Clarington, Ohio

Clarington, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of Clarington, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°46′22″N 80°52′5″W / 39.77278°N 80.86806°W / 39.77278; -80.86806Coordinates: 39°46′22″N 80°52′5″W / 39.77278°N 80.86806°W / 39.77278; -80.86806
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Monroe
Area
– Total	1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
– Land	1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[1]	633 ft (193 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	444
– Density	397.3/sq mi (153.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43915
Area code(s)	740
FIPS code	39-15210[2]
GNIS feature ID	1056805[1]

Clarington is a village on the Ohio River in Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The population was 444 at the 2000 census.

Clarington is served by the Monroe County District Library from its administrative offices in Woodsfield, Ohio.

Geography

Clarington is located at 39°46′22″N 80°52′5″W / 39.77278°N 80.86806°W / 39.77278; -80.86806 (39.772655, -80.868008)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (11.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 444 people, 182 households, and 125 families residing in the village. The population density was 397.3 people per square mile (153.1/km²). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 187.0 per square mile (72.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.10% White, 0.68% African American, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 182 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,281, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,730. About 21.4% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.

See also

• List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "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.