Ashville, Ohio

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Ashville is a village in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,174 at the 2000 census.

Ashville was the birthplace of the actor, John Holmes.

[edit] Geography

Ashville is located at 39°43′3″N, 82°57′10″W (39.717550, -82.952850)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,174 people, 1,243 households, and 872 families residing in the village. The population density was 785.6/km² (2,035.8/mi²). There were 1,337 housing units at an average density of 330.9/km² (857.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.83% White, 0.19% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,243 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,778, and the median income for a family was $47,092. Males had a median income of $35,236 versus $22,231 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,645. About 6.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.