Buckeye Lake, Ohio
| Buckeye Lake, Ohio | |
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| Village | |
Houses on the shore of Crane Lake
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 Location of Buckeye Lake, Ohio |
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 Location of Buckeye Lake in Licking County (highlighted) and Fairfield County |
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| Coordinates: 39°56′2″N 82°28′51″W / 39.93389°N 82.48083°WCoordinates: 39°56′2″N 82°28′51″W / 39.93389°N 82.48083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Licking, Fairfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.23 km2) |
| • Land | 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,746 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,723 |
| • Density | 1,373.0/sq mi (530.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 43008 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-09890 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1048562 |
Buckeye Lake is a village in Fairfield and Licking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 2,746 at the 2010 census. It is named for Buckeye Lake, a large lake along which the village is built.
Buckeye Lake is located at 39°56′02″N 82°28′51″W / 39.933899°N 82.480946°W (39.933899, -82.480946).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.02 square miles (5.23 km2), of which 2.00 square miles (5.18 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.
On August 27, 2013, Buckeye Lake withdrew from Union Township in Licking County via a paper township named Buckeye Lake Township. Portions of Buckeye Lake within Fairfield County remain part of Walnut Township.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,746 people, 1,190 households, and 697 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,373.0 inhabitants per square mile (530.1/km2). There were 1,513 housing units at an average density of 756.5 per square mile (292.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
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