Rushsylvania, Ohio

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Rushsylvania is a village located in the United States; within Logan County in the state of Ohio. The population was 543 at the 2000 census.

The Logan County District Library serves the Rushsylvania community.

[edit] Geography

View of Rushsylvania's small business district, taken from the main street, State Highway 274.

Rushsylvania is located at 40°27′42″N, 83°40′16″W (40.461765, -83.671009)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 543 people, 200 households, and 151 families residing in the village. The population density was 275.9/km² (716.7/mi²). There were 218 housing units at an average density of 110.8/km² (287.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.79% White, 0.18% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.37% Asian, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 200 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,333, and the median income for a family was $45,469. Males had a median income of $33,021 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,426. About 5.8% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.