Welcome to Canal Winchester ...

The village of Canal Winchester is primarily located in Franklin County<1>. A portion of Canal Winchester extends into Fairfield County.

The location of Canal Winchester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Canal Winchester: WIN-chest-her<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canal Winchester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Canal Winchester has a population of 8,830 people<4> (see below for details).

Canal Winchester is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Canal Winchester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Canal Winchester: (740)

Websites for Canal Winchester ...

Official Website: www.canalwinchester.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canal Winchester had an population of 8,830 people. This is an increase of 24.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 97.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Canal Winchester had a population of 7,101 people. This makes Canal Winchester the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Canal Winchester represents 0.06% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 207th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,101 people, the population of Canal Winchester increased 58.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,478 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Canal Winchester.

Communities Also Named Canal Winchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Canal Winchester: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Fairfield County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canal Winchester.

Communities near Canal Winchester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canal Winchester.

• Columbus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <6>
• Grove City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <6>
• Lancaster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <6>
• Reynoldsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <6>
• Gahanna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <6>
• Upper Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <6>
• Whitehall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <6>
• Pataskala
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <6>
• Circleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <6>
• Bexley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Bexley is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bexley <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canal Winchester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canal Winchester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canal Winchester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canal Winchester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canal Winchester. See our Newspapers Page for Canal Winchester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canal Winchester ...

Looking for more information about Canal Winchester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Canal Winchester, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canal Winchester.

Adding Canal Winchester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canal Winchester in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canal Winchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Canal Winchester post office opened in 1841.

We also found Canal Winchester in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canal Winchester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Canal Winchester: www.canalwinchester.org/

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/