Otter Lake, Indiana


Otter Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Steuben County, Indiana, United States.

Geography

The community is in western Steuben County, surrounding Otter Lake, a natural water body. U.S. Route 20 forms the northern edge of the CDP; the highway leads east to Angola, the county seat, and west to LaGrange. Indiana State Road 327 forms the western edge of the community, leading north to Orland and south to Garrett.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Otter Lake CDP has a total area of, of which are land and, or 25.37%, are water. The lake's outlet is at its northern end, flowing into Pigeon Creek, which becomes the Pigeon River, a west-flowing tributary of the St. Joseph River leading to Lake Michigan.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined Otter Lake as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.