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Lakeville, Indiana
Lakeville downtown
Lakeville downtown
Location of Lakeville in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Location of Lakeville in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Country United States
State Indiana
County St. Joseph
Township Union
Area
 • Total 0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
 • Land 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 879
 • Density 1,393.03/sq mi (538.04/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46536
Area code(s) 574
FIPS code 18-41670
GNIS feature ID 2396705

Lakeville is a town 11 miles (18 km) south of South Bend in Union Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 786 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka metropolitan area.

History

The area of Lakeville was first settled by Euro-Americans in 1836. The railroad in 1845 spurred further growth. By the 1890s there were 13 one-room school houses in the vicinity. In 1898 they were consolidated into one two-story elementary school in Lakeville. The town of Lakeville was incorporated in 1902.

The Lakeville post office has been in operation since 1850.

Lakeville High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Hoosier Racing Tire Corporation, owned since 2016 by parent company Continental AG has their Headquarters, Track Services, and Warehouse operations in Lakeville with Manufacturing located 20 miles south in Plymouth, Indiana.

Lakeville was the site of two different multiple murders. In 1989, four members of the family of Reverend Bob Pelley were shot dead in their Lakeville home. In 2000, three workmen were shot and killed in an upscale home in Lakeville. The 2000 case has been featured twice on television documentaries, once in an episode of Extreme Forensics on June 7, 2010, titled "Rooted in Murder", and once in an episode of Forensic Files II on March 13, 2022, titled "Dog Proof".

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Lakeville has a total area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2), all land.

Climate

Climate data for Lakeville, Indiana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 64
(18)
72
(22)
84
(29)
86
(30)
93
(34)
97
(36)
100
(38)
96
(36)
94
(34)
87
(31)
78
(26)
69
(21)
100
(38)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 53.2
(11.8)
55.7
(13.2)
68.1
(20.1)
78.5
(25.8)
85.9
(29.9)
90.9
(32.7)
91.2
(32.9)
90.1
(32.3)
87.8
(31.0)
80.4
(26.9)
66.5
(19.2)
55.7
(13.2)
93.1
(33.9)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 31.4
(−0.3)
35.2
(1.8)
46.2
(7.9)
59.1
(15.1)
70.3
(21.3)
78.9
(26.1)
82.1
(27.8)
80.3
(26.8)
74.6
(23.7)
62.4
(16.9)
48.0
(8.9)
36.8
(2.7)
58.8
(14.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 23.2
(−4.9)
26.1
(−3.3)
36.0
(2.2)
47.6
(8.7)
58.8
(14.9)
68.1
(20.1)
71.4
(21.9)
69.4
(20.8)
62.8
(17.1)
51.3
(10.7)
39.0
(3.9)
29.0
(−1.7)
48.6
(9.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 14.9
(−9.5)
16.9
(−8.4)
25.8
(−3.4)
36.1
(2.3)
47.3
(8.5)
57.3
(14.1)
60.6
(15.9)
58.4
(14.7)
51.1
(10.6)
40.3
(4.6)
29.9
(−1.2)
21.2
(−6.0)
38.3
(3.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −6.2
(−21.2)
−1.5
(−18.6)
9.0
(−12.8)
22.7
(−5.2)
33.0
(0.6)
43.3
(6.3)
49.1
(9.5)
48.3
(9.1)
37.9
(3.3)
27.5
(−2.5)
16.9
(−8.4)
3.3
(−15.9)
−10.2
(−23.4)
Record low °F (°C) −22
(−30)
−20
(−29)
−6
(−21)
15
(−9)
25
(−4)
35
(2)
41
(5)
40
(4)
30
(−1)
23
(−5)
4
(−16)
−19
(−28)
−22
(−30)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.65
(67)
2.49
(63)
2.52
(64)
3.71
(94)
4.45
(113)
4.40
(112)
4.72
(120)
4.35
(110)
3.51
(89)
3.53
(90)
2.99
(76)
2.54
(65)
41.86
(1,063)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 13.1
(33)
10.7
(27)
3.6
(9.1)
0.6
(1.5)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.25)
2.7
(6.9)
5.8
(15)
36.6
(92.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 13.7 11.0 11.6 12.8 13.6 11.8 10.1 9.9 9.5 10.9 12.4 13.0 140.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 8.0 6.0 2.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 5.2 24.0
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: National Weather Service

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 227
1920 333 46.7%
1930 522 56.8%
1940 567 8.6%
1950 736 29.8%
1960 757 2.9%
1970 712 −5.9%
1980 629 −11.7%
1990 655 4.1%
2000 567 −13.4%
2010 786 38.6%
2020 879 11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 786 people, 367 households, and 193 families living in the town. The population density was 1,288.5 inhabitants per square mile (497.5/km2). There were 438 housing units at an average density of 718.0 per square mile (277.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.5% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 367 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.2% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.4% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the town was 36.5 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

Education

Public schools in Lakeville are operated by Union-North United Schools.

Lakeville has a public library, a branch of the St Joseph County Public Library.

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