Lake Santee is an unincorporated town and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Decatur and
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People and characters
* Franklin (given name), including list of people and characters with the name
* Franklin (surname), including list of people and characters with the name
* Franklin (class), a member of a historic ...
counties,
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, it had a population of 820.
History
Lake Santee was built up in the 1960s as a housing development centered on a reservoir of the same name.
Geography
Lake Santee is located in southeastern Indiana. It is situated northeast of
Greensburg and northwest of
Batesville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 12.60%, is water. The water area consists entirely of Lake Santee, the reservoir.
Demographics
Education
The portion in Decatur County is in the
Decatur County Community Schools school district.
The portion in Franklin County is almost entirely in
Batesville Community School Corporation, with a small piece in
Franklin County Community School Corporation.
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References
Census-designated places in Franklin County, Indiana
Census-designated places in Decatur County, Indiana
Census-designated places in Indiana
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