Glouster, Ohio

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This article is about Glouster, Ohio, USA; there are other places called Gloucester

Glouster is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,972 at the 2000 census. It is close to Burr Oak State Park.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 External links
4 Local Sites

[edit] Geography

Glouster is located at 39°30′9″N, 82°4′56″W (39.502586, -82.082203)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.

The surrounding area is comprised of gently rolling hills and large wooded areas.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,972 people, 783 households, and 526 families residing in the village. The population density was 568.2/km² (1,470.9/mi²). There were 906 housing units at an average density of 261.1/km² (675.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.74% White, 1.37% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 783 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,929, and the median income for a family was $28,800. Males had a median income of $28,854 versus $22,206 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,837. About 24.2% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.3% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.