Lake County

Lake County is a county in the Athens Federation, located south of Milton County and north of Midway County. The most populous community in the county is Kitty Hawk, though the county also features the communities of Laketon and Breezewod, the latter of which is a commercial area with no permenant residents.

History
Lake County was established in 1971 with the Athens Federation creation. Originally, it was a very desolate and rural area, with a much higher average elevation than the Athens metropolitan area. Laketon was initially the most populous town in the county, with a population of only 69 in 1971. However, the town of Kitty Hawk underwent rapid growth, with its population reaching 4,556 residents by 2020.

Following the construction of Interstate 25, Lake County's population increased by over 200 percent. Numerous commercial businesses decided to build right off I-25, leading to the creation of the unincorporated community of Breezewood. Breezewood's commercial businesses led to a rapid increase in population in Kitty Hawk in particular, and Lake County has begun to transition from a predominantly rural county to an exurban county.