- Location: Craighead County, Arkansas
- Legal status: Town
- Population: 1,956 (Change since 1990: +6.7%)
- Previously known as: Old Town and Sunk Lands
- Located near AR 18 crossing of St. Francis River
- Latitude: 35°48'58" N (+35.8161)
- Longitude: 90°26'03" W (-90.4342)
- Elevation: 230 feet above sea level
- Civil township: Lake City
- Land area: 2.2 square miles
As the crow flies, Lake City is...
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1900 | 434 | -- |
| 1910 | 448 | +3.2% |
| 1920 | 635 | +41.7% |
| 1930 | 760 | +19.7% |
| 1940 | 786 | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 783 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 850 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 948 | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 1,842 | +94.3% |
| 1990 | 1,833 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,956 | +6.7% |