Dallas Township, Crawford County, Ohio
Dallas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 485. Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Tod Township - north Bucyrus Township - northeast Whetstone Township - east Tully Township, Marion County - southeast corner Scott Township, Marion County - south Grand Prairie Township, Marion County - southwest Antrim Township, Wyandot County - westNo municipalities are located in Dallas Township. Dallas Township was organized in 1845, it was named for George M. Dallas, a U. S. Senator from Pennsylvania, it is the only Dallas Township statewide. The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, held in November of the year before the presidential election.
Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. County website
New Bloomington, Ohio
New Bloomington is a village in Marion County, United States. The population was 515 at the 2010 census. New Bloomington is served by Elgin Local School District. New Bloomington was named Carey Station, under the latter name was laid out in 1856. New Bloomington is located at 40°35′4″N 83°18′57″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.44 square miles, all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 515 people, 191 households, 140 families residing in the village; the population density was 1,170.5 inhabitants per square mile. There were 214 housing units at an average density of 486.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 93.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 2.5% from other races, 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.4% of the population. There were 191 households of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.9% had a male householder with no wife present, 26.7% were non-families.
19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age in the village was 35.2 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18. The gender makeup of the village was 55.1% male and 44.9% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 548 people, 190 households, 147 families residing in the village; the population density was 1,246.9 people per square mile. There were 223 housing units at an average density of 507.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 97.26% White, 0.18% African American, 1.09% Native American, 0.18% from other races, 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.74% of the population. There were 190 households out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 22.6% were non-families.
18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.27. In the village, the population was spread out with 33.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,150, the median income for a family was $34,875. Males had a median income of $32,857 versus $21,500 for females; the per capita income for the village was $13,707. About 9.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over
Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio
Scott Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,180. Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Jackson Township, Highland County - north Bratton Township - northeast Meigs Township - east Oliver Township - southeast Wayne Township - southwest Winchester Township - west Concord Township, Highland County - northwestMost of the village of Seaman is located in southwestern Scott Township. Statewide, other Scott Townships are located in Brown and Sandusky counties. Scott Township was either named for Edwin Scott, an early settler, or for Thomas Scott, a judge of the Ohio Supreme Court; the township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, held in November of the year before the presidential election.
Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. County website
LaRue, Ohio
LaRue is a village in Marion County, United States. The population was 747 at the 2010 census; the village is served by Elgin Local School District. LaRue has a branch of Marion Public Library. LaRue is located at 40°34′38″N 83°22′57″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.48 square miles, all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 747 people, 291 households, 202 families residing in the village; the population density was 1,556.3 inhabitants per square mile. There were 327 housing units at an average density of 681.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 94.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.5% from other races, 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population. There were 291 households of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, 30.6% were non-families.
25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age in the village was 39.8 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18. The gender makeup of the village was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 775 people, 308 households, 207 families residing in the village; the population density was 1,608.5 people per square mile. There were 330 housing units at an average density of 684.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 99.23% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population. There were 308 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01. In the village, the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,375, the median income for a family was $44,808. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $25,238 for females; the per capita income for the village was $15,873. About 4.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. In the early 19th-century, prior to their removal in the 1830s, there was a Wyandot village at this location. LaRue had its start in the early 1850s. A post office has been in operation at LaRue since 1853. LaRue hosted the National Football League Oorang Indians in 1922 and 1923.
The team was a traveling team but consisted of Native American players and was led by Jim Thorpe. Of the 20 games they played over two seasons, only one was played at "home" in nearby Marion. LaRue remains the smallest town to have been the home of an NFL franchise, or any professional team in any league in the United States. A festival called the "Oorang Bang" in honor of the Oorang Indians and Oorang Airedales was held on the second weekend of June, featuring a parade, food and live music; the festival was first organized by local resident Harry Roberts to fund improvements to the derelict municipal swimming pool and park, located one mile north of the village. The Marion County Raceway is located in LaRue. Toby Harrah - baseball player, played high school baseball in LaRue Gladys Milligan – painter, born in LaRue Dr. Charles E. Sawyer – a homeopathic physician, blamed for giving a false diagnosis of U. S. President Warren G. Harding that led to Harding's premature death, practiced medicine in LaRue.
