Bass Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in California and North Bend Townships, Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
The community was named after the nearby lake (Bass Lake) which was populated with a large number of black bass. It was formerly called Cedar Lake.
Author Lew Wallace spent significant time at Bass Lake, where he wrote portions of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880).
A post office was established at Bass Lake in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1948.
Geography
The adjacent lake is distinct in that it sits atop a gentle hill, with its drainage basin sloping away from its shores.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (18.95%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Bass Lake had a population of 1,384. The median age was 48.8 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.2 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 627 households in Bass Lake, of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.2% were married-couple households, 19.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.