Orwell, Ohio

Orwell, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of Orwell, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°31′54″N 80°51′34″W / 41.53167°N 80.85944°W / 41.53167; -80.85944Coordinates: 41°31′54″N 80°51′34″W / 41.53167°N 80.85944°W / 41.53167; -80.85944
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashtabula
Government
– Mayor	Lawrence Bottoms
Area
– Total	1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
– Land	1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	896 ft (273 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,519
– Density	913.0/sq mi (352.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44076
Area code(s)	440
FIPS code	39-58856[2]
GNIS feature ID	1065217[1]
Website	http://www.orwellvillage.org/

Orwell is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of General Adna Chaffee, and of Russell Allen, as of 2006 the oldest living American Olympic cyclist.

Orwell is also the location of the King Training Camp, owned by boxing promoter Don King. The facility, housed on State Route 45 South, often features famous boxers as well as up-and-coming fighters under King's promotional umbrella. In May 2006, the KTC hosted former undisputed welterweight champion Cory Spinks as he trained for his comeback fight against another Don King-backed fighter, IBF super welterweight champ Roman Karmazin.

Geography

Orwell is located at 41°31′54″N 80°51′34″W / 41.53167°N 80.85944°W / 41.53167; -80.85944 (41.531648, -80.859488)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,519 people, 618 households, and 378 families residing in the village. The population density was 913.0 people per square mile (353.3/km²). There were 660 housing units at an average density of 396.7 per square mile (153.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.98% White, 1.25% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population. 20.6% were of German, 12.8% Irish, 9.7% English, 8.7% Polish, 8.3% American, 7.1% Italian and 5.7% Hungarian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 618 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,214, and the median income for a family was $41,705. Males had a median income of $31,851 versus $22,237 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,160. About 7.2% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

Orwell is served by Grand Valley High School, Grand Valley Middle School, and Grand Valley Elementary School. These schools serve the students of Hartsgrove, Orwell, Rome, Colebrook, and Windsor townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Some students may also have North Bloomfield, Lenox, Rock Creek, or New Lyme zip codes or telephone exchanges.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.