Saugany Lake, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Saugany Lake, Indiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Saugany Lake
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:LaPorte
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Galena, Hudson
Area Footnotes:[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:0.80
Area Land Sq Mi:0.70
Area Water Sq Mi:0.11
Population As Of:2020
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:804
Coordinates:41.7214°N -86.5931°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46731 (Rolling Prairie)
Area Code:260
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-68103
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830444

Saugany Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.

Geography

The community is in northeastern LaPorte County, surrounding the natural water body of Saugany Lake. It is 5miles northeast of Rolling Prairie and northeast of La Porte, the county seat. The Indiana Toll Road (I-80 and I-90) forms the northern border of the community but provides no direct access, with the nearest interchange being Exit 49, to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Saugany Lake CDP has a total area of 0.8sqmi, of which 0.7sqmi are land and 0.11sqmi, or 13.33%, are water.[1] The lake has no surface outlet, with the nearest water body at a lower elevation being Hudson Lake, less than to the east.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 7, 2023.