Canal Lewisville, Ohio

Canal Lewisville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Coshocton County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 320.[3]

Canal Lewisville, Ohio
Census-designated place
Canal Lewisville
Coordinates: 40°17′57″N 81°50′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton
TownshipsKeene, Tuscarawas
Area
 • Total0.42 sq mi (1.08 km2)
 • Land0.42 sq mi (1.08 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation772 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total320
 • Density766/sq mi (295.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)740
FIPS code39-11318[2]
GNIS feature ID1056763[1]

History

Canal Lewisville had its start by the building of the Ohio Canal through that territory.[4] It was laid out as a town in 1832 by T. Butler Lewis and others, and named for the former.[5] A post office called Canal Lewisville was established in 1845, and remained in operation until 1915.[6]

Geography

Canal Lewisville is located in east-central Coshocton County on the border of Keene and Tuscarawas townships. It is on the north bank of the Tuscarawas River, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) northeast (upstream) of its confluence with the Walhonding River at Coshocton to form the Muskingum River, a tributary of the Ohio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), all land.[3]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Canal Lewisville CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 606.
  5. Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 5.
  6. "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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