In 2000, Carlisle had 5,121 people. In 2010, the community had 4,915 people
Not far from Carlisle, Germantown is one of six Ohio communities slated to change from a village to city. Its population is 5,724.
Carlisle City Manager Sherry Callahan says the change in status will not have much impact on people living there. The municipal charter and all current laws will remain in effect.
Carlisle became a village in 1958 and incorporated itself in 1987. The community first came to be in 1803 when it was known as the Jersey Settlement. Many of the first settlers came from New Jersey.
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