Koontz Lake is an

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and

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(CDP) in Starke and

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counties, in the

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. The population was 1,667 at the 2020 census.

History

Koontz Lake was named for the lake which the community surrounds, which in turn was named after local mill owner Samuel Koontz. The community was devastated by tornadoes as part of the

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Geography

Koontz Lake is located in the northeast corner of Starke County at (41.413804, -86.482628). The east end of the lake and of the CDP are in western Marshall County. St. Joseph County borders the CDP to the north.

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passes through the community on the west side of the lake, leading north to Walkerton, the post office for Koontz Lake addresses, and south the same distance to

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in Grovertown. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 12.90%, are water. The outlet of the lake is at its west end, into Robbins Ditch, which flows west to the Kankakee River, a tributary of the Illinois River.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,554 people, 652 households, and 449 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 931 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.75%

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, 0.13%

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, 0.58% Native American, 0.58% from

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, and 0.97% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.74% of the population. There were 652 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,137, and the median income for a family was $45,114. Males had a median income of $35,388 versus $21,563 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,429. About 6.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the

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, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Koontz Lake has a public library, a branch of the Starke County Public Library System.

Notes

External links

Koontz Lake History by the Starke County Public Library

Koontz Lake Association

Koontz Lake Regional Sewer District

Koontz Lake Volunteer Fire Department
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