Schaefer Lake, Indiana


Schaefer Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana, metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

The community is in northeastern Bartholomew County, built around a reservoir of the same name built on Duck Creek. The town of Hope is to the northwest, while Columbus, the county seat, is to the southwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Schaefer Lake CDP has a total area of, of which are land and, or 35.63%, are water. Via Duck Creek, the lake drains south to Clifty Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the East Fork of the White River.

Demographics

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