Cedar Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sumava Resorts and McClellan Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lake Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.