Uhrichsville, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Uhrichsville, Ohio
settlement_type = City
nickname = Twin Cities (see also Dennison, Ohio), Clay Capital of the World
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map_caption = Location of Uhrichsville, Ohio


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

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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Rick Reiger
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 7.4
area_land_km2 = 7.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.9
area_land_sq_mi = 2.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 5662
population_density_km2 = 764.8
population_density_sq_mi = 1980.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 261
elevation_ft = 856
latd = 40 |latm = 23 |lats = 43 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 20 |longs = 57 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44683
area_code = 740
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-78176GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1061719GR|3
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Uhrichsville is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,662 at the 2000 census. Claymont City School District is the major education provider for the city of Uhrichsville and for the village of Dennison, Ohio. The "Twin Cities" is a nickname used to describe Uhrichsville and Dennison because they are adjacent to each other and are very similar.

Uhrichsville is the home to a new aquatic park, the Uhrichsville Water Park, which opened in June 2008. The waterpark is heated and features slides, waterfalls, buckets, and a water jungle-gym. [http://cityofuhrichsville.org/waterpark]

Geography

Uhrichsville is located at coor dms|40|23|43|N|81|20|57|W|city (40.395208, -81.349226)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.4 km²) of it is land and 0.35% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,662 people, 2,254 households, and 1,498 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,980.9 people per square mile (764.4/km²). There were 2,523 housing units at an average density of 882.7/sq mi (340.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.58% White, 1.11% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 2,254 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,617, and the median income for a family was $32,217. Males had a median income of $28,138 versus $17,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,144. About 12.0% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

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