Colleges in Chesapeake Ohio

County: Lawrence

Elevation: 567 feet

Land Area: 0.55 square miles

Population Density: 1571 people per square mile

Population: 868

Population change since 2000: 3.10%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (96.9%), Hispanic (1.5%), American Indian (1.0%), Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries (City): United States (28.3%), German (8.9%), English (8.6%), Irish (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), French (1.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (1.5 miles , pop. 51,475)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (111.8 miles , pop. 711,470)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (363.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: Huntington, WV (1.2 miles ), Proctorville, OH (2.0 miles ), Burlington, OH (2.0 miles ), Ceredo, WV (2.5 miles ), South Point, OH (2.6 miles ), Kenova, WV (2.6 miles ), Pea Ridge, WV (2.7 miles ), Catlettsburg, KY (2.8 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Chesapeake: Lawrence County Airpark Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 495, Itinerant Ops: 2,750, Local Ops: 38,500, Military Ops: 165)

Chesapeake Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

High school or higher: 72.10%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 2.20%

Colleges/Universities in Chesapeake:

O C COLLINS CAREER CENTER

Full-time enrollment: 366, Location: 11627 STATE RTE 243, Public, Website: www.COLLINS-CC.K12.OH.US)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Chesapeake:

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY

about 2 miles, HUNTINGTON, WV, Full-time enrollment: 12,361

SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY

about 37 miles, PORTSMOUTH, OH, FT enrollment: 2,849

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE

about 50 miles, INSTITUTE, WV, FT enrollment: 3,688

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY

about 56 miles, MOREHEAD, KY, FT enrollment: 6,866

OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS

about 65 miles, ATHENS, OH, FT enrollment: 18,721

HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 68 miles, NELSONVILLE, OH, FT enrollment: 4,050

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG

about 77 miles, PARKERSBURG, WV, FT enrollment: 2,306