Lockbourne, Ohio facts for kids
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Lockbourne, Ohio
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Namesake site in Lock Meadows Park
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Location of Lockbourne, Ohio
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Location of Lockbourne in Franklin County
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Franklin, Pickaway County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.84 sq mi (2.17 km2) |
| • Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 236 |
| • Density | 300.64/sq mi (116.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
43137
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| Area code(s) | 614 |
| FIPS code | 39-44310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2398462 |
Lockbourne is a village in Franklin County and Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The population was 236 at the 2020 census. Lockbourne is located near Rickenbacker International Airport, and had initially provided its original name of Lockbourne Air Force Base.
History
Lockbourne was laid out in the early 1830s. It takes its name from the locks of the Ohio and Erie Canal, on which it was situated.
Picway Power Plant, a coal fired power plant, operated in Lockbourne from 1926 to 2015. It was owned by Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric, and later by American Electric Power (AEP).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.80 square miles (2.07 km2), of which, 0.75 square miles (1.94 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1840 | 139 | — | |
| 1850 | 218 | 56.8% | |
| 1860 | 205 | −6.0% | |
| 1870 | 281 | 37.1% | |
| 1880 | 285 | 1.4% | |
| 1910 | 307 | — | |
| 1920 | 279 | −9.1% | |
| 1930 | 299 | 7.2% | |
| 1940 | 372 | 24.4% | |
| 1950 | 376 | 1.1% | |
| 1960 | 460 | 22.3% | |
| 1970 | 420 | −8.7% | |
| 1980 | 373 | −11.2% | |
| 1990 | 173 | −53.6% | |
| 2000 | 280 | 61.8% | |
| 2010 | 237 | −15.4% | |
| 2020 | 236 | −0.4% | |
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2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 237 people, 95 households, and 69 families living in the village. The population density was 316.0 inhabitants per square mile (122.0/km2). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 144.0 per square mile (55.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.4% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.5%.
Of the 95 households 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.4% were non-families. 21.1% of households were one person and 8.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.86.
The median age in the village was 38.9 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 20.2% were from 45 to 64; and 20.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.
Transportation and infrastructure
While Rickenbacker Airport is extremely close to Lockbourne, very few commercial flights land or take off at Rickenbacker, and many Columbus-area commercial flights are scheduled at John Glenn International Airport. Many smaller general aviation airports are also located close to Lockbourne, the closest of which is Bolton Field.
Road access to Lockbourne primarily revolves around U.S. Route 23 and Ohio State Route 317. The closest controlled-access highway is Interstate 270, a ring road connecting outer Columbus suburbs as well as Interstate 70 and Interstate 71.
See also
In Spanish: Lockbourne (Ohio) para niños
