Lakeville, Indiana

Lakeville, Indiana
FIPS code		18-41670[3]
GNIS feature ID	2396705[2]

Lakeville is a town 11 miles (18 km) south of

.

History

The area of Lakeville was first settled by Euro-Americans in 1836. The railroad in 1845 spurred further growth. By the 1890s there were 13 one-room school houses in the vicinity. In 1898 they were consolidated into one two-story elementary school in Lakeville. The town of Lakeville was incorporated in 1902.^[4]

The Lakeville post office has been in operation since 1850.^[5]

Lakeville High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[6]

Hoosier Racing Tire Corporation, owned since 2016 by parent company Continental AG has their Headquarters, Track Services, and Warehouse operations in Lakeville with Manufacturing located 20 miles south in Plymouth, Indiana.

Lakeville was the site of two different multiple murders. In 1989, four members of the family of Reverend Bob Pelley were shot dead in their Lakeville home.^[7] In 2000, three workmen were shot and killed in an upscale home in Lakeville.^[8] The 2000 case has been featured twice on television documentaries, once in an episode of Extreme Forensics on June 7, 2010, titled "Rooted in Murder",^[9] and once in an episode of Forensic Files II on March 13, 2022, titled "Dog Proof".

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Lakeville has a total area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km²), all land.^[10]

Climate

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	227		—
1920	333		46.7%
1930	522		56.8%
1940	567		8.6%
1950	736		29.8%
1960	757		2.9%
1970	712		−5.9%
1980	629		−11.7%
1990	655		4.1%
2000	567		−13.4%
2010	786		38.6%
2020	879		11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 367 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.2% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.4% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the town was 36.5 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 274 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.8% were non-families. 43.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,438, and the median income for a family was $43,309. Males had a median income of $31,033 versus $23,036 for females. The

, including 27.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools in Lakeville are operated by Union-North United Schools.

Lakeville has a public library, a branch of the St Joseph County Public Library.^[15]

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