Welcome to Lakeside ...

The city of Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County<1>.

The location of Lakeside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeside, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lakeside has a population of 682 people<3> (see below for details).

Lakeside is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lakeside lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lakeside is within the boundaries of the (712) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lakeside had an population of 682 people. This is an increase of 14.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lakeside had a population of 596 people. This makes Lakeside the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Lakeside represents 0.02% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 416th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 596 people, the population of Lakeside increased 23.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 484 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lakeside.

Communities Also Named Lakeside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Lakeside: This one is located in Buena Vista County and the other is located in Emmet County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 98 communities that are also named Lakeside - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas (4), California, Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Indiana (2), Kansas, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (7), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Montana (3), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (5), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (6), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakeside.

Communities near Lakeside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lakeside.

• Sac City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City
  • Sac City is located in Sac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sac City <5>
• Alta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <5>
• Aurelia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
  • Aurelia is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurelia <5>
• Newell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <5>
• Sioux Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Rapids
  • Sioux Rapids is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Rapids <5>
• Schaller
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaller
  • Schaller is located in Sac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaller <5>
• Albert City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert City
  • Albert City is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert City <5>
• Fonda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
  • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <5>
• Early
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Early is located in Sac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <5>
• Galva
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in Ida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lakeside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakeside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lakeside. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeside. See our Newspapers Page for Lakeside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeside ...

Looking for more information about Lakeside? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lakeside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lakeside.

Adding Lakeside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeside in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lakeside was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Buena Vista County: www.co.buena-vista.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/