Richwood, Ohio

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Richwood is a village in Union County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,156 at the 2000 census. The village's motto is, "Where the Clock Strikes Hospitality", which refers to the historic former opera house (now village meeting hall/police department) with its grand clock tower.

Richwood is the home of the North Union school system. The North Union High School football team is known as the Wildcats.

Richwood was the birthplace of Martha Root, a teacher of the Bahá'í Faith in the late 19th and early 20th century.

[edit] Geography

Richwood is located at 40°25′37″N, 83°17′51″W (40.426927, -83.297404)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²). 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.64%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,156 people, 849 households, and 567 families residing in the village. The population density was 693.7/km² (1,795.2/mi²). There were 957 housing units at an average density of 307.9/km² (796.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.96% White, 0.23% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 849 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,550, and the median income for a family was $47,656. Males had a median income of $33,393 versus $21,971 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,799. About 6.6% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.