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 | |
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  Lake Buckhorn  Lake Buckhorn | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′28″N 81°54′30″W / 40.47444°N 81.90833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Holmes |
| Township | Mechanic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2) |
| • Land | 1.76 sq mi (4.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 720 |
| • Density | 409.79/sq mi (158.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-41349 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628915[2] |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLake 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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 720 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Buckhorn, Ohio
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ a b History of Lake Buckhorn
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.