New Albany, Ohio

New Albany, Ohio Location of New Albany, Ohio Location of New Albany, Ohio The course of the Rocky Fork Creek in New Albany (yellow) and Plain Township (blue), in the northeastern corner of Franklin County The course of the Rocky Fork Creek in New Albany (yellow) and Plain Township (blue), in the northeastern corner of Franklin County New Albany is a town/city in the U.S.

New Albany is a very wealthy community, with a per capita income that rates 12th out of 1,065 places in the state of Ohio.

New Albany is positioned at 40 4 43 N 82 49 14 W (40.078643, 82.820618), northeast of Columbus at an altitude of 1,024 feet (312 m). New Albany is situated in the headwaters of the Rocky Fork Creek, a tributary of the Big Walnut Creek. The Rocky Fork Rose Run and Rocky Fork Sugar Run meander throughout the city.

One theory about the name "New Albany" is that some of the initial settlers migrated from the Albany, New York area. During its history, the improve has also been known by the name of "Hope." In 1856, New Albany was incorporated with a populace of 50, and the first mayor (S.

Ogden) was elected. The Wilkins Lumber Mill, later retitled the New Albany Mill, opened in 1881. In 1922, Mrs.

In 1970, New Albany was much lesser than it is today, only consisting of a small part of Plain Township that did not even touch Columbus. The first annual New Albany Founders' Day Celebration was held in 1976. As late as 1980, the census only listed 414 inhabitants in the village. Rapid expansion in New Albany began in the 1990s, much due to the expansion of the Les Wexner clothing empire and Wexner's assembly of his mansion (the 2nd biggest in central Ohio behind the Longaberger mansion) off Kitzmiller Road in the village. State Route 161 and access to 161 from I-270 was reconfigured around this time, allowing freeway access into and out of town.

In 2008, the New Albany Mill closed 119 years after its downtown opening.

The 2009 Fathima Rifqa Bary controversy occurred in New Albany, and made nationwide headlines.

New Albany teen Bary (raised Muslim but a convert to Christianity) ran away from home to Florida, claiming that as a convert she feared that she would be killed by her family, a claim her parents called untrue. At the center of New Albany (shaded) three large roads meet: Dublin-Granville, Route 62/Johnstown Road, and New Albany-Reynoldsburg/Route 605/New Albany-Condit.

New Albany has a sizeable Jewish populace as a percentage of total population, second only to Bexley in central Ohio.

New Albany is home to Temple Beth Shalom, the Columbus Jewish Day School, the Chabad Center for a Jewish Tomorrow, and central Ohio's newest Jewish Community Center. In the southwest section is the New Albany Country Club, much of the club's golf course (designed by Jack Nicklaus), and Market Square.

The northwest section homes New Albany Schools and the performing arts center.

The New Albany Links golf course (designed by Barry Serafin) and the encircling neighborhoods are in the north-central section, along with Bevelhymer Park and the command posts of Tween Brands.

Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital and the new command posts of Bob Evans Farms, Inc..

North of Dublin-Granville Road are: Asbury Ridge, Cedarbrook, Hampstead Green, Hampstead Heath, New Albany Links, Tidewater, Upper Clarenton, and Windsor.

The New Albany Market Square, a prominent improve gathering place in the center of the city, is home to many businesses, including: Starbucks, Learning Express, New Albany Realty, Rusty Bucket Corner Tavern, and the New Albany Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Notable companies headquartered in New Albany include Abercrombie & Fitch (part of the retail clothing conglomerate assembled by New Albany resident Les Wexner, who is also the owner of Limited Brands and many others.) and Commercial Vehicle Group. The former is the dominant employer inside the town/city boundaries. On March 10, 2011, Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

Other employers in the town/city include Discover Financial Services, Aetna Life Insurance, American Electric Power, UBS, New Albany-Plain Local School District, and the Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital. Most of the large office buildings housing these employers lie in a corridor between Route 161 and Central College Road to the north. The mayor of New Albany is Sloan Spalding, who was propel in 2015.

The New Albany improve has shown strong support for the performing arts.

Located in the town/city are the New Albany Symphony Orchestra and the New Albany Ballet Company. In 2002, the New Albany Community Foundation approached the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) to see if CML would build a library branch in New Albany if the Foundation would donate the book collections and computers.

Inspired by the success of the library, the Village of New Albany, Plain Township, and the New Albany-Plain Local School District partnered together in the evolution of the Jeanne B.

Land for the $15 million facility was donated by The New Albany Company. Each May since 1976, New Albany inhabitants jubilate Founders Day with a parade, festival, rides, vendors and street performers. Taste of New Albany is an annual culinary event (each August since 2002) that draws thousands to Market Square in downtown New Albany to sample (for an entry fee) food from dozens of restaurants.

The proceeds from this event benefit the New Albany Chamber of Commerce. The New Albany Walking Classic is a 10 - K walking event held annually in early September in New Albany since 2005.

The New Albany Classic is a USEF/FEI-sanctioned equestrian event held each September since 1998 on the estate of Leslie Wexner and his wife Abigail Wexner, founder of the event.

Teen band New Hollow is based in New Albany; the members of the band met in New Albany schools.

"New Albany officially certified as a city".

"Secretary of State Husted Announces Ohio City & Village Classifications Based on 2010 Enumeration Data".

Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Albany, Ohio Data in historical populations table from US Census, 1890; US Census, 1920; US Census, 1950; US Census, 1970; US Census, 2000; "American Factfinder".

New Albany Community Profile "Sponsors, racers step up support of New Albany Walking Classic".

Village of New Albany Economic Development New Albany - Plain Local School District New Albany Area Chamber of Commerce