Etna, Licking County, Ohio

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Etna, Ohio

Census-designated place

Township hall at Etna

Location of Etna in Ohio

Coordinates: 39°57′16″N 82°41′16″W﻿ / ﻿39.95444°N 82.68778°W﻿ / 39.95444; -82.68778
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Licking
Township| Etna
Area

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• Total

| 0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2)
• Land| 0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2)
• Water| 3.11 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation

[2]

| 1,070 ft (330 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,209
• Density| 1,965.85/sq mi (759.11/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code|

43062 (Pataskala)

FIPS code| 39-25676[3]
GNIS feature ID| 2633229[2]

Etna (formerly Carthage) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,209. It lies at an elevation of 1,069 feet (326 m) at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and State Route 310.[4] It was listed as a census-designated place in 2010.[5]

## History

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Etna was originally called "Carthage", under which name it was laid out in 1832 when the National Road was being built to that point.[6] The present name is derived from Etna Township.[7] A post office called Etna has been in operation since 1833.[8]

## Geography

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Etna is in southwestern Licking County, in the center of Etna Township. U.S. Route 40 forms the northern edge of the community, and Interstate 70 forms the southern edge. Access from I-70 is via Exit 118 (State Route 310). Both US 40 and I-70 lead west 18 miles (29 km) to Columbus and east 35 miles (56 km) to Zanesville. Newark, the Licking county seat, is 20 miles (32 km) to the northeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Etna CDP has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.65%, are water.[3] Etna's surface area drains northeast to the South Fork of the Licking River, an east-flowing tributary of the Muskingum River and part of the Ohio River watershed.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 1,209| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etna, Licking County, Ohio
3. ^ a b "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
4. ^ "Etna, Licking County, Ohio". ACME Mapper. U.S. Geological Survey 7-1/2 minute topographic map series. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
5. ^ "Etna Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
6. ^ Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 351.
7. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 43.
8. ^ "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Licking County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Newark

Cities|

* Heath
* Johnstown
* New Albany‡
* Newark
* Pataskala
* Reynoldsburg‡

Map of Ohio highlighting Licking County

Villages|

* Alexandria
* Buckeye Lake‡
* Granville
* Gratiot‡
* Hanover
* Hartford
* Hebron
* Kirkersville
* St. Louisville
* Utica‡

Townships|

* Bennington
* Bowling Green
* Burlington
* Eden
* Etna
* Fallsbury
* Franklin
* Granville
* Hanover
* Harrison
* Hartford
* Hopewell
* Jersey
* Liberty
* Licking
* Madison
* Mary Ann
* McKean
* Monroe
* Newark
* Newton
* Perry
* St. Albans
* Union
* Washington

CDPs|

* Beechwood Trails
* Brownsville
* Etna
* Granville South
* Jacksontown
* Jersey
* Harbor Hills
* Marne

Unincorporated
communities|

* Amsterdam
* Appleton
* Ben
* Boston
* Chatham
* Columbia Center
* Fleatown
* Fredonia
* Homer
* Linnville
* Lloyd Corners
* Lock‡
* Locust Grove
* Luray
* New Way
* Outville
* Perryton
* Rain Rock
* Rocky Fork
* Toboso
* Union Station
* Vanatta
* Wagram
* Welsh Hills
* Wilkins Run

Ghost towns|

* Belfast
* Central City
* Claylick
* Denmans Crossroads
* Exeter
* Livingston
* Lockport
* Long Run
* Moscow
* Mount Hope
* New Winchester
* Oberlin
* Raccoon Town

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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