Official Name: | Lake Waynoka, Ohio |
Settlement Type: | CDP |
Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Lake Waynoka, Ohio.png |
Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
Pushpin Map: | Ohio |
Pushpin Label: | Lake Waynoka |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Brown |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 12.40 |
Area Land Km2: | 11.05 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.35 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.79 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.27 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.52 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1381 |
Population Density Km2: | 124.94 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 323.57 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1004 |
Coordinates: | 38.94°N -83.7786°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 45171 |
Area Code: | 937, 326 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 39-41657[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2628922 |
Lake Waynoka is a census-designated place (CDP) and gated community in Brown County, Ohio, United States, located around a similarly named reservoir between Sardinia and Russellville. The population was 1,381 at the 2020 census.[3]
In 1970, American Realty Service Corporation of Memphis, Tennessee, began the development of Lake Waynoka by buying farm land, damming the headwaters of Straight Creek, a tributary of the Ohio River, and dividing the land into lots roughly one-third of an acre in size. American Realty also created other lake communities.
Over the years, Lake Waynoka has transitioned from a weekend and summer get-away spot to a community of full-time residents with a high rate of continued growth. Migration from Cincinnati and Dayton has helped continue this growth.