Clear Lake

Clear Lake is a town located in the northeast corner of Steuben County, Indiana, in Clear Lake Township. The population was 339 at the 2010 census.HistoryClear Lake became incorporated as a town in 1933.A post office was established at Clear Lake in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.GeographyAccording to the 2010 census, Clear Lake has a total area of 2.38sqmi, of which 1.04sqmi (or 43.7%) is land and 1.34sqmi (or 56.3%) is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 339 people, 169 households, and 115 families residing in the town. The population density was 326.0PD/sqmi. There were 614 housing units at an average density of 590.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.8% White, 0.9% Asian, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.There were 169 households of which 9.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 0.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.43.The median age in the town was 58.9 years. 9.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 11.7% were from 25 to 44; 38.6% were from 45 to 64; and 36.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.