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StokesOH

A town of 4,523. Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns.

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Population
4,523
−1.4% since 2010
Median home value
$174K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
53.2
years
Jobs based here
473
A commuter town

What makes Stokes stand out

The thing Stokes does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Stokes for work

Where Stokes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Bellefontaine Bellefontaine 9% 5% → Marysville Marysville 5% 5% → Washington Washington 5% 5% → Columbus Columbus 5% 4% → Allen Allen 4% 3% → Perry Perry 3% Stokes · 7% stay
473jobs based in Stokes
7%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Health

Healthier than 23% of U.S. towns

Stokes beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
What stands outStokesOH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off7.1%8.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure81.9%79.2%
More adults with COPD10.1%8%
Mary Rutan Hospital
12.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
37th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Stokes

Most working residents leave Stokes for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Bellefontaine (9%), Marysville (5%) and Washington (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Stokes7%
Bellefontaine9%
Marysville5%
Washington5%
Columbus5%
22 mi
median commute distance
473
jobs based in Stokes
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
38
paid flood claims since 1980
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Stokes has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

2.7% of Stokes is conserved land

0.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.7%conserved
2.7%
conserved · 669 of 24,331 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Blackhawk Park—69
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
The Oakley Farm
2014 · The Oakley Farm · Wikimedia Commons
Stokes’s story

Stokes in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Atlas of Logan County, OhioOHmap-hilite-Stokes Twp Logan CoMap of Logan County Ohio Highlighting Stokes Township
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About Stokes

Township in Ohio, US

Stokes Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,550.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
4,550
Area
38 sq mi
Elevation
991 ft

Stokes’s neighbors

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