Lake Dalecarlia[4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,355 at the 2010 census.[5] The name comes from the English name of the Dalarna region of Sweden.[6] The community is centered on the lake of the same name, which was completed in the 1920s.[7]

Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location in Lake County, Indiana
Coordinates: 41°19′54″N 87°24′14″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Township	Cedar Creek
Area [1]
• Total	1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2)
• Land	1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,332
• Density	1,180.85/sq mi (455.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	46356
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-41058[2]
GNIS feature ID	0433293[3]

Geography

The Lake Dalecarlia community is located in southern Lake County at 41°19′54″N 87°24′14″W (41.331727, -87.403852),[8] surrounding a lake of the same name. The community is at the northern end of Cedar Creek Township and is bordered to the north by the town of Cedar Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), or 19.27%, are water.[9] The community's namesake lake is a reservoir on Cedar Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Kankakee River and thus part of the Illinois River watershed.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,285 people, 506 households, and 363 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 904.7 inhabitants per square mile (349.3/km²). There were 571 housing units at an average density of 402.0 per square mile (155.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.21% White, 0.39% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.

There were 506 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,454, and the median income for a family was $54,297. Males had a median income of $44,659 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,068. About 1.9% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

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