Nelsonville, Ohio
Nelsonville is a city in northwestern Athens County, Ohio, United States, located about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Columbus. The population was 5,373 at the 2020 census. It is home to Hocking College as well as Rocky Brands. Nelsonville is surrounded by Ohio's only national forest, the Wayne National Forest.
Nelsonville, Ohio
United States
1814 (settled)
1838 (incorporated)
4.78 sq mi (12.39 km2)
4.68 sq mi (12.12 km2)
0.11 sq mi (0.27 km2)
702 ft (214 m)
4,612
985.89/sq mi (380.62/km2)
UTC-4 (EDT)
39-53886[3]
2395168[2]
Geography[edit]
Nelsonville is located along the Hocking River; Monday Creek flows through the eastern part of the city.[5] One of the main streets, Canal Street, is located over where the old Hocking Canal once ran.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.00 square miles (12.95 km2), of which 4.89 square miles (12.67 km2) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) is water.[6]
Nelsonville is located on U.S. Route 33. A bypass was completed in December 2013 for the village.[7]
Education[edit]
The residents of Nelsonville are served locally by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School.
Additionally, Tri-County Career Center hosts a joint vocational school district with the following districts participating: Alexander, Athens, Federal-Hocking, Logan, Miller, Nelsonville-York, New Lexington and Trimble Local Schools.
Nelsonville has a public library, which is the main branch of the Athens County Public Libraries.[16] The Athens County Public Library system hosts locations in: Athens, Chauncey, Coolville, Glouster, Nelsonville, The Plains, Wells Library in Albany, and the Bookmobile.