Country Squire Lakes is an

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and

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(CDP) in Geneva Township, Jennings County,

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. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 3,571. It was founded in 1973 by a property developer as a

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built around several artificial lakes.

Geography

The community is in northwestern Jennings County, it is in the southeast corner of Geneva Township. It is built around Country Squire Lake, a reservoir on Six mile Creek, as well as several smaller lakes. The lakes in the western part of the community drain to Mutton Creek. Six mile and Mutton Creeks are southwest-flowing tributaries of the Vernon Fork of the Muscatatuck River and part of the White River watershed.

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runs along the northeast edge of the community, leading southeast to

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and northwest to

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. The older community of

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borders Country Squire Lakes to the northeast across Highway 7. According to the

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, the Country Squire Lakes CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 5.16%, are water.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Jennings County, Indiana {{JenningsCountyIN-geo-stub