Guilford Lake, Ohio

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

40°48′12″N 80°52′38″W / 40.80333°N 80.87722°W / 40.80333; -80.87722CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyColumbianaTownship HanoverArea

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• Total2.90 sq mi (7.51 km²) • Land2.37 sq mi (6.13 km²) • Water0.53 sq mi (1.38 km²)Elevation

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1,132 ft (345 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,188 • Density501.90/sq mi (193.81/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44423, 44432

Area code(s)330, 234FIPS code39-32680GNIS Feature ID2805292^[2]School DistrictUnited Local School District

Guilford Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.^[2] It surrounds the eponymous Guilford Lake reservoir.^[3] The population was 1,188 at the 2020 census.^[4] It is part of the Salem micropolitan area and the greater Youngstown–Warren area.

History

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,188		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

Guilford Lake was constructed as a canal feeder reservoir for the Sandy and Beaver Canal in 1834. It took its name from Edward H. Gill, chief engineer of the canal company.^[6] When the canal era ended, local farmers breached the dam, drained the lake, and used the fertile lake bottom for farm land. In 1932, a new dam was completed and the land surrounding it was designated a state park in 1949.^[7] The community was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census.

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guilford Lake, Ohio
^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 55.
^ "Guilford Lake CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "Guilford Lake State Park | Ohio Department of Natural Resources".
^ Mike Ryan. "Ohio's historic canal reservoirs provide present day recreational opportunities". Ohio Field Leader. Retrieved July 19, 2022.