Landen is a middle-class, real estate developer-created census-designated place (CDP) in Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,995 at the 2020 census. It is located around Columbia Road and Montgomery Road in the southeastern part of the township. It surrounds Twenty Mile Stand, 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,” formed by creating a dam along Simpson’s Creek to create a flood retention area, is located within the residential area in a housing development. The formal place designation is "Landen Farm Drainage Lake". It is not a natural lake.
The reduction in farming activity in the immediate area of the water has reduced its importance as a water supply, although flood control is still important. The “lake” was created for flood control and to enhance the surrounding land for housing development. This water feature is sometimes used for limited, slow pontoon boat recreation, although the one-mile length limits recreational options.
It is now best described as a retention basin. The retention basin was dredged for improved flood protection with the completion in 2008 of a dredging operation that removed 184,000 cubic yards of sediment from the lake.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.68%) is water.
Subdivisions in Landen
- BayWood
- BayView
- CarriageGate
- Chestnut Landing
- Cobblefield
- Creekwoods
- Gatsby Green
- Harbor Ridge
- Heatherstone
- Hickory View
- Hunter's Pointe
- The Islands
- Island Pines
- Landen Cove
- The Meadows
- Montgomery Hills
- North Cove
- North Shore
- The Orchards
- The Pointe of Landen
- Pond Woods
- RedBrick Court
- Sailboat Pointe
- South Cove
- The Trails
- Strawberry Hill
- Vineyard Court
- Woodfield
Schools
- Pre-schools
- Children's World
- Lakeview
- The Goddard School
- Elementary schools
- J.F. Burns Elementary (Kings Local School District, K-4th grades)
- Columbia Elementary (Kings Local School District, 5th-6th grades)
- Jr. High school
- Kings Jr. High School (Kings Local School District, 7th-8th grades)
- High school
- Kings High School
- Driving
- Landen Driving Academy
Landen Deerfield Park
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 air amphitheater for plays and concerts.
Demographics
As of the census