LaketonIN
460 people live in this town, settled in 1839.
Is Laketon a good place to live?
Laketon’s age of the median resident is 57.8 years, above both Indiana’s towns (39.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 594 Indiana towns, just one has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Laketon. Laketon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
460 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Laketon: who provides what
Laketon is unincorporated, so Wabash County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Laketon.
A typical Laketon home is worth about $116K
For households in Laketon, the share who own their home is 90%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Laketon stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Laketon’s mean commuting time is 29 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away. The top destinations are North Manchester (19%), Warsaw (11%) and Wabash (6%).
| Laketon | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Laketon: inland flooding
For Laketon, the risk rating from FEMA is 27 of 100. Two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 22%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Laketon: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Laketon is
Laketon does better than the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. In Laketon, 39% of adults have high blood pressure.
| Laketon | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Laketon | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.5% | 7.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.1% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.3% of the land in Laketon is protected from building
The park or preserve in Laketon covers 18 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Laketon Bog Nature Preserve | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Grissom Air Museum and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Laketon. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame
37 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
18 mi MuseumForks of the Wabash
19 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum
37 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of ArtPhoto credits
International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forks of the Wabash: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Laketon
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Laketon
About 4 of every 100 Laketon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Laketon for work
Where Laketon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Laketon
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Laketon is an unincorporated census-designated place in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Laketon had a population of 606.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 755 ft
- ZIP code
- 46943
- Area code
- 260
Questions about Laketon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Laketon, IN a good place to live?
Laketon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.