Official Name: | Chippewa Lake, Ohio |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Image Map1: | Map of Medina County Ohio Highlighting Chippewa Lake Village.png |
Mapsize1: | 250px |
Map Caption1: | Location of Chippewa Lake in Medina County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Medina |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.64 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.64 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Est: | 661 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 654 |
Population Density Km2: | 1023.46 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2647.77 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1027 |
Coordinates: | 41.0736°N -81.9047°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 44215 |
Area Code: | 330 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 39-14282[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2397623 |
Chippewa Lake (formerly Chippewa-on-the-Lake) is a village in Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is located on Chippewa Lake, a natural inland lake in Ohio.[4] The village was incorporated in 1920.[5] The population was 654 at the 2020 census.
Chippewa Lake took its name from the Ojibwe tribe of Native Americans.
In the 1880s, Oscar Townsend and the Cleveland, Lorain, & Wheeling Railroad developed a vacation resort, eventually called Chippewa Lake Park, on the banks of Chippewa Lake. The Great Depression and extinction of interurban rail service crippled the park, but in 1937, Parker Beach purchased the resort. In 1978, after more than 100 years of operation, Chippewa Lake Park was shut down.
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.[6]
A large estate that was originally part of Townsend's empire in town remains intact today, and has operated for decades as The Oaks Lodge restaurant.[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.25sqmi, all land.[8]
As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 711 people, 311 households, and 188 families living in the village. The population density was 2844PD/sqmi. There were 404 housing units at an average density of 1616/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.2% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
There were 311 households, of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.5% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age in the village was 42.6 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 33.8% were from 45 to 64; and 12.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 823 people, 331 households, and 217 families living in the village. The population density was 3035.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 395 housing units at an average density of 1456.8sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.