Rocky Fork Point, Ohio

Rocky Fork Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Highland County, Ohio, United States. Its population was 639 as of the 2010 census.[1]

Rocky Fork Point, Ohio
Census-designated place
Rocky Fork Point Rocky Fork Point
Coordinates: 39°11′29″N 83°29′29″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Highland
Township	Paint
Area [1]
• Total	1.224 sq mi (3.17 km^2)
• Land	0.712 sq mi (1.84 km^2)
• Water	0.512 sq mi (1.33 km^2)
Elevation	974 ft (297 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	639
• Density	520/sq mi (200/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	937, 326
GNIS feature ID	2633223[2]
FIPS code	39-68004

Geography

The community is in eastern Highland County, along the southern edge of Paint Township. It is bordered to the east by the Highland Holiday CDP. Both communities sit on the north shore of Rocky Fork Lake, a reservoir built on the Rocky Fork, an east-flowing tributary of Paint Creek, which in turn flows east to the Scioto River and is part of the Ohio River watershed. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rocky Fork Point CDP has an area of 1.224 square miles (3.17 km²); 0.712 square miles (1.84 km²) of its area is land, and 0.512 square miles (1.33 km²) is water.[1] The community is 7 miles (11 km) east of Hillsboro, the Highland county seat.

References

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
2. "Rocky Fork Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.