- Blanchester, Ohio
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Blanchester, Ohio
settlement_type = Village
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Blanchester, Ohio
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Ohio
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Clinton, Warrengovernment_footnotes =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 7.8
area_land_km2 = 7.7
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 3.0
area_land_sq_mi = 3.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 4220
population_density_km2 = 550.1
population_density_sq_mi = 1424.8timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 296
elevation_ft = 971
latd = 39 |latm = 17 |lats = 32 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 59 |longs = 9 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 45107
area_code = 937
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-06908GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1038105GR|3
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footnotes =Blanchester is a village in Clinton and Warren Counties in the
U.S. state ofOhio . The population was 4,220 at the 2000 census.Blanchester was the home of Clarence J. Brown, Sr., a
newspaper publisher who startedBrown Publishing Company and Republican politician who served in theUnited States House of Representatives ,Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, andOhio Secretary of State . His son, Bud Brown filled his father's seat in theUnited States House of Representatives at his death, and served as Deputy and Acting Secretary of Commerce under PresidentRonald Reagan .Geography
Blanchester is located at coor dms|39|17|32|N|83|59|9|W|city (39.292314, -83.985769)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 3.0square mile s (7.8km² ), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.66%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 4,220 people, 1,645 households, and 1,131 families residing in the village. Thepopulation density was 1,424.8 people per square mile (550.5/km²). There were 1,766 housing units at an average density of 596.3/sq mi (230.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.70% White, 0.14% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.There were 1,645 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $35,608, and the median income for a family was $42,018. Males had a median income of $32,088 versus $24,531 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $17,112. About 6.9% of families and 11.0% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.Education
The village is in the Blanchester Local School District.
References
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