THE KOONTZ LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sand Area setting.
Koontz Lake CDP has 3.52 square miles of land in Marshall County, Starke County. Its Census reference point is in Sand Area, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Koontz Lake intersects 2 county geographies: Marshall County, Starke County. A Koontz Lake mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Koontz Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.52 square miles of water within Koontz Lake, or 12.9% of its total area. It is 11.3 percentage points higher than the 1.6% recorded for Indiana. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Koontz Lake CDP has 9.9% of the land area of nearby Oregon township (35.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

