Lake Buckhorn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mechanic Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 720.[3] It is a private, members-only gated community.[4] The community is built around 220-acre (89 ha) Lake Buckhorn, a reservoir impounded in 1967.[4]

Lake Buckhorn, Ohio
Lake Buckhorn is located in Ohio
Lake Buckhorn
Lake Buckhorn
Lake Buckhorn is located in the United States
Lake Buckhorn
Lake Buckhorn
Coordinates: 40°28′28″N 81°54′30″W / 40.47444°N 81.90833°W / 40.47444; -81.90833
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHolmes
TownshipMechanic
Area
 • Total2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2)
 • Land1.76 sq mi (4.55 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Elevation873 ft (266 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total720
 • Density409.79/sq mi (158.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code330
FIPS code39-41349
GNIS feature ID2628915[2]
Websitewww.lakebuckhorn.info/index.html

Geography

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Lake Buckhorn is in south-central Holmes County on a tributary of Doughty Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of Killbuck Creek and part of the Walhonding River watershed flowing to the Ohio River. Ohio State Route 83 forms the eastern boundary of the community. The highway leads north 8 miles (13 km) to Millersburg, the Holmes county seat, and south 16 miles (26 km) to Coshocton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lake Buckhorn CDP has a total area of 2.01 square miles (5.21 km2), of which 1.76 square miles (4.55 km2) are land and 0.25 square miles (0.66 km2), or 12.66%, are water.[5]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020720
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Buckhorn, Ohio
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b History of Lake Buckhorn
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lake Buckhorn CDP, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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