New California, Ohio

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
40°09′06″N 83°14′42″W / 40.15167°N 83.24500°W / 40.15167; -83.24500CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountiesUnionArea • Total2.09 sq mi (5.41 km2) • Land2.06 sq mi (5.33 km2) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)Elevation978 ft (298 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,225 • Density1,081.15/sq mi (417.42/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
43064
Area code614GNIS feature ID2628939[2]

New California is a census-designated place in central Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio, United States.[3] It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 42 and Industrial Parkway, just south of 42's intersection with U.S. Route 33.[4] The population was 2,225 at the 2020 census.

History

New California was platted in 1853.[5] According to tradition, news of a man passing through the settlement to California caused the name to be selected.[6] The New California Post office was established on January 7, 1850, but was discontinued on May 14, 1904. The mail service is now sent through the Plain City branch.

On September 19, 2009, a new Ohio historical marker was dedicated in New California. The marker symbolizes the fact that 367 men from Jerome Township joined the Union cause, giving it one of the highest per capita rates for service in the nation during the American Civil War, and also the fact that seventeen of those veterans are buried in the community's small cemetery.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20202,225—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New California, Ohio
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New California, Ohio
  4. ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p. 78.
  5. ^ Curry, William Leontes (1913). History of Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio. Press of the Edward T. Miller Company. p. 48.
  6. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 96.
  7. ^ Plain City Advocate, A historic occasion, October 6, 2009
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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