Huntsville, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Huntsville, Ohio
settlement_type = Village
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image_caption = Aerial view of Huntsville


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map_caption = Location of Huntsville, Ohio


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

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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = William JenkinsExaminer Staff, The. "Village results", "Bellefontaine Examiner", 2007-11-07, p. 2.]
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 0.9
area_land_km2 = 0.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.3
area_land_sq_mi = 0.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 454
population_density_km2 = 520.0
population_density_sq_mi = 1346.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 329
elevation_ft = 1079
latd = 40 |latm = 26 |lats = 29 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 48 |longs = 17 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 43324
area_code = 937
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-36988GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1041891GR|3
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Huntsville is a village in Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 454 at the 2000 census.

Huntsville was the hometown of Ezra Meeker, an early pioneer of the Oregon Trail who later worked to memorialize it.

Geography

Huntsville is located at coor dms|40|26|29|N|83|48|17|W|city (40.441284, -83.804725)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 454 people, 175 households, and 134 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,346.8 people per square mile (515.6/km²). There were 185 housing units at an average density of 548.8/sq mi (210.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.14% White, 0.22% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 175 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,156, and the median income for a family was $44,306. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,928. About 3.6% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Huntsville is governed by a mayor-council system. As of 2005, the mayor was William Jenkins, and the council was composed of chairwoman Tobi Collins and members Claren Brown, Adam Brunson, J. Abbie Jones, Beverly Palmer, and Norman K. Tracy. [ [http://huntsvilleohio.com Village of Huntsville, Ohio] , Huntsville, 2005. Accessed 2007-08-15.] In the elections of November 2007, Jenkins was re-elected without opposition, and from a pool of three candidates Collins and Palmer were re-elected to the village council. Roxie Tracy was elected to the clerk-treasurer position without opposition.

Timothy Jenkins is the current fire chief of the volunteer fire department.fact|date=December 2007

Transportation

Despite its small size, Huntsville lies at the intersection of several highways. State Route 274 passes through the village, and State Route 117's southern end is at Huntsville. Moreover, U.S. Route 33 passes on the southwest edge of the village, and the eastern ends of State Routes 366 and 368 are located just north of the village.

References

External links

* [http://huntsvilleohio.com Village website]
* [http://www.co.logan.oh.us/html/county_map_-_large.html Detailed Logan County map]