Beaver, Ohio

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Beaver is a village in Pike County, Ohio, United States. The population was 464 at the 2000 census.

Beaver is served by the Eastern Branch of the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library.

[edit] Geography

Beaver is located at 39°1′46″N, 82°49′25″W (39.029574, -82.823742)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 464 people, 195 households, and 124 families residing in the village. The population density was 459.4/km² (1,187.9/mi²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 223.7/km² (578.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.20% White, 0.65% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.

There are 195 households, of which 34.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $22,632, and the median income for a family was $23,571. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,815. About 25.7% of families and 28.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.4% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.