Lake Viking, Missouri


Lake Viking is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census.

Geography

The Lake Viking CDP is located southwest of the center of Daviess County, around a reservoir named Lake Viking, an impoundment on South Big Creek, a tributary of the Grand River. The CDP extends southwest as far as the village of Altamont. The community is east of Interstate 35 and northeast of Kansas City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and, or 9.97%, is water.
The lake is a private man-made reservoir spanning about 630 acres.

Education

Part of the CDP is in the Winston R-VI School District and part is in the Gallatin R-V School District.