Lake View is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States.

[2] The area around what is today called Black Hawk Lake was settled by white settlers in 1867.

The first settlement was built by Robert Throssel and his son, followed by Joseph Parkinson, Noah Borah, William Johnston, Thomas Waddicor and George Trainer.

The town was incorporated as a city and the name was changed from Fletcher to Lake View in 1887.

The racial makeup of the city was 99.3% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 0.4% from two or more races.

38.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

It runs through several parks and the communities of Carnarvon, Breda and Maple River Junction.

[11] The city is served by the East Sac County Community School District.

[12] It was a part of the Lake View-Auburn Community School District until July 1, 1996, when it merged into the Wall Lake View Auburn School District.

That in turn merged into East Sac County on July 1, 2011.