New Madison, Ohio

New Madison, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of New Madison, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°58′7″N 84°42′30″W / 39.96861°N 84.70833°W / 39.96861; -84.70833Coordinates: 39°58′7″N 84°42′30″W / 39.96861°N 84.70833°W / 39.96861; -84.70833
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Darke
Area
– Total	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
– Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,109 ft (338 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	817
– Density	2,196.4/sq mi (848.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	45346
Area code(s)	937
FIPS code	39-54978[2]
GNIS feature ID	1056450[1]

New Madison is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 817.

History

New Madison was platted by Zadock Smith in 1817 for purposes of land speculation, but his efforts failed; he was unable to sell any of the lots. Two years later, he sold the land to Ernestus Putnam, who replatted the village and began to sell lots in 1831; unlike Smith, Putnam saw the establishment of a successful community.^[3]:559 The first church in the community was a Presbyterian congregation.^[3]:561 While the community's first school was founded in its early years, the building was replaced by a substantial two-story structure in 1870; it in turn was replaced by a larger built in 1897.^[3]:562

Geography

New Madison is located at 39°58′7″N 84°42′30″W / 39.96861°N 84.70833°W / 39.96861; -84.70833 (39.968569, -84.708239)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 817 people, 344 households, and 239 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,196.4 people per square mile (852.6/km²). There were 368 housing units at an average density of 989.3 per square mile (384.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.43% White, 0.12% African American, 0.61% Asian, and 1.84% from two or more races.

There were 344 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,625, and the median income for a family was $44,531. Males had a median income of $34,545 versus $25,272 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,233. About 6.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

• Gene Force, American racecar driver

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. ^ ^{a b c} Wilson, Frazer. History of Darke County Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Vol. 1. Milford: Hobart, 1914.
4. ^ "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.