Melrose, Ohio

Melrose, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of Melrose, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°5′27″N 84°25′10″W / 41.09083°N 84.41944°W / 41.09083; -84.41944Coordinates: 41°5′27″N 84°25′10″W / 41.09083°N 84.41944°W / 41.09083; -84.41944
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Paulding
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[1]	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	322
– Density	374.4/sq mi (144.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	45861, 45873
Area code(s)	419
FIPS code	39-49000[2]
GNIS feature ID	1061507[1]

Melrose is a village in Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The population was 322 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Melrose is located at 41°5′27″N 84°25′10″W / 41.09083°N 84.41944°W / 41.09083; -84.41944 (41.090714, -84.419485)^[3].

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^[2] of 2000, there were 322 people, 111 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was 374.4 people per square mile (144.6/km²). There were 124 housing units at an average density of 144.2 per square mile (55.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.83% White, 2.17% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population.

There were 111 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 14.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,484. About 11.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 21.9% of those age 65 or over.

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.