Blacklick Estates, Ohio
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Blacklick Estates is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Franklin County
, Ohio
, United States
: partly in Madison Township
and partly in Truro Township
. As of the 2000 census
, the population was 9,518.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, it has a total area of 2 sq mi (5.2 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 9,518 people, 3,317 households, and 2,567 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 4,775.3 people per square mile (1,846.7/km²). There were 3,449 housing units at an average density of 1,730.4/sq mi (669.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.72% White, 8.97% Black or African American
, 0.38% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races
, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.
There were 3,317 household, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples
living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,277, and the median income for a family was $51,766. Males had a median income of $35,427 versus $26,805 for females. The per capita income
is $18,385. About 4.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
In 2007, Blacklick Estates was listed as the second most affordable place to live in the U.S. by Money
on CNNMoney.com
.
topped a levee due to heavy rains from Hurricane Frederic
.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Franklin County
Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...
, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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: partly in Madison Township
Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 21,243 people in the township, 12,355 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
and partly in Truro Township
Truro Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Truro Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 27,151 people in the township, 1,416 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the population was 9,518.
Geography
Blacklick Estates is located at 39°54′25"N 82°51′47"W (39.907034, -82.863025).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, it has a total area of 2 sq mi (5.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 9,518 people, 3,317 households, and 2,567 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 4,775.3 people per square mile (1,846.7/km²). There were 3,449 housing units at an average density of 1,730.4/sq mi (669.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.72% White, 8.97% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.38% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.
There were 3,317 household, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,277, and the median income for a family was $51,766. Males had a median income of $35,427 versus $26,805 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
is $18,385. About 4.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
In 2007, Blacklick Estates was listed as the second most affordable place to live in the U.S. by Money
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on CNNMoney.com
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History
Three hundred homes in Blacklick Estates were flooded on September 14, 1979, when Blacklick CreekBlacklick Creek (Ohio)
Blacklick Creek is a tributary stream of Big Walnut Creek in Ohio, flowing through Licking, Fairfield and Franklin counties. The creek's name was originally given by Native Americans, who had noticed the animals that frequented the creek to lick its black-colored salt stones...
topped a levee due to heavy rains from Hurricane Frederic
Hurricane Frederic
Hurricane Frederic was the sixth tropical cyclone, third hurricane and second major hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. Frederic was the costliest hurricane to ever hit the U.S. Gulf Coast at that particular time...
.