Silver Lake, Indiana

Silver Lake is a town in Lake Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 915 at the 2010 census.HistorySilver Lake was originally called Silver Lakeville, and under the latter name was platted in 1859. The community's location near Silver Lake caused the name to be selected. The post office at Silver Lake has been in operation since 1854.The Silver Lake Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.GeographySilver Lake is located at .According to the 2010 census, Silver Lake has a total area of 0.531sqmi, of which 0.53sqmi is land and 0.001sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 915 people, 366 households, and 244 families residing in the town. The population density was 1726.4PD/sqmi. There were 475 housing units at an average density of 896.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% White, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.