Port Washington, Ohio
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| Port Washington, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Tuscarawas |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| - Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 552 |
| - Density | 1,091.2/sq mi (421.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 43837 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-64346[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065509[1] |
Port Washington is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 552 at the 2000 census.
Port Washington was the birthplace of Alexander Helwig Wyant, an American landscape painter.
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[edit] Geography
Port Washington is located at (40.327467, -81.520096),[3] along the Tuscarawas River.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 552 people, 204 households, and 161 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,091.2 people per square mile (417.9/km²). There were 213 housing units at an average density of 421.1/sq mi (161.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.83% White, 0.18% African American, 0.54% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.
There were 204 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,111, and the median income for a family was $37,344. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $18,173 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,674. About 2.3% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
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