Cheshire, Ohio

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Cheshire is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The population was 221 at the 2000 census.

The village was plagued by toxic sulfurous gas clouds and acid rain from a nearby coal power plant, as an unintended consequence of pollution-control technology. In 2002, the American Electric Power Company reached a settlement with residents that was effectively a $20 million buyout. All 221 residents agreed to leave the town and absolve the company from future property or health claims. The company announced plans to bulldoze the existing structures and construct a dock facility for coal barges.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
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[edit] Geography

Cheshire is located at 38°56′44″N, 82°6′43″W (38.945520, -82.111891)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and 5.26% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 221 people, 93 households, and 59 families residing in the village. The population density was 474.0/km² (1,201.2/mi²). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 236.0/km² (597.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.19% White, 1.36% African American and 0.45% Native American.

There were 93 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% 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 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,179, and the median income for a family was $31,786. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,926. About 11.4% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.