Lake Village is a

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(CDP) in Lake Township, Newton County, in the

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. The population was 765 at the 2010 census.

History

Lake Village was laid out in 1876. The town did not grow much until the railroad was built through it in 1905. A post office has been in operation at Lake Village since 1876.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 855 people, 292 households, and 221 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 305 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.22%

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, 0.12%

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, 1.87% Native American, 0.23%

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, 2.57% from

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, and 1.99% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.74% of the population. There were 292 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.33. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,474, and the median income for a family was $50,179. Males had a median income of $50,161 versus $21,688 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,280. About 2.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Lake Village has a public library, a branch of the Newton County Public Library.

References

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