Hayesville, Ohio

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Hayesville is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 348 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The first settlers came to the Hayesville area in 1817. A post office for the settlers was established in 1827 at Hayes Cross Roads. Hayesville was laid out in Vermillion Township and plots were recorded in Mansfield, Ohio on October 26, 1830. Hayes Cross Roads was then renamed Hayesville. The village of Hayesville was incorporated in 1849.

Source: Early History of Hayesville and Vermillion Township by Virginia Patterson (printed 1975).

[edit] Geography

Hayesville is located at 40°46′26″N, 82°15′42″W (40.773853, -82.261753)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 348 people, 136 households, and 95 families residing in the village. The population density was 181.6/km² (468.9/mi²). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 73.6/km² (190.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.28% White, 1.15% African American and 0.57% Native American.

There were 136 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,429, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $26,042 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,509. About 7.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.