Official seal of Pickerington, Ohio Location of Pickerington, Ohio Location of Pickerington, Ohio Location of Pickerington in Fairfield County Location of Pickerington in Fairfield County Country United States United States Pickerington is a town/city in Fairfield and Franklin counties in the central region of the U.S.
It was established in 1815 as Jacksonville. Pickerington was known as Jacksonville until 1827, when the people petitioned the state council to change the name to Pickerington with respect to its founder, Abraham Pickering.
As territory annexation, development, and immigration into the Columbus region continues, the town/city of Pickerington (like many region suburbs) has generally followed suit.
The Ohio Secretary of State certified Pickerington as a town/city in 1991 and was designated as the "Violet Capital of Ohio" in 1996 by the Ohio Legislature.
At 11.1 sq mi (29 km2), Pickerington is the second biggest city in Fairfield County behind Lancaster.
The City of Pickerington is positioned just east of Columbus.
4 Pickerington Local School District 4.1 Schools in Pickerington Pickerington uses the weak-mayor version of the mayor-council government, which constitutes an propel executive mayor position, an propel town/city council, and an appointed town/city manager position.
Mayor Gray previously served as Mayor from 1992 to 1999 and as a City Council member in 1987.
The Pickerington town/city council is a seven-member body that is propel by rolling.
There are a several positions appointed between the mayor and town/city council to aid in the day-to-day management of the city.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.74 square miles (25.23 km2), all land. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 80.1% White, 13.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0.7% from other competitions, and 3.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,226 homeholds of which 50.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 21.8% were non-families.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.18% White, 3.72% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other competitions, and 1.19% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,468 homeholds out of which 48.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
Pickerington Local School District Pickerington Local School District consists of 14 buildings: two high schools, two junior high schools, three middle schools, and seven elementary schools.
Pickerington High School Central Pickerington High School North 2015 - 360 Closed Sales, 374 in Contracts, $193,792 AVG Sale Price, $188,000 Med Sale Price, $91.61 AVG $/SQFT, 46 Days on Market 2014 - 304 Closed Sales, 330 in Contracts, $177,150 AVG Sale Price, $177,875 Med Sale Price, $85.93 AVG $/SQFT, 62 Days on Market 2013 - 312 Closed Sales, 321 in Contracts, $170,009 AVG Sale Price, $163,750 Med Sale Price, $79.61 AVG $/SQFT, 67 Days on Market 2012 - 286 Closed Sales, 326 in Contracts, $161,089 AVG Sale Price, $156,500 Med Sale Price, $77.55 AVG $/SQFT, 83 Days on Market 2011 - 235 Closed Sales, 246 in Contracts, $155,535 AVG Sale Price, $150,000 Med Sale Price, $73.30 AVG $/SQFT, 101 Days on Market Antony Hamalainen, vocalist for the Swedish Melodic Death Metal bands Armageddon/Nightrage attended secondary school in Pickerington.
Lindsay Hollister, tv actress, attended Pickerington High School.
Data in historical populace table from US Census, 1890; US Census, 1920; US Census, 1950; US Census, 1970; US Census, 2000; "American Factfinder".
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