Lake Mohawk, Ohio

Lake Mohawk, Ohio
Census-designated place
Lake Mohawk
Coordinates: 40°39′50″N 81°11′23″W / 40.66389°N 81.18972°W / 40.66389; -81.18972Coordinates: 40°39′50″N 81°11′23″W / 40.66389°N 81.18972°W / 40.66389; -81.18972
Country United States
State Ohio
County Carroll
Townships Brown, Harrison
Area
 • Total 4.5 sq mi (11.6 km2)
 • Land 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km2)
 • Water 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,030 ft (310 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,652
 • Density 450/sq mi (173.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-41443[2]
GNIS feature ID [1]

Lake Mohawk is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brown and Harrison townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States, developed around Lake Mohawk, a reservoir. The population of the CDP was 1,652 as of the 2010 census.[3]

History

Lake Mohawk was founded in 1963 by property developers as a planned community.[4]

Geography

The Lake Mohawk community is situated on both sides of Lake Mohawk, a small reservoir on Middle Creek, a tributary of Sandy Creek, part of the Tuscarawas River watershed flowing to the Ohio River. The majority of the lake and community are in Brown Township, with the upstream end of the lake extending south into Harrison Township. The lake's outlet is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the village of Malvern.

The community was established in 1963 by the American Realty Service Corporation on 1,728 acres (6.99 km2) of property. The lake is inside a gated community which contains approximately 1,700 property lots that are privately owned.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lake Mohawk CDP has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.6 km2), of which 3.7 square miles (9.5 km2) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), or 17.99%, is water.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake Mohawk CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Lake Mohawk, OH". LMPOA. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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