Commercial Point is a

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Pickaway County, Ohio Pickaway County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 58,539. Its county seat is Circleville, Ohio, Circleville. Its name derives from the Pekowi ban ...

, United States. The population was 3,078 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing villages in central Ohio. It is a suburb of

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History

Wiley H. Beckett came from eastern Virginia in 1829 and settled on a 238-acre tract west of the present Commercial Point. In 1841 he laid out a community called Genoa. James H. Burnley, also from Virginia, arrived in the area in 1832 and laid out a similar community east of Genoa called Rome. As the two towns grew larger, Rome became the western half, and Genoa the eastern half, of a new single town. When Genoa was incorporated in 1851, Rome was merged into the new village. The first store was established in 1844 by Wiley H. Beckett, and the post office was originally named Beckett's Store. The name of the village was changed in 1872 to Commercial Point.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohpickaw/histories/history_of_pickaway_county.htm

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 3,078 people, 963 households, and 897 families residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 87.5%

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, 2.7%

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, 1.6% Asian, 0.2% Native American 1.3% from other races, and 6.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 2.0% of the population. The

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in the village was $102,689, and the median income for a family was $107,000. Median income for married-couples families was $115,679, making it the highest median income community in Pickaway county. Males had a median income of $71,691 versus $64,595 for females. The

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for the village was $43,964. About 5.6% of the population were below the

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. Home ownership rate in the village was 93.8%. There were 963 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were

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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average family size was 3.8. The median age in the village was 33.0 years. 37.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 6.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 1,582 people, 507 households, and 413 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 547 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.4%

, 1.3%

, 0.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races.

or Latino people of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 507 households, of which 53.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were

living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.43. The median age in the village was 32.1 years. 34.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.7% were from 25 to 44; 19.9% were from 45 to 64; and 6.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 776 people, 277 households, and 222 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 288 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.07%

, 0.13%

, 0.13% Asian, and 1.68% from two or more races.

or Latino people of any race were 0.52% of the population. There were 277 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were

living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13. In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $55,563, and the median income for a family was $56,806. Males had a median income of $33,571 versus $26,625 for females. The

for the village was $21,964. About 6.7% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 29.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Commercial Point is served by the Teays Valley Local School District. Schools located here include the highly rated Scioto Elementary School and Teays Valley West Middle School.

Notable residents

Sarah Fisher Sarah Marie Fisher (born October 4, 1980) is an American retired professional race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League (IRL, now IndyCar Series) and the Indianapolis 500 intermittently from 1999 to 2010. She also raced in the ...

, former

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driver and team owner *

Corinne Morgan Corinne Morgan (16 February 1876 File:CommercialPointOH1.JPG, Commercial Point community sign File:CommercialPointOH2.JPG, Independent Order of Odd Fellows building File:CommercialPointOH3.JPG, Commercial Point post office File:CommercialPointOH4.JPG, Water towers in Commercial Point

References

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