Landen is a census-designated place in Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,766 at the 2000 census. It is located around Columbia Road and Montgomery Road in the southeastern part of the township. It surrounds Twenty Mile Stand and near Fosters. Landen was named after Theodophilus James Landen, an early Ohio settler who owned the farmland surrounding Twenty Mile Stand. The man-made Landen Lake occupies the center of the residential area in the town. Though its formal place designation is "Landen Farm Drainage Lake", the reduction in farming activity in the immediate area of the lake has made it suitable for recreation. The lake was further improved with the completion in 2008 of a major dredging operation that removed 184,000 cubic yards of sediment from the lake.
Geography
Landen is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Landen Deerfield Park is a 95-acre park located off U.S. Route 22 in Landen, OH. The park is home to 8 baseball fields, two playgrounds, a large lake for fishing, numerous hiking trails and a large area for soccer and football fields. The park also offers an outdoor basketball court, two tennis courts, a concession stand, restrooms and shelters, along with picnic areas and grills. The park also features and open airamphitheater for plays and concerts. Landen Deerfield park is jointly run by Warren County and Deerfield Township.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,766 people, 4,905 households, and 3,448 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,729.7 people per square mile. There were 5,162 housing units at an average density of 1,103.8/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.86% White, 1.48% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.70% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18% of the population. There were 4,905 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couplesliving together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median agewas 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,562, and the median income for a family was $78,236. Males had a median income of $52,446 versus $35,264 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $32,861. About 1.2% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
