Lake Santee is an unincorporated town and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a 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 counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Decatur and
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
Places Australia
* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
counties,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th 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 at 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
References
Census-designated places in Franklin County, Indiana
Census-designated places in Decatur County, Indiana
Census-designated places in Indiana
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