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Cedar Lake, IN
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Lake County, 37 miles S of the Loop. Attractive to settlers in the 1830s for its excellent farmingand grazing land, the town lies on the northwest corner of Cedar Lake. Recreation opportunities, including boating, fishing,
sailing,
and
golf,
have drawn visi- tors and residents. Most residents either fill recreation-related jobs or commute to nearby manufacturing opportunities.
| Cedar Lake, IN (inc. 1966) | |||||
| Year |
Total
(and by category) |
Foreign Born | Native with foreign parentage | Males per 100 females | |
| 1960 | 5,766 | 4.0% | 11.4% | 107 | |
| 5,763 | White (99.9%) | ||||
| 1 | Negro (0.0%) | ||||
| 2 | Other races (0.0%) | ||||
| 1990 | 8,885 | 1.0% | — | 98 | |
| 8,733 | White (98.3%) | ||||
| 75 | American Indian (0.8%) | ||||
| 30 | Asian/Pacific Islander (0.3%) | ||||
| 47 | Other race (0.5%) | ||||
| 147 | Hispanic Origin* (1.7%) | ||||
| 2000 | 9,279 | 1.2% | — | 104 | |
| 9,038 | White alone (97.4%) | ||||
| 8 | Black or African American alone (0.1%) | ||||
| 22 | American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.2%) | ||||
| 19 | Asian alone (0.2%) | ||||
| 82 | Some other race alone (0.9%) | ||||
| 110 | Two or more races (1.2%) | ||||
| 325 | Hispanic or Latino* (3.5%) | ||||
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