New Albany, Ohio
Encyclopedia
As of the census
of 2000, there were 3,711 people, 1,263 households, and 1,030 families residing in the village. The population density
was 415.7 people per square mile (160.5/km²). There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of 159.5 per square mile (61.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.18% White, 1.56% African American, 0.32% Native American, 2.75% Asian, 0.35% from other races
, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.
There were 1,263 households out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were married couples
living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the village the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $102,180, and the median income for a family was $119,171. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $36,563 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $62,131. About 1.2% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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.
/Johnstown Road, and New Albany-Reynoldsburg/Ohio Route 605
/New Albany-Condit. These three roads divide the city into six roughly equal sections. 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 south-central section contains the remainder of the golf course, with the rest mostly residential. The estate of Les Wexner
, the largest in central Ohio, is in the southeast section. The northwest section houses New Albany Schools
and the performing arts center. The New Albany Links golf course (designed by Barry Serafin
) and the surrounding neighborhoods are in the north-central section, along with Bevelhymer Park. Lastly, the northeast section contains the Mt. Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital.
The city is divided into many subdivisions. North of Dublin-Granville Road are: Hampstead Green, Hampstead Heath, New Albany Links, Tidewater, Upper Clarenton, and Windsor. South are the neighborhoods of: Alban Mews, Albany Park, Ashberry Ridge, Brandon, Cedarbrook, Clivdon, Crescent, Edge of Woods, The Farms, Fenway, Hawksmoor, Lambton Park, Lansdowne, North Of Woods, Planter's Grove, the Reserve, Tensweep, Upper Brandon, The Preserve, The Woods at the Preserve and Waterston.
, 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 empire built by New Albany resident Les Wexner
) and Commercial Vehicle Group
. The former is the leading employer within the city boundaries. On March 10, 2011, Bob Evans Restaurants announced plans to move their corporate headquarters (and almost 400 corporate employees) from the south side of Columbus to New Albany. Other employers in the 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 Nancy Ferguson, who was elected in 2003.
(CML) to see if CML would build a library branch in New Albany if the Foundation would donate the book collections and computers. After a fundraising campaign, the library was built in the Market Square area.
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 development of the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, named after the late wife of John G. McCoy and mother of John B. McCoy
. The 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) brick building (located contiguous to the downtown learning campus containing the district schools) contains a 786-seat auditorium with balcony seating, a rehearsal studio, a dance studio, a scene shop, and classrooms dedicated to the performing arts. Land for the $15 million facility was donated by The New Albany Company.
Each May since 1976, New Albany residents celebrate 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 10K walking event held annually in early September in New Albany since 2005. It draws thousands of walkers from the Ohio area and beyond, and had over 2,600 finishers in the 2009 race. The event was named the country's best walking event in 2008 by Walk magazine, and is now the country's largest walk-only race.
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. The event raises money for the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence. The related Family Day has many activities, including a concert, amusement rides, and displays of animals from the Columbus Zoo
.
Teen band New Hollow
is based in New Albany, the members of the band met in New Albany schools.
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 3,711 people, 1,263 households, and 1,030 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 415.7 people per square mile (160.5/km²). There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of 159.5 per square mile (61.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.18% White, 1.56% African American, 0.32% Native American, 2.75% Asian, 0.35% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.
There were 1,263 households out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the village the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $102,180, and the median income for a family was $119,171. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $36,563 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $62,131. About 1.2% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Religion
New Albany has a sizeable Jewish population as a percentage of total population, second only to BexleyBexley, Ohio
Bexley is an affluent suburban city in Franklin County, Ohio. Founded as a village over a hundred years ago, the City of Bexley is an old, tree-lined suburb of Columbus, the state capital of Ohio, situated on the banks of Alum Creek next to Driving Park and Wolfe Park, just east of the Franklin...
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.
Neighborhoods
In the center of the city, three main roads cross: Dublin-Granville, U.S. Route 62U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York, near the United States-Canada border. It is the only east-west US Route that connects Mexico and Canada.Parts of U.S...
/Johnstown Road, and New Albany-Reynoldsburg/Ohio Route 605
Ohio State Route 605
State Route 605 ' is a north–south state highway in central Ohio, a U.S. state. The southern terminus of State Route 605 is at a signalized intersection with U.S. Route 62 in the northeastern Columbus suburb of New Albany...
