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Rocky Fork Point, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°11′18″N 83°29′29″W / 39.18833°N 83.49139°W / 39.18833; -83.49139
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Rocky Fork Point, Ohio
Rocky Fork Point is located in Ohio
Rocky Fork Point
Rocky Fork Point
Rocky Fork Point is located in the United States
Rocky Fork Point
Rocky Fork Point
Coordinates: 39°11′18″N 83°29′29″W / 39.18833°N 83.49139°W / 39.18833; -83.49139
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHighland
TownshipPaint
Area
 • Total1.22 sq mi (3.17 km2)
 • Land0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
 • Water0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2)
Elevation974 ft (297 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total742
 • Density1,042.13/sq mi (402.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)937, 326
GNIS feature ID2633223[2]
FIPS code39-68004

Rocky Fork Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Highland County, Ohio, United States. Its population was 742 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

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The community is in eastern Highland County, along the southern edge of Paint Township. It is bordered to the east by the Highland Holiday CDP. Both communities sit on the north shore of Rocky Fork Lake, a reservoir built on the Rocky Fork, an east-flowing tributary of Paint Creek, which in turn flows east to the Scioto River and is part of the Ohio River watershed. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rocky Fork Point CDP has an area of 1.224 square miles (3.17 km2); 0.712 square miles (1.84 km2) of its area is land, and 0.512 square miles (1.33 km2) is water.[3] The community is 7 miles (11 km) east of Hillsboro, the Highland county seat.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020742
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Fork Point, Ohio
  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.