Chain-O-Lakes, Indiana

{{For|the similarly named Indiana state park|Chain O'Lakes State Park (Indiana)}}

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Chain-O-Lakes is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

The community was so named on account of there being a chain of lakes near the town site.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/92 92]|quote=...named for the nearby Chain O'Lakes (Bass Lake and Chain Lake).}}

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Chain-O-Lakes as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.{{Cite web|title=2022 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in St. Joseph County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana