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Silver Lake
Indianatown
Total population
857
Median home value
$112,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$55,272
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small town in Indiana, United States, Silver Lake occupies its own corner of the country. The population stands at approximately 857. Its coordinates of 41.074°, -85.893° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,395 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Resident density is around 612 per km², indicating an average residential density. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Total area is recorded as a compact 1.4 km². Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Silver Lake, IN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves411
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves358
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves305
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves302
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves300
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves292
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves286
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves282
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2024-12-291 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio
- M 2.6 — 2015-06-126 km NW of Convoy, Ohio
- M 3 — 2012-01-265 km NE of Topeka, Indiana
- M 3.8 — 2010-12-306 km SE of Greentown, Indiana
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Indiana
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Silver Lake
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 11:30 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library