| Official Name: | Crystal Lakes, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clark |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bethel |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.33 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.25 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.51 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.48 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1394 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1118.06 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2898.13 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 837 |
| Coordinates: | 39.8861°N -84.0242°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-19596[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2393389 |
Crystal Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,394 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Crystal Lakes is located in southwestern Clark County in the southwestern part of Bethel Township. It is bordered on the west by the unincorporated community of Park Layne. Springfield is to the northeast, and Dayton is to the southwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.31km2, of which 1.23km2 is land and 0.08km2, or 6.21%, is water.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,411 people, 562 households, and 387 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3091.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 599 housing units at an average density of 1312.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.39% White, 0.35% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 1.28% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.34% of the population.
There were 562 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,444, and the median income for a family was $42,424. Males had a median income of $27,180 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,804. About 14.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.
The only public park is Crystal Lakes Park located on Lake Road. In 2008 the Bethel Township Board of Trustees received a $45,000 block grant from Clark County's commissioners for the construction of a small parking lot and gazebo.[4] Its maintenance is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees. However, the Medway Area Historical Society often maintains the park in addition to Medway Park as a community service.