| Official Name: | Lake View, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Lake View |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | DeSoto |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.66 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.53 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 299 |
| Population Density Km2: | 569.04 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1472.91 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 228 |
| Coordinates: | 34.9889°N -90.1411°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38680 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 691994 |
Lake View is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi/Tennessee border just south of Memphis and north of the village of Walls. Lake View is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2]
During Prohibition, multiple Memphis businessmen opened nightclubs in Lake View.[3]
A post office operated under the name Lake View from 1885 to 1895 and under the name Lakeview from 1895 to 1932.[4]
From 1910 to 1928, the Memphis Street Railway Co operated the Memphis and Lakeview Railway. This was a 10 mile track that had four streetcars assigned to it.[5]
The Valley Brick and Tile Company once operated a brick factory in Lake View.[6]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 299.[7]
| White alone (NH) | 84 | 28.09% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 18 | 6.02% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.33% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 7 | 2.34% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 189 | 63.21% | |
| Total | 299 | 100.00% |
Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Memphis, to the north.