Flushing, Ohio

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Flushing is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 900 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable Natives and Residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Flushing is located at 40°8′55″N, 81°3′55″W (40.148543, -81.065320)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 900 people, 380 households, and 250 families residing in the village. The population density was 579.2/km² (1,491.0/mi²). There were 434 housing units at an average density of 279.3/km² (719.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.56% White, 1.00% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races.

There were 380 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% 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 2.93.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $35,972. Males had a median income of $28,523 versus $17,768 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,917. About 14.8% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.