Custar, Ohio

Custar, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of Custar, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°17′3″N 83°50′40″W / 41.28417°N 83.84444°W / 41.28417; -83.84444Coordinates: 41°17′3″N 83°50′40″W / 41.28417°N 83.84444°W / 41.28417; -83.84444
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wood
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.6 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.6 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	208
– Density	830.2/sq mi (320.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43511
Area code(s)	419
FIPS code	39-19750[2]
GNIS feature ID	1056856[1]

Custar is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 208 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Custar is located at 41°17′3″N 83°50′40″W / 41.28417°N 83.84444°W / 41.28417; -83.84444 (41.284188, -83.844376).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 208 people, 72 households, and 58 families residing in the village. The population density was 830.2 people per square mile (321.2/km²). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 291.4 per square mile (112.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.08% White, 0.48% Native American, 1.44% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.37% of the population.

There were 72 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,813, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $21,964 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,508. About 8.3% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.7% of those sixty five 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.