- Coldwater, Ohio
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Coldwater, Ohio — Village — Holy Trinity Catholic Church, which dominates the village's skyline
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Coordinates: 40°28′49″N 84°37′46″W / 40.48028°N 84.62944°WCoordinates: 40°28′49″N 84°37′46″W / 40.48028°N 84.62944°W Country United States State Ohio County Mercer Government - Mayor LaVern Stammen Area - Total 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) - Land 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 912 ft (278 m) Population (2000) - Total 4.482 - Density 2,268.1/sq mi (875.7/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 45828 Area code(s) 419 FIPS code 39-16532[2] GNIS feature ID 1060984[1] Website villageofcoldwater.com Coldwater is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,482 at the 2000 census.
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Geography
Coldwater is located at 40°28′49″N 84°37′46″W / 40.48028°N 84.62944°W (40.480402, -84.629332)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 4.482 people, 1.636 households, and 1.189 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,268.1 people per square mile (874.0/km²). There were 1,703 housing units at an average density of 861.8 per square mile (332.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.00% White, 0.07% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.
There were 1,636 households out of which 380.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $43,382, and the median income for a family was $51,076. Males had a median income of $37,055 versus $22,401 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,583. About 4.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is home to Coldwater High School.
Notable natives
- Ross Homan, linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Cory Luebke, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
- Jesse E. Moorland, abolitionist and theology professor at Howard University
- Craig Stammen, pitcher for the Washington Nationals
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, Ohio City 
Villages Burkettsville‡ | Chickasaw | Coldwater | Ft. Recovery | Mendon | Montezuma | Rockford | St. Henry
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesCarthagena | Cassella | Maria Stein | Padua | Sebastian
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Villages in Ohio
- Populated places in Mercer County, Ohio
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