Wellsville, Ohio

Wellsville is a village in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 4,133 at the 2000 census.

Wellsville is served by the Wellsville Carnegie Public Library. In 2005, the library loaned more than 55,000 items to its 8,000 cardholders. Total holdings as of 2005 are over 36,000 volumes with over 62 periodical subscriptions. cite web |url=http://winslo.state.oh.us/publib/2005_stats_by_county.xls |title=2005 Ohio Public Library Statistics:Statistics by County and Town |accessdate=November 10|accessyear=2006 |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=State Library of Ohio |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate=]

Geography

Wellsville is located at coor dms|40|36|15|N|80|39|8|W|city (40.604168, -80.652207)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (5.88%) is water.

History

George Washington is reported to have surveyed the Wellsville area (just north of the Yellow Creek) in 1770 and noted in his journal that it was good bottom land.The Yellow Creek Massacre occurred near Wellsville in 1774. A group of whites killed the relatives of Chief Logan, who was camped on Yellow Creek. Logan took revenge, resulting in Lord Dunmore's War.James Clark and William Wells first settled in the area in 1795. Although they had to leave for a while due to Indian attacks in the area, they returned after 1797 and before 1800. Wellsville's first school and church were also established before 1800.A barn built in 1807 by the Aten family was moved to Hale Farm and Village in Bath, Ohio. [From Hale Farm's website: Though Wheatfield Village never really existed, the historic buildings are original 19th century structures built within Ohio's Western Reserve. These buildings were acquired by Hale Farm and moved to the site as part of a "historic preservation through relocation" program. http://wneo.org/halefarm/village/wheatfield2.htm ] The town of Wellsville finally took shape around 1823 when William Wells recorded that lots had been laid out for planned settlement. The town was located between Third St. and Fifth St. and between Riverside Ave. and Commerce St. (thought they had different names). [Davidson, Edgar. Before the Memory Fades. The Wellsville Historical Society (n.d.). Pp 4-6.] Wellsville grew in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1838 the population was 759. By 1900, the U.S. Census showed the population at 6,146. In 1920, the city peaked at 8,849 according to the Census. After 1920 each census shows the population declining. [ibid. 6, 60]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,133 people, 1,696 households, and 1,107 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,348.4 people per square mile (906.7/km²). There were 1,869 housing units at an average density of 1,062.0/sq mi (410.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 90.59% White, 6.97% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 1,696 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,198, and the median income for a family was $33,245. Males had a median income of $26,724 versus $19,904 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,335. About 16.5% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

*Melvin E. Newlin, United States Marine and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
*P. Craig Russell, comics illustrator

ee also

*List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

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