Lowell, Ohio

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Lowell is a village in Washington County, Ohio, along the Muskingum River. The population was 628 at the 2000 census.

Lowell is the home of Cecil Brooks, a maker of flintlock presentation rifles, especially for the National Rifle Association.

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[edit] Geography

Lowell is located at 39°31′45″N, 81°30′27″W (39.529174, -81.507370)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 628 people, 258 households, and 182 families residing in the village. The population density was 969.9/km² (2,476.3/mi²). There were 297 housing units at an average density of 458.7/km² (1,171.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.68% White, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 258 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,865, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $26,029 versus $18,864 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,611. About 11.9% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.