Note that in almost all instances “Lake-town” is the proper name of the town, well and good.  But once, in 14.002, it is a word in itself a kind of town, the uncapitalized “lake-town Esgaroth”.  “Lake-town” is not attested in OED.

• 09.019 From Lake-town the barrels were brought up the Forest River.
• 09.020 and floated back to Lake-town,
• 09.064 down the stream to Lake-town.
• 10.009 into the little bay of Lake-town.
• 10.009 in Lake-town.
• 10.017 I suggest Lake-town,’
• 10.038 coming down the river to Lake-town.
• 10.040 in Lake-town,
• 10.045 three large boats left Lake-town,
• 11.019 and tools of many sorts from Lake-town,
• 12.085 to take to Lake-town all right,
• 12.087 from Lake-town
• 14.002 The men of the lake-town Esgaroth
• 14.031 In the Lake-town we have always elected masters
• 18.034 to the Master of Lake-town;
• 19.043 and Lake-town was refounded