- De Graff, Ohio
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De Graff, Ohio — Village — Aerial view of De Graff from the southeast
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Coordinates: 40°18′41″N 83°54′55″W / 40.31139°N 83.91528°WCoordinates: 40°18′41″N 83°54′55″W / 40.31139°N 83.91528°W Country United States State Ohio County Logan Government – Mayor Philip Fawcett[1] Area – Total 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) – Land 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[2] 1,001 ft (305 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,212 – Density 1,414.4/sq mi (546.1/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 43318 Area code(s) 937 FIPS code 39-21378[3] GNIS feature ID 1061018[2] De Graff is a village located in Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,212 at the 2000 census.
A branch of the Logan County District Library serves the De Graff community.
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Name
Different sources format the community's name in several different ways: besides the official De Graff, the name has been rendered De Graft, DeGraff, Degraff, and Degraft.[4]
Moody murders
In May 2005, the community was stunned to learn a senior from Riverside High School (located in the village), Scott Moody, had gone on a murder spree through two residences outside of Bellefontaine, Ohio. He killed his maternal grandparents, his mother, girlfriend, classmate, and attempted to kill his sister (Stacy Moody, the lone survivor) before turning the weapon upon himself. The story made national headlines, and many national news agencies were present for the aftermath.[5]
Geography
De Graff is located at 40°18′41″N 83°54′55″W / 40.311345°N 83.915290°W.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,212 people, 479 households, and 329 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,414.4 people per square mile (544.1/km2). There were 515 housing units at an average density of 601.0 per square mile (231.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.67% White, 0.17% African American and 0.17% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 479 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $34,833, and the median income for a family was $43,365. Males had a median income of $35,859 versus $25,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,548. About 8.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Until 2007, the mayor of De Graff was Stephanie Orsborne.[7] She was defeated by a 3-1 margin in the elections of November 2007 by Philip Fawcett.[1]
The chief of police is George Piersall.[8]
Education
Riverside School District, including Riverside High School, serves the children of the De Graff area. It also owns WDEQ, a non-commercial community radio station.
Transportation
De Graff is located at the intersection of State Routes 235 and 508.
Notable natives and residents
- Marion Koogler McNay - artist and philanthropist
References
- ^ a b Examiner Staff, The. "Village results", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-07-12. Accessed 2008-01-10.
- ^ Police: Ohio killings murder-suicide, CNN, 2005-05-31. Accessed 2007-08-15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Indian Lake Community Information, IndianLake.com, 2007. Accessed 2007-08-15.
- ^ Piersall accepts DeGraff Chief of Police office, council updated on water tower project, WPKO/WBLL, 2008-06-17. Accessed 2008-06-28.
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Municipalities and communities of Logan County, Ohio City 
Villages Belle Center | De Graff | Huntsville | Lakeview | Quincy | Ridgeway‡ | Rushsylvania | Russells Point | Valley Hi | West Liberty | West Mansfield | Zanesfield
Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Villages in Ohio
- Populated places in Logan County, Ohio
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