Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, Indiana

Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, Indiana
Location of Cordry Sweetwater Lakes in Brown County, Indiana.
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes
Coordinates: 39°18′31″N 86°07′35″W / 39.30861°N 86.12639°W / 39.30861; -86.12639
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
TownshipHamblen
Area
 • Total
3.31 sq mi (8.56 km2)
 • Land2.67 sq mi (6.91 km2)
 • Water0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2)
Elevation876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,274
 • Density477.8/sq mi (184.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46164
Area codes812 & 930
FIPS code18-15115[3]
GNIS feature ID2629877[2]
Websitewww.cordrysweetwater.org

Cordry Sweetwater Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamblen Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, Cordry Sweetwater Lakes had a population of 1,274.[4] Sweetwater Lake is 260 acres in size.

History

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.[5]

Geography

Cordry Sweetwater Lakes is located in northeastern Brown County. 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.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,274
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  5. ^ "Area History". Cordry Sweetwater Lakes Community. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cordry Sweetwater Lakes CDP, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 15, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.