/New Albany-Condit. These three roads divide the city into six roughly equal sections. In the southwest section is the New Albany Country Club, much of the club's golf course (designed by Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
), and Market Square. The south-central section contains the remainder of the golf course, with the rest mostly residential. The estate of Les Wexner
Les Wexner
Leslie "Les" H. Wexner is an American businessman from Columbus, Ohio, and currently chairman and CEO of the Limited Brands corporation.-Professional:...
, the largest in central Ohio, is in the southeast section. The northwest section houses New Albany Schools
New Albany-Plain Local School District
The New Albany-Plain Local School District is located in and around New Albany, Ohio in central Ohio, about northeast of downtown Columbus, Ohio. The school district covers an area of , all located in the northeast corner of Franklin County, Ohio...
and the performing arts center. The New Albany Links golf course (designed by Barry Serafin
Barry Serafin (golf course architect)
For the journalist, see Barry Serafin.Barry Serafin is an award-winning golf course architect from New Albany, Ohio, working in Ohio and surrounding states. Serafin has been designing courses sice 1987...
) and the surrounding neighborhoods are in the north-central section, along with Bevelhymer Park. Lastly, the northeast section contains the Mt. Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital.
The city is divided into many subdivisions. North of Dublin-Granville Road are: Hampstead Green, Hampstead Heath, New Albany Links, Tidewater, Upper Clarenton, and Windsor. South are the neighborhoods of: Alban Mews, Albany Park, Ashberry Ridge, Brandon, Cedarbrook, Clivdon, Crescent, Edge of Woods, The Farms, Fenway, Hawksmoor, Lambton Park, Lansdowne, North Of Woods, Planter's Grove, the Reserve, Tensweep, Upper Brandon, The Preserve, The Woods at the Preserve and Waterston.
Economy
The New Albany Market Square, a popular community gathering place in the center of the city, is home to many businesses, including: StarbucksStarbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
, 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
Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch is an American retailer that focuses on casual wear for consumers aged 18 to 22. It has over 300 locations in the United States, and is expanding internationally....
(part of the retail clothing empire built by New Albany resident Les Wexner
Les Wexner
Leslie "Les" H. Wexner is an American businessman from Columbus, Ohio, and currently chairman and CEO of the Limited Brands corporation.-Professional:...
) and Commercial Vehicle Group
Commercial Vehicle Group
Commercial Vehicle Group is a global supplier of complete cab systems in the heavy-duty truck, construction and agricultural equipment markets including the specialty and military transportation markets. The company went public in 2004, the same year they opened Shanghai facility. CVG maintains...
. The former is the leading employer within the city boundaries. On March 10, 2011, Bob Evans Restaurants announced plans to move their corporate headquarters (and almost 400 corporate employees) from the south side of Columbus to New Albany. Other employers in the city include Discover Financial Services, Aetna Life Insurance
Aetna
Aetna, Inc. is an American health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management...
, American Electric Power
American Electric Power
American Electric Power is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S...
, UBS, New Albany-Plain Local School District
New Albany-Plain Local School District
The New Albany-Plain Local School District is located in and around New Albany, Ohio in central Ohio, about northeast of downtown Columbus, Ohio. The school district covers an area of , all located in the northeast corner of Franklin County, Ohio...
, and the Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital
Mount Carmel Health
Mount Carmel Health is the second-largest health care system in central Ohio. They employ over 8,000 employees and 1,500 doctors in their numerous outpatient facilities and their four hospitals: Mount Carmel East in Reynoldsburg, Mount Carmel West near downtown Columbus, Mount Carmel St. Ann's in...
. 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 Nancy Ferguson, who was elected in 2003.
Arts and culture
The New Albany community has shown strong support for the performing arts. Located in the city are the New Albany Symphony Orchestra and the New Albany Ballet Company. In 2002, the New Albany Community Foundation approached the Columbus Metropolitan LibraryColumbus Metropolitan Library
The Columbus Metropolitan Library , located in the capital city of Ohio, opened its doors in 1873 in the New City Hall in downtown Columbus. This library is one of the most-used library systems in the country and is consistently among the top-ranked large city libraries according to "Hennen’s...
(CML) to see if CML would build a library branch in New Albany if the Foundation would donate the book collections and computers. After a fundraising campaign, the library was built in the Market Square area.
