Smithville, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Smithville, Ohio
settlement_type = Village
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map_caption = Location of Smithville, Ohio


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

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area_total_km2 = 3.2
area_land_km2 = 3.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.2
area_land_sq_mi = 1.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1333
population_density_km2 = 416.8
population_density_sq_mi = 1079.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 324
elevation_ft = 1063
latd = 40 |latm = 51 |lats = 48 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 51 |longs = 31 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44677
area_code = 330
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blank_info = 39-72788GR|2
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Smithville is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,333 at the 2000 census.

Smithville is home to the historic "Smithville Inn" and "The Barn" restaurants, as well as the [http://www.wcscc.org/ Wayne County Schools Career Center] . It is also part of the [http://www.green-local.k12.oh.us/ Green Local School District] , which also includes the nearby Marshallville.

Kirtland I. Perky, a United States Senator from Idaho, was born in Smithville on February 8, 1867.

Geography

Smithville is located at coor dms|40|51|48|N|81|51|31|W|city (40.863457, -81.858665),GR|1 along Sugar Creek. [DeLorme (1991). "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. p. 50. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,333 people, 545 households, and 395 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,079.5 people per square mile (418.4/km²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 455.1/sq mi (176.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.65% White, 0.15% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.53% Asian, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 545 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,662, and the median income for a family was $47,109. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,847 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,329. About 5.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohschs/ Smithville Community Historical Society]