Lake is a town in Newton and Scott counties, Mississippi.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 475 people, 172 households, and 139 families residing in the town.

The racial makeup of the town was 44.36% White, 55.15% African American, and 0.49% from two or more races.

24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.