Major General Richard Secord – born in LaRue Village website History of LaRue Village LaRue, Ohio – Historic Pictures History of the Oorang Indians
Richland Township, Marion County, Ohio
Richland Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, United States. The 2010 census found 1,635 people in the township. Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Claridon Township - north Canaan Township, Morrow County - northeast corner Cardington Township, Morrow County - east Westfield Township, Morrow County - southeast Waldo Township - southwest Pleasant Township - west Marion Township - northwest cornerNo municipalities are located in Richland Township, it is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide. The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, held in November of the year before the presidential election.
Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. County website
Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio
Scott Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, United States. The 2010 census found 1,294 people in the township. Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships: Pike Township - north Washington Township - northeast Franklin Township - southeast Pleasant Township - south Clark Township - westNo municipalities are located in Scott Township. Scott Township was established in 1828. Statewide, other Scott Townships are located in Adams and Sandusky counties; the township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
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Marion, Ohio
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, United States. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio 50 miles north of Columbus; the population was 36,837 at the 2010 census. According to the US Census 2017 estimate Ohio's Columbus–Marion–Chillicothe Combined Statistical Area has 2,481,525 people. Marion is the center of the Marion Micropolitan Statistical Area. President Warren G. Harding, a former owner of the Marion Star, was a resident of Marion for much of his adult life; the city and its development were related to industrialist Edward Huber and his extensive business interests. The city is home to several historic properties, some listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Ohio; the mayor of Marion is Scott Schertzer. Marion was laid out in 1822, is named in honor of General Francis Marion, it was incorporated as a village by the Legislature of Ohio in its 1829-1830 session. On March 15, 1830, Marion elected Nathan Peters as its first Mayor.
Marion was one of Ohio's major industrial centers until the 1970s. Products of the Marion Steam Shovel Company built the Panama Canal, the Hoover Dam, dug the Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River. In 1911, 80% of the nation's steam shovel and heavy duty earth moving equipment was manufactured in Marion, Ohio. NASA contracted with Power Shovel to construct the crawler-transporters that moved the assembled Saturn V rockets, used by Project Apollo, to the launch pad to deliver astronauts into space and to the Moon; the city is a rail center for CSX, Norfolk Southern. Marion has long been a center of grain based snack and other products given its close proximity to nearby growing regions in adjacent counties. Whirlpool Corporation is the largest employer in the city operating the largest clothes dryer manufacturing facility in the world. Nucor Steel's facility in Marion is the largest producer of signpost in Ohio. Marion, like many small cities, has evolved ethnically. In February 1919, nearly all of Marion's African American residents were driven out of town in response to an attack on a white woman.
Marion subsequently became a sundown town. President Harding, in spite of criticisms, employed African Americans at the Marion Star. In the 1920s, Marion city and Marion County supported Native American Jim Thorpe and his efforts to field an all–Native American NFL team called the Oorang Indians. In the 1970s, Dr. Dalsukh Madia, an Indian American, became head of the Smith Center at Marion General Hospital. Today, people of color constitute 14% of Marion's population. Marion is located at 40°35′12″N 83°7′35″W; the city is located about 50 miles north of Ohio's capital city, due north along U. S. Route 23. Marion occupies most of Marion Township, located just outside the city limits. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.82 square miles, of which 11.74 square miles is land and 0.08 square miles is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 36,837 people, 12,868 households, 8,175 families residing in the city; the population density was 3,137.7 inhabitants per square mile.
There were 15,066 housing units at an average density of 1,283.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 86.7% White, 9.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 1.1% from other races, 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population. There were 12,868 households of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, 36.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 37.3 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18. The gender makeup of the city was 54.9% male and 45.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 35,318 people, 13,551 households, 8,821 families residing in the city.
The population density was 3,111.6 people per square mile. There were 14,713 housing units at an average density of 1,296.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 90.40% White, 7.01% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population. There were 13,551 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.00. In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,124, the median income for a family
