Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location of Cordry Sweetwater Lakes in Brown County, Indiana.
Location of Cordry Sweetwater Lakes in Brown County, Indiana.
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes is located in Indiana
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes
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
[1]
 • Total3.30 sq mi (8.56 km2)
 • Land2.67 sq mi (6.91 km2)
 • Water0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2)
Elevation
[2]
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,274
 • Density477.87/sq mi (184.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46164
Area code(s)812 & 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] The population was 1,128 at the 2010 census.[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.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,274—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

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. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cordry Sweetwater Lakes CDP, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Area History". Cordry Sweetwater Lakes Community. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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