Bay View, Ohio

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Bay View is a village in Erie County, Ohio, United States. The population was 692 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area.

The village consists primarily of summer homes (many converted to year round use) and a few small businesses. The community has a scenic view of Sandusky Bay.

[edit] Geography

Bay View is located at 41°28′10″N, 82°49′26″W (41.469349, -82.823974)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 692 people, 292 households, and 195 families residing in the village. The population density was 921.3/km² (2,372.6/mi²). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 467.3/km² (1,203.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.27% White, 0.29% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73% of the population.

There were 292 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,167, and the median income for a family was $48,977. Males had a median income of $39,722 versus $22,721 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,596. About 3.6% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.