Choctaw Lake

Geography

The community is in western Madison County, in the south-central part of Somerford Township. It is built around a lake of the same name, an impoundment on Deer Creek, a tributary of the Scioto River. The community is north of Interstate 70 and north-northwest of London, the Madison county seat. Ohio State Route 56 runs past the southwest corner of the community, leading southeast into London and northwest to Mutual. State Route 187 travels past the west side of Choctaw Lake, leading north to Mechanicsburg. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Choctaw Lake CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 28.24%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,107
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,651
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,415
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,334
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  2,319
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,261
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,056
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,054

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-02-22
  2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
• M 2.9 — 2023-12-09
  5 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2008-09-30
  5 km SW of Kettlersville, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2006-08-15
  3 km NE of Fort Shawnee, Ohio