Lake Santee is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Decatur and Franklin counties, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 820.
History
Lake Santee was built up in the 1960s as a housing development centered on a reservoir of the same name.
Geography
Lake Santee is located at 39°24′36″N 85°18′27″W / 39.41°N 85.3075°W / 39.41; -85.3075 in southeastern Indiana. It is situated 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Greensburg and 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Batesville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.4 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 12.60%, is water. The water area consists entirely of Lake Santee, the reservoir.
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- Bath
- Blooming Grove
- Brookville
- Butler
- Fairfield
- Highland
- Laurel
- Metamora
- Posey
- Ray
- Salt Creek
- Springfield
- Whitewater
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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