Cedar Lake

History

Cedar Lake was settled by pioneers in the mid-19th century and was originally named West Point; the name “Cedar Lake” belonged to a nearby town that is now called Creston, Indiana. In 1839, the town that was then called West Point competed with the settlements of Liverpool and Lake Court House (later called Crown Point) to be the county seat of Lake County, but lost out to Liverpool. In 1967, Cedar Lake was officially incorporated as a town. The Lassen Hotel and Monon Park Dancing Pavilion are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Cedar Lake, now a commuter town for Chicago, has been growing in population.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Cedar Lake has a total area of , of which (or 85.54%) is land and (or 14.46%) is water. The lake, which is the largest natural lake in northwest Indiana, appears to have formed from glacial meltwaters. There is an abundance of hills around the lake, which are evidence of the Valparaiso Moraine running through the area. The 781 acre lake is naturally fed by small streams, storm runoff, and a natural spring. The lake has a median depth of 8.8 feet. Its deepest depth at 16 feet located in the middle basin. The lack of clarity in the water is due to the low refresh rate of the water and the shallow depths combined with the size of the lake. The lake bed is composed mostly of a dirt and sand mixture, clay, and rocks.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Lake Central High School
  High · Saint John · 3,069 students · 20.2:1 ratio
• Crown Point High School
  High · Crown Point · 2,948 students · 22.5:1 ratio
• Robert Taft Middle School
  Middle · Crown Point · 1,091 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Hal E Clark Middle School
  Middle · Saint John · 1,069 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
  Middle · Crown Point · 1,046 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• Lowell Senior High School
  High · Lowell · 1,033 students · 18.1:1 ratio
• Kahler Middle School
  Middle · Dyer · 922 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• Pierce Middle School
  Middle · Merrillville · 919 students · 14.6:1 ratio