Inspired by the success of the library, the Village of New Albany, Plain Township
Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,926 people in the township, 2,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, and the New Albany-Plain Local School District
New Albany-Plain Local School District
The New Albany-Plain Local School District is located in and around New Albany, Ohio in central Ohio, about northeast of downtown Columbus, Ohio. The school district covers an area of , all located in the northeast corner of Franklin County, Ohio...
partnered together in the development of the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, named after the late wife of John G. McCoy and mother of John B. McCoy
John B. McCoy
John B. McCoy is an American businessman. He served as Chairman from November 1999 and Chief Executive Officer from October 1998 of Bank One Corporation until his retirement in December 1999, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its predecessor, Banc One Corporation, from 1987 to 1998....
. The 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) brick building (located contiguous to the downtown learning campus containing the district schools) contains a 786-seat auditorium with balcony seating, a rehearsal studio, a dance studio, a scene shop, and classrooms dedicated to the performing arts. Land for the $15 million facility was donated by The New Albany Company.
Each May since 1976, New Albany residents celebrate 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 10K walking event held annually in early September in New Albany since 2005. It draws thousands of walkers from the Ohio area and beyond, and had over 2,600 finishers in the 2009 race. The event was named the country's best walking event in 2008 by Walk magazine, and is now the country's largest walk-only race.
The New Albany Classic
New Albany Classic
The New Albany Classic is a USEF/FEI-sanctioned equestrian event held annually since 1998 in New Albany, Ohio on the estate of Leslie Wexner and his wife Abigail Wexner, founder of the event. In the 2009 competition, total purse exceeded $80,000...
is a USEF/FEI
FEI
FEI may refer to:* Financial Executives International , an American organization for senior-level financial executives* FEI Company, a supplier of electron microscopy tools...
-sanctioned equestrian event held each September since 1998 on the estate of Leslie Wexner and his wife Abigail Wexner, founder of the event. The event raises money for the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence. The related Family Day has many activities, including a concert, amusement rides, and displays of animals from the Columbus Zoo
Columbus Zoo
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located in Powell, Ohio , just north of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River, at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road...
.
Teen band New Hollow
New Hollow
New Hollow is an American pop band from New Albany, Ohio. The band is composed of three teenagers.New Hollow was founded by three students at New Albany High School , who initially began playing together while still elementary school students under the name Monkee Hollow...
is based in New Albany, the members of the band met in New Albany schools.
Notable natives and residents
- Chase BuchananChase BuchananChase Buchanan Buchanan grew up and attended grade school and high school in New Albany, Ohio and now attends The Ohio State University and is a member of the tennis team) is an American men's tennis player.-Career:...
, American tennis player - Julia DeVillersJulia DeVillersJulia DeVillers is the author of several books including How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller. She made a cameo in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, Read It and Weep, which was based on the book.- Background :...
, author of books for girls - David GoodmanDavid Goodman (politician)David Goodman is a Republican politician who served in the Ohio General Assembly. He is the director of the Ohio Department of Commerce.-Life and career:...
, state senator - Members of the band New HollowNew HollowNew Hollow is an American pop band from New Albany, Ohio. The band is composed of three teenagers.New Hollow was founded by three students at New Albany High School , who initially began playing together while still elementary school students under the name Monkee Hollow...
, a pop music band formed and based in New Albany - Bobby RahalBobby RahalRobert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal is an American auto racing driver and team owner. As a driver, he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500...
, auto racingAuto racingAuto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
team owner and former Indy 500Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
Winner - Graham RahalGraham RahalGraham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently participates in the IZOD IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.-Early racing:...
, IndyCarIndyCarIndyCar is the trade name of an American-based open-wheel auto racing sanctioning body. IndyCar sanctions three racing series, the premier IZOD IndyCar Series with its centerpiece Indianapolis 500, and developmental series Firestone Indy Lights and the U.S...
driver and son of Bobby Rahal - Leslie Wexner, founder and CEO of Limited BrandsLimited BrandsLimited Brands is an American apparel company based in Columbus, Ohio. In 2009 it reported 9.04 billion dollars in revenue for the last fiscal year.-History:...
- David WhartonDavid WhartonDavid Lee Wharton is a former butterfly and medley swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
, former Olympic swimmer