Groveport, Ohio | |
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City | |
One of the Groveport Log Houses
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Motto: "Central Ohio's Hometown" | |
Location of Groveport, Ohio |
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Location of Groveport in Franklin County |
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Coordinates: 39°51′22″N 82°53′26″W / 39.85611°N 82.89056°WCoordinates: 39°51′22″N 82°53′26″W / 39.85611°N 82.89056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Franklin |
Area | |
• Total | 8.79 sq mi (22.77 km2) |
• Land | 8.56 sq mi (22.17 km2) |
• Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) |
Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,363 |
• Estimate (2012) | 5,540 |
• Density | 626.5/sq mi (241.9/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 43125, 43195, 43196, 43198, 43199 |
Area code(s) | 614 |
FIPS code | 39-32606 |
GNIS feature ID | 1062797 |
Groveport is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,363 at the 2010 census.
Groveport was the hometown of John Solomon Rarey, a 19th-century horse whisperer, and developer of the Rarey technique for rehabilitating horses.
Groveport had its start as a single entity in 1846 when the neighboring rival towns of Wert's Grove and Rareysport merged. A post office called Groveport has been in operation since 1847.
Groveport is located at 39°51′22″N 82°53′26″W / 39.85611°N 82.89056°W (39.856163, -82.890544).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.79 square miles (22.77 km2), of which 8.56 square miles (22.17 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,363 people, 2,099 households, and 1,471 families residing in the village. The population density was 626.5 inhabitants per square mile (241.9/km2). There were 2,300 housing units at an average density of 268.7 per square mile (103.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 82.1% White, 12.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.