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Lockbourne, Ohio
Village
Namesake site in Lock Meadows Park
Namesake site in Lock Meadows Park
Location of Lockbourne, Ohio
Location of Lockbourne, Ohio
Location of Lockbourne in Franklin County
Location of Lockbourne in Franklin County
Country United States
State Ohio
County Franklin, Pickaway County
Area
 • Total 0.84 sq mi (2.17 km2)
 • Land 0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 236
 • Density 317.20/sq mi (122.49/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43137
Area code(s) 614
FIPS code 39-44310
GNIS feature ID 1065015

Lockbourne, referred to by some as Grove City East, is a village in Franklin County and Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The population was 236 at the 2020 census. Lockbourne is located near Rickenbacker International Airport, and had initially provided its original name of Lockbourne Air Force Base.

History

Lockbourne was laid out in the early 1830s. It takes its name from the locks of the Ohio and Erie Canal, on which it was situated.

Geography

Lockbourne is located at 39°48′32″N 82°58′14″W / 39.80889°N 82.97056°W / 39.80889; -82.97056 (39.809008, -82.970528).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.80 square miles (2.07 km2), of which, 0.75 square miles (1.94 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1840 139
1850 218 56.8%
1860 205 −6.0%
1870 281 37.1%
1880 285 1.4%
1910 307
1920 279 −9.1%
1930 299 7.2%
1940 372 24.4%
1950 376 1.1%
1960 460 22.3%
1970 420 −8.7%
1980 373 −11.2%
1990 173 −53.6%
2000 280 61.8%
2010 237 −15.4%
2020 236 −0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 2020

2010 census

At the 2010 census there were 237 people, 95 households, and 69 families living in the village. The population density was 316.0 inhabitants per square mile (122.0/km2). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 144.0 per square mile (55.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.4% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.5%.

Of the 95 households 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.4% were non-families. 21.1% of households were one person and 8.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the village was 38.9 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 20.2% were from 45 to 64; and 20.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.

Transportation and infrastructure

While Rickenbacker Airport is extremely close to Lockbourne, very few commercial flights land or take off at Rickenbacker, and many Columbus-area commercial flights are scheduled at John Glenn International Airport. Many smaller general aviation airports are also located close to Lockbourne, the closest of which is Bolton Field.

Road access to Lockbourne primarily revolves around U.S. Route 23 and Ohio State Route 317. The closest controlled-access highway is Interstate 270, a ring road connecting outer Columbus suburbs as well as Interstate 70 and Interstate 71.

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