Country Squire Lakes, Indiana
Country Squire Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 3,571.[3]
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Coordinates: 39°2′34″N 85°40′47″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jennings |
Township | Geneva |
Area | |
• Total | 2.70 sq mi (6.99 km2) |
• Land | 2.56 sq mi (6.63 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
Elevation | 710 ft (220 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,558 |
• Density | 1,390.93/sq mi (537.02/km2) |
ZIP code | 47265 (North Vernon, IN) |
GNIS feature ID | 2629850[2] |
FIPS code | 18-15409 |
It was founded in 1973 by a property developer as a planned community built around several artificial lakes.[4]
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.
Indiana State Road 7 runs along the northeast edge of the community, leading southeast 3 miles (5 km) to North Vernon and northwest 18 miles (29 km) to Columbus. The older community of Queensville borders Country Squire Lakes to the northeast across Highway 7.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Country Squire Lakes CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.6 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 5.16%, are water.[3]
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- "Country Squire Lakes Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Country Squire Lakes CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- "Homepage". Country Squire Lakes. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.