What is the population of Westerville, Ohio?

Westerville has a population of approximately 38,645 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Westerville, Ohio located?

Westerville is located in Ohio, United States, at approximate coordinates 40.1234°, -82.9133°.

What is the median household income in Westerville?

The median household income in Westerville is approximately $109,404 based on the most recent open data.

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Westerville

Total population

38,645

Median home value

$374,500

57.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$109,404

Westerville$109k

National$74k

Founded

1858

Elevation267 m

Land area12.61 km²

Weather56°F · Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates40.12°, -82.91°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded

1858

Elevation

267 m

Area

12.61 km²

head of government

Kenneth L. Wright

Official website

www.westerville.org

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Overview

Westerville is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. A northeastern suburb of Columbus, its population was 39,190 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Otterbein University. It was once known as the "Dry Capital of the World" for its strict laws prohibiting sales of alcohol and for being the home of the Anti-Saloon League, one of the driving forces behind the Prohibition era at the beginning of the 20th century.

History & geography

History

Cultures have inhabited the Westerville area for several millennia. Paleo-Indians and their successor cultures inhabited the area between Big Walnut Creek and Alum Creek. The Wyandotte were the primary inhabitants by the time Europeans arrived, living along Alum Creek. They were forced out of Ohio in 1843. The land that is today Westerville was settled by those of European ancestry around 1810. Garrit Sharp and his family were the first to establish a residence in what is now Westerville city limits and the settlement was known as Sharp's Settlement. In 1818, Matthew, Peter, and William Westervelt, settlers of Dutch extraction, migrated to the area from New York. Matthew Westervelt donated land for the construction of a Methodist church in 1836, and the settlement was subsequently named in the family's honor. In 1839, the Blendon Young Men's Seminary was chartered in Westerville; Matthew Westervelt was one of its first trustees. The Church of the United Brethren in Christ bought the seminary in 1846, and the next year the seminary was reformed, and renamed Otterbein College after the church's founder Philip William Otterbein. It continues today in Westerville as the private Otterbein University. Westerville was platted by 1856, and officially incorporated in August 1858. The town's population in that year was 275. Throughout the Antebellum era, several homes in Westerville were stations on the Underground Railroad. Among these is the Hanby House, located one block from the college. Benjamin Russell Hanby had moved to Westerville in 1849, at the age of sixteen, to enroll at Otterbein University. Hanby went on to write many familiar hymns and songs, among them "Darling Nelly Gray" (inspired by his sympathy for Southern slaves), "Who is He in Yonder Stall?", and the…