West Carrollton, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = West Carrollton, Ohio
settlement_type = City
nickname =
motto =

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imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Aerial view of West Carrollton


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map_caption = Location of West Carrollton, Ohio

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mapsize1 = 250px
map_caption1 = Location within Montgomery County, Ohio

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

government_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jeff Sanner
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leader_name1 =
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 16.8
area_land_km2 = 16.3
area_water_km2 = 0.5
area_total_sq_mi = 6.5
area_land_sq_mi = 6.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 13818
population_density_km2 = 845.8
population_density_sq_mi = 2190.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 214
elevation_ft = 702
latd = 39 |latm = 40 |lats = 5 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 14 |longs = 53 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45449
area_code = 937
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-83111GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1065462GR|3
website = http://www.westcarrollton.org
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West Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,818 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

West Carrollton City is located at coor dms|39|40|5|N|84|14|53|W|city (39.668050, -84.247991)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.8 km²).The area of land is 6.3 square miles (16.3 km²) and the area of water is 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) (3.08%).

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 13,818 people, 6,134 households, and 3,704 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,190.7 people per square mile (845.5/km²). There were 6,562 housing units at an average density of 1,040.3/sq mi (401.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.59% White, 4.21% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 6,134 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,964, and the median income for a family was $48,832. Males had a median income of $38,382 versus $25,591 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,721. About 6.1% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

History

West Carrollton was formed from the combination of two smaller towns:
*Carrollton, a town on the Miami Canal that was north of Miamisburg and was platted in 1830
*Alexanderville, a small town platted in 1815 on the Miami Canal that was just north of Carrollton, which is now the current downtown area.

References

External links

* [http://webster.daytonmetrolibrary.org/branch.cfm?ID=36 Dayton Metro Library, West Carrollton Branch]