Loudonville, Ohio
Loudonville, Ohio | ||
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FIPS code 39-45066[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2399190[2] | |
Website | http://www.loudonville-oh.us/ |
Loudonville is a
History
Loudonville was laid out in 1814 by James Louden Priest, and named for him.[4] A post office called Loudonville has been in operation since 1820.[5]
Loudonville was the long-time (1913–96) home of
The town of Loudonville includes three sites on the
Geography
Loudonville is located along the Black Fork of the Mohican River.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.62 square miles (6.79 km2), of which 2.60 square miles (6.73 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.[7]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1860 | 516 | — | |
1870 | 811 | 57.2% | |
1880 | 1,497 | 84.6% | |
1890 | 1,444 | −3.5% | |
1900 | 1,581 | 9.5% | |
1910 | 1,804 | 14.1% | |
1920 | 1,887 | 4.6% | |
1930 | 2,068 | 9.6% | |
1940 | 2,334 | 12.9% | |
1950 | 2,523 | 8.1% | |
1960 | 2,611 | 3.5% | |
1970 | 2,865 | 9.7% | |
1980 | 2,945 | 2.8% | |
1990 | 2,915 | −1.0% | |
2000 | 2,906 | −0.3% | |
2010 | 2,641 | −9.1% | |
2020 | 2,786 | 5.5% | |
Sources:[8][9] |
2010 census
As of the
There were 1,071 households, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.
The median age in the village was 43 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 1,189 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,273, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $31,225 versus $23,807 for females. The
Education
Loudonville's three schools comprise the Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District. First through third graders attend the R.F. McMullen School. Fourth through Sixth graders attend the nearby C.E. Budd School, a building that once served as the village's high school. Students then transition to the
Gallery
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City Hall and Opera House (1909), The Ohio Theatre
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Philip J Black House (1856)
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TJ & Sarah Bull House (1852)
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Mohican River
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Mohican State Park Commissary
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Clear Fork Gorge, Mohican State Park, view from the overlook
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view from the Ohio Mohican Lodge
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Mohican State Forest
Notable people
- Tim Cowen – racing driver
- Mary Crow – poet and professor
- Charles F. Kettering – inventor of the automobile self-starter, founder of Delco Electronics
- University of Illinois and University of Florida
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loudonville, Ohio
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 187.
- ^ "Ashland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ISBN 0-89933-233-1
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- . Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2013.