Welcome to Laketown ...

The town of Laketown is located in Rich County<1>.

Laketown was established in 1864.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laketown has a population of 274 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Laketown is 5,980 feet [1,823 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Laketown is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Laketown lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Laketown lies within the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for Laketown: 84038<4>

Going back to its beginning, Laketown was originally named Last Chance. For more information about the names of Laketown, see The Names of Laketown on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laketown had an population of 274 people. This is an increase of 10.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 45.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laketown had a population of 248 people (which is 10.95% of the total population of Rich County). This makes Laketown the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 248 people, the population of Laketown increased 31.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 188 people).

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

Communities Also Named Laketown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Laketown - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Laketown ...

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

• Garden City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Rich County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Randolph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Rich County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <5>
• Pickelville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
  • Pickelville is located in Rich County
• Meadowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Meadowville is located in Rich County
• Garden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
  • Garden is located in Rich County
• Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sage Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
  • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County
• Sage Creek ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
  • Sage Creek is located in Rich County
• Argyle ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Argyle is located in Rich County
• Fish Haven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Haven
  • Fish Haven is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Haven <5>
• Brachipad
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachipad
  • Brachipad is located in Cache County
  • Brachipad has also been known as:
  • Brachipad Summer Home Area

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 Laketown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laketown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laketown. 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 Laketown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laketown ...

Looking for more information about Laketown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laketown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laketown.

Adding Laketown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laketown 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 Laketown was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

We also found Laketown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laketown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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