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Beckett Ridge, Ohio
Location of Beckett Ridge, Ohio
Location of Beckett Ridge, Ohio
Country United States
State Ohio
County Butler
Area
 • Total 4.80 sq mi (12.44 km2)
 • Land 4.80 sq mi (12.44 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 9,192
 • Density 1,914.20/sq mi (739.14/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45069
Area code(s) 283 and 513
FIPS code 39-04840
GNIS feature ID 2393331

Beckett Ridge is a special kind of community in Ohio, United States. It's called a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's an area that the government counts as a place, even though it's not officially a city or town. It's located in Butler County, within West Chester Township. In 2020, about 9,192 people lived there.

History of Beckett Ridge

Beckett Ridge started as a carefully planned community in the 1970s. Before it became a neighborhood, the land was a farm owned by the Beckett family.

A person named Gary L. Schottenstein helped develop Beckett Ridge. At the time, it was the biggest planned community project in all of Ohio.

Geography of Beckett Ridge

Beckett Ridge is found in the southeastern part of Butler County. This area is in the west-central part of West Chester Township.

The community is built around the Beckett Ridge Golf Club. It sits on high ground, north of the Mill Creek valley.

Roads and Travel

Interstate 75 passes through the southeast corner of Beckett Ridge. You can get onto this highway from Exit 19, which is Union Centre Boulevard.

State Route 747 forms the western edge of the community. This road goes south towards Glendale and north towards Middletown.

Land Area

The United States Census Bureau says that Beckett Ridge covers about 12.4 square kilometers (or 4.8 square miles). All of this area is land, with no water.

People of Beckett Ridge

The population of Beckett Ridge was 9,192 people in 2020. This number comes from the 2020 United States Census.

Population Details

In 2000, there were 8,663 people living in Beckett Ridge. These people lived in 3,107 households. A household is a group of people living in the same home.

Most households, about 69.2%, were married couples living together. About 43.8% of households had children under 18 living with them.

The average age of people in Beckett Ridge in 2000 was 35 years old.

  • About 30.4% of the people were under 18.
  • About 5.2% of the people were 65 years old or older.

Diversity

Beckett Ridge is home to people from many different backgrounds. In 2000, the community's population included:

  • 88.27% White
  • 4.83% African American
  • 5.53% Asian
  • 0.18% Native American
  • 0.01% Pacific Islander
  • 0.28% from other races
  • 0.90% from two or more races

Also, about 1.63% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.

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