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Urbancrest, Ohio
Village
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Location of Urbancrest, Ohio
Location of Urbancrest, Ohio
Location of Urbancrest within Franklin County
Location of Urbancrest within Franklin County
Country United States
State Ohio
County Franklin
Area
 • Total 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2)
 • Land 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
830 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,031
 • Density 1,759.39/sq mi (679.44/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43123
Area code(s) 614
FIPS code 39-79100
GNIS feature ID 2400032

Urbancrest is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2020 census. Urbancrest is in the South-Western City Schools District.

Central Avenue houses in Urbancrest
Houses on Central Avenue

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.60 square miles (1.55 km2), all land.

Urbancrest borders Columbus, Ohio and Grove City, Ohio.

It is entirely located in the South-Western City School District.

History

Urbancrest was first settled in 1889, with the first church, later known as Union Baptist Church, being founded in 1892. The village was then incorporated in 1948. In 1971, Urbancrest elected Ellen Walker Craig-Jones as mayor, making her the first African-American female mayor elected in the United States of America.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1950 823
1960 1,029 25.0%
1970 754 −26.7%
1980 880 16.7%
1990 862 −2.0%
2000 868 0.7%
2010 960 10.6%
2020 1,031 7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 2020

2020 census

Urbancrest, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2000 % 2010 2020
White alone (NH) 194 231 255 22.35% 24.06% 24.73%
Black or African American alone (NH) 503 523 599 57.95% 54.48% 58.10%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 4 1 0 0.46% 0.10% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 122 28 18 14.06% 2.92% 1.75%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 84 2 0.00% 8.75% 0.19%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 3 6 8 0.35% 0.31% 0.78%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 30 54 60 3.46% 5.63% 5.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12 36 89 1.38% 3.75% 8.63%
Total 868 960 1,031 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 960 people, 337 households, and 237 families living in the village. The population density was 1,600.0 inhabitants per square mile (617.8/km2). There were 367 housing units at an average density of 611.7 per square mile (236.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 26.4% White, 55.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 8.8% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 5.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 337 households, of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were married couples living together, 33.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.41.

The median age in the village was 25.3 years. 38.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 19.7% were from 45 to 64; and 7.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.0% male and 55.0% female.

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