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Yankee Lake, Ohio

Yankee Lake, Ohio
Village
Brockway Avenue
Brockway Avenue
Location of Yankee Lake, Ohio
Location of Yankee Lake, Ohio
Location of Yankee Lake in Trumbull County
Location of Yankee Lake in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°16′8″N 80°34′1″W / 41.26889°N 80.56694°W / 41.26889; -80.56694Coordinates: 41°16′8″N 80°34′1″W / 41.26889°N 80.56694°W / 41.26889; -80.56694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Trumbull
Township Brookfield
Area
 • Total 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
 • Land 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 79
 • Estimate (2012) 78
 • Density 154.9/sq mi (59.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 330, 234

Yankee Lake is a village in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 79 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community is served by the Brookfield (44403) post office.

Yankee Lake is located at 41°16′8″N 80°34′1″W / 41.26889°N 80.56694°W / 41.26889; -80.56694 (41.268855, -80.566953).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2), all land.

Yankee Lake was a man-made lake, first known as Lingamore Lake, then renamed to match the name of the creek which was dammed to create it. Ernest Houston Stewart and John Jurko purchased land around the creek and opened a dance hall in 1928. It became a regular stop for acts during the Big Band era including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. Famous gangsters of the era like John Dillenger may have even visited the ballroom. Although the popular swimming lake was drained in 1979, Yankee Lake has been reinvented to host races, a successful seafood buffet, classic rock concerts and a banquet hall. Most recently it has become a venue for bike nights and truck nights.


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