Harveysburg, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Harveysburg, Ohio
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Warren

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area_total_km2 = 1.7
area_land_km2 = 1.7
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 563
population_density_km2 = 330.9
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 283
elevation_ft = 928
latd = 39 |latm = 30 |lats = 0 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 0 |longs = 14 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45032
area_code = 513
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Harveysburg is a village in Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 563, up from 437 in 1990. It is best known as the home of the Ohio Renaissance Festival.

Geography

Harveysburg is located at coor dms|39|30|0|N|84|0|14|W|city (39.500100, -84.003915)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 563 people, 191 households, and 152 families residing in the village. The population density was 857.1 people per square mile (329.4/km²). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 316.7/sq mi (121.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.45% White, 2.13% African American, 0.18% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.

There were 191 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the village the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,750, and the median income for a family was $49,063. Males had a median income of $31,923 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,918. About 7.7% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

* Rev. Larry Davis, a Baptist minister who pled guilty to charges stemming from misappropriation of church funds
* Kersey Graves, a skeptic, atheist, spiritualist, theological reformist, and writer
* Donald Edgar "Buz" Lukens, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
* Charles W. Sanders, Democratic political candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Ohio's Second Congressional District

Other

The entire village is in the Clinton Massie Local School District. Mail is delivered through the Harveysburg post office while telephone service is supplied through the Waynesville exchanges.

External links

* [http://www.harveysburg.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.renfestival.com Ohio Renaissance Festival official site]

References

*Elva R. Adams. "Warren County Revisited". [Lebanon, Ohio] : Warren County Historical Society, 1989.
*"The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio". Lebanon, Ohio: The Centennial Atlas Association, 1903.
*Josiah Morrow. "The History of Warren County, Ohio". Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1883. (Reprinted several times)
*"Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
*William E. Smith. "History of Southwestern Ohio: The Miami Valleys". New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1964. 3 vols.
*Warren County Engineer's Office. "Official Highway Map 2003". Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.