Hanging Rock, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hanging Rock, Ohio
settlement_type = Village
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map_caption = Location of Hanging Rock, Ohio


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

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area_total_km2 = 1.8
area_land_km2 = 1.6
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 0.7
area_land_sq_mi = 0.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 279
population_density_km2 = 173.7
population_density_sq_mi = 449.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 165
elevation_ft = 541
latd = 38 |latm = 33 |lats = 32 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 43 |longs = 34 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45638
area_code = 740
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Hanging Rock is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 279 at the 2000 census. It is regularly labeled a speed trap as the state auditor reported $109,186 in mayor's court receipts in 2000 compared with $3,106 in property taxes. ["Small municipalities turn highways into lucrative source of income", Toledo Blade, Sunday, July 20, 2003. [http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030720/NEWS24/107200103] retrieved 2008-01-21.]

Hanging Rock is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA); it had a population of 288,649 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Hanging Rock is located at coor dms|38|33|32|N|82|43|34|W|city (38.559021, -82.726070)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (8.82%) is water.

The Hanging Rock Recreational Area and the Hanging Rock Ponds are located near the village.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 279 people, 109 households, and 75 families residing in the village. The population density was 449.8 people per square mile (173.7/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 188.6/sq mi (72.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.64% White, and 0.36% from two or more races.

There were 109 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 27.5% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $35,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,328. About 14.5% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.8% of those sixty five or over.

Legal troubles

In early January 2008, Hanging Rock became subject of a [http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/ohionews/x193901812 lawsuit] challenging the legality of its mayor's court. The suit was filed by Karen Lahr, and names Mayor Chris Davidson among the defendants.

A spokesman for Chief Justice Thomas Moyer of the Ohio Supreme Court expressed concern with mayor's courts, such as those used in Hanging Rock, stating: "Mayor's courts pose a real conflict of interest. Mayors oversee a (village) budget and then adjudicate cases where the revenues go to that budget. It doesn't take an ethicist to see that's a problem. It is a problem."

Public services

The residents of Hanging Rock are served by the Rock Hill Local School District and the Briggs Lawrence County Public Library in Ironton, with branches in South Point, Chesapeake, Proctorville and Willow Wood.cite web|url=http://www.briggslibrary.com/|title=Briggs Lawrence County Public Library|accessdate=2007-07-17]

ee also

*List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

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