- Chippewa Lake, Ohio
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Chippewa Lake, Ohio — Village — Location of Chippewa Lake, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°4′27″N 81°54′14″W / 41.07417°N 81.90389°WCoordinates: 41°4′27″N 81°54′14″W / 41.07417°N 81.90389°W Country United States State Ohio County Medina Area – Total 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) – Land 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Population (2000) – Total 823 – Density 3,035.2/sq mi (1,171.9/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 44215 Area code(s) 330 FIPS code 39-14282[1] Chippewa Lake (formerly Chippewa-on-the-Lake) is a village in Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is located on Chippewa Lake, Ohio's largest natural inland lake.[2] The population was 823 at the 2000 census.
"Chippewa Lake" is sometimes applied to the surrounding area, even the village of Gloria Glens Park and Briarwood Beach.[citation needed]
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Geography
Chippewa Lake is located at 41°4′27″N 81°54′14″W / 41.07417°N 81.90389°W (41.074039, -81.903753)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2).
History
In the 1880s, Oscar Townsend and the Cleveland, Lorain, & Wheeling Railroad developed a prosperous vacation resort, eventually called Chippewa Lake Park, on the banks of Ohio's largest natural lake. The Great Depression and extinction of interurban rail service crippled the park, but in 1937, Parker Beach purchased the resort, and it enjoyed a swinging Golden Age through 1969, as he kept the park's ballroom filled with dancers and famous bands. In 1978, after more than 100 years of operation, Chippewa Lake Park was shut down and left to decay. In 2008, scenes for the horror film Closed For the Season (released in 2010) were shot at the abandoned amusement park, using many of its decrepit attractions as backgrounds.[4]
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 823 people, 331 households, and 217 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,035.2 people per square mile (1,176.9/km²). There were 395 housing units at an average density of 1,456.8 per square mile (564.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.03% White, 0.12% African American, 0.24% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
There were 331 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $43,667, and the median income for a family was $49,531. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,115. About 5.4% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
References
- Diane Demali Francis, Chippewa Lake Park (Images of America), Arcadia Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-7385-3258-4
- Sharon L. Kraynek, Chippewa Lake Park (Ohio) 1800-1978, Diary of an Amusement Park, 1988
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Black, Leonard P. Natural Lakes in Ohio (Larger Than Five Acres), Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, August 1991. Accessed 2007-09-24.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Cleveland.com - "Chippewa Lake providing thrills again -- for horror film" Retrieved 19 September 2010
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Municipalities and communities of Medina County, Ohio Cities 
Villages Chippewa Lake | Creston‡ | Gloria Glens Park | Lodi | Seville | Spencer | Westfield Center
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesBeebetown | Homerville | Litchfield | River Styx | Sharon Center | Valley City
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Villages in Ohio
- Populated places in Medina County, Ohio
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