Northridge is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 7,518 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Northridge is located in north-central Clark County in the western part of Moorefield Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Springfield. Ohio State Route 334 crosses the southern tip of the CDP, leading east to

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and west to U.S. Route 68.

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(Urbana Road) forms part of the western edge of the CDP. The center of Springfield is about south of the center of Northridge. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,853 people, 2,828 households, and 2,101 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,905 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.78%

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, 1.21%

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, 0.35% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population. There were 2,828 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were

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living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.84. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,100, and the median income for a family was $57,672. Males had a median income of $42,410 versus $24,485 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,555. About 1.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the

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, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Clark County, Ohio