Cedarville, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Cedarville, Ohio
settlement_type = Village
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map_caption = Location of Cedarville, Ohio


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Greene

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area_total_km2 = 2.8
area_land_km2 = 2.8
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area_total_sq_mi = 1.1
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3828
population_density_km2 = 1387.9
population_density_sq_mi = 3594.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 320
elevation_ft = 1050
latd = 39 |latm = 44 |lats = 34 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 48 |longs = 26 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45314
area_code = 937
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blank_info = 39-12784GR|2
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Cedarville is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,828 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Cedarville University.

Cedarville is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is served by a branch of the Greene County Public Library.

Geography

Cedarville is located at coor dms|39|44|34|N|83|48|26|W|city (39.742796, -83.807084)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²) of it is land and 0.93% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,828 people, 681 households, and 420 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,594.6 people per square mile (1,394.3/km²). There were 722 housing units at an average density of 678.0/sq mi (263.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.06% White, 1.99% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 681 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village the population was spread out with 10.4% under the age of 18, 65.0% from 18 to 24, 10.7% from 25 to 44, 8.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,200, and the median income for a family was $44,234. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the village was $9,499. About 5.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Churches

There were and are numerous churches of different denominations in the village of Cedarville.

The Presbyterian church in Cedarville has moved locations at least 3 times; from the building currently owned by Cedarville University (and currently known as Alford Auditorium), to the church that is now Grace Baptist, to its current location beside Grace Baptist.

Notable natives

*Eleanor Parker, actress
*Bumpus Jones, Major League Baseball player
*Whitelaw Reid, newspaper publisher and statesman
*James H. Kyle, politician, "Father" of Labor Day

ites of Interest

* [http://www.cedarville.edu/ Cedarville University]

References

External links

* [http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/Cedarville.asp Cedarville branch of the Greene Country Public Library]
* [http://www.cedarville.edu Cedarville University]