Orwell, Ohio

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Orwell is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of General Adna Chaffee.

Orwell, Ohio is also the location of the King Training Camp, owned by boxing promotor Don King. The facility is housed on State Route 45 South, and often features famous boxers as well as up-and-coming fighters under King's promotional umbrella. In May 2006, the KTC hosted former undisputed welterweight champion Cory Spinks as he trained for his comeback fight against another Don King-backed fighter, IBF super welterweight champ Roman Karmazin.

[edit] Geography

Orwell is located at 41°31′54″N, 80°51′34″W (41.531648, -80.859488)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,519 people, 618 households, and 378 families residing in the village. The population density was 353.3/km² (913.0/mi²). There were 660 housing units at an average density of 153.5/km² (396.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.98% White, 1.25% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 618 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,214, and the median income for a family was $41,705. Males had a median income of $31,851 versus $22,237 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,160. About 7.2% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.