THE OTTER LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Indiana Lake Country setting.
Otter Lake CDP has 0.5 square miles of land in Steuben County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Indiana Lake Country, within Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains.
Lakes, marshes and complex glacial deposits create a varied landscape around southern Michigan and northern Indiana. Moraines, beach ridges, dunes, kettles and meltwater channels occur across the region.
Regional context: Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Otter Lake and Steuben County
Otter Lake is associated with Steuben County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Otter Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.17 square miles of water within Otter Lake, or 25.4% of its total area. It is 21.1 percentage points higher than the 4.2% recorded for Steuben County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Otter Lake CDP has 1.5% of the land area of nearby Jackson township (34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

