| Official Name: | Bass Lake, Indiana |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Starke |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | California, North Bend |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 29.21 |
| Area Land Km2: | 23.54 |
| Area Water Km2: | 5.67 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1384 |
| Population Density Km2: | 58.79 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 152.27 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 712 |
| Coordinates: | 41.2444°N -86.5806°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 46534 |
| Area Code: | 574 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-03610[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2393329 |
Bass Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in California and North Bend Townships, Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,195 at the 2010 census.[3]
The community was named after the nearby lake (Bass Lake) which was populated with a large number of black bass.[4] It was formerly called Cedar Lake.[5]
Author Lew Wallace spent significant time at Bass Lake, where he wrote portions of (1880).[6]
A post office was established at Bass Lake in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1948.[7]
The adjacent lake is distinct in that it sits atop a gentle hill, with its drainage basin sloping away from its shores.[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.3sqmi, of which 9.1sqmi is land and 2.1sqmi (18.95%) is water.[9]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,249 people, 534 households, and 365 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 136.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,193 housing units at an average density of 130.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.40% White, 0.08% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.
There were 534 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,440, and the median income for a family was $47,361. Males had a median income of $37,159 versus $19,318 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,407. About 10.6% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.4% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.