Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina | |
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  Lake Santeetlah  Lake Santeetlah | |
| Coordinates: 35°21′49″N 83°51′59″W / 35.36361°N 83.86639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Graham |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,159 ft (658 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 38 |
| • Density | 195.88/sq mi (75.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28771[3] |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-36514[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2352729[2] |
| Website | townoflakesanteetlah |
Lake Santeetlah is a town in Graham County, North Carolina, United States, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Robbinsville on a peninsula surrounded by Lake Santeetlah—which in turn is largely surrounded by Nantahala National Forest. The town has more than two hundred residences, many of them second homes owned by permanent residents of Florida and Georgia. The town was organized in 1989 as "Santeetlah"; in 1999, it changed its name to "Lake Santeetlah".[5] The full-time population was 67 at the 2000 census and dropped to 45 in 2010.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina
- ^ "Lake Santeetlah NC ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ In 1999, the current mayor thought that adding the word "Lake" to the name added "spice" and also clarified the town's location. (William V. Wood to Property Owner, April 28, 1999.) However, the name change produced some semantic curiosities. Residents can now live both on and in Lake Santeetlah, and one can live at Lake Santeetlah while only living near it.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake Santeetlah town, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 5, 2017.[dead link]