Laketon, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

40°58′50″N 85°50′22″W / 40.98056°N 85.83944°W / 40.98056; -85.83944CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWabashTownship PleasantArea

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• Total1.21 sq mi (3.15 km²) • Land1.05 sq mi (2.73 km²) • Water0.16 sq mi (0.42 km²)Elevation

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758 ft (231 m)Population

(2020)

• Total606 • Density574.95/sq mi (221.97/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

46943

FIPS code18-41562^[3]GNIS feature ID2629856^[2]

Laketon is an unincorporated census-designated place in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

Laketon was laid out in 1836.^[4] A post office was established at Laketon in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2010.^[5]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	606		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laketon, Indiana
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Woodward, Ron. Laketon. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
^ Brubaker, Ruth M. (1979). The History of Pleasant Township Schools 1835-1962. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.