Cordry Sweetwater Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamblen Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[4] The population was 1,128 at the 2010 census.[5] Sweetwater Lake is 260 acres in size.
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, Indiana | |
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Census-designated place | |
![]() Location of Cordry Sweetwater Lakes in Brown County, Indiana. | |
![]() ![]() Cordry Sweetwater Lakes | |
Coordinates: 39°18′40″N 86°7′22″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Brown |
Township | Hamblen |
Area | |
• Total | 3.30 sq mi (8.56 km2) |
• Land | 2.67 sq mi (6.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2) |
Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,274 |
• Density | 477.87/sq mi (184.48/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46164 |
Area code(s) | 812 & 930 |
FIPS code | 18-15115[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2629877 |
Website | www |
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes had its start in the 1960s with the completion of the Cordry and Sweetwater dams. The dams impounded the Cordry and Sweetwater lakes, around which property developers built up the community.[6]
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes is located in northeastern Brown County at 39°17′47″N 85°56′57″W (39.296284, -85.949220).[7] It consists of a residential community surrounding two reservoirs, Cordry Lake and Sweetwater Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2), or 18.94%, is water.[5]
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2020 | 1,274 | — | |
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County seat: Nashville | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in counties outside of the MSA |