Russells Point, Ohio

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Russells Point is a village located in the United States; within Logan County in the state of Ohio. The population was 1,619 at the 2000 census. It is situated on Indian Lake.

[edit] Geography

Russells Point is located at 40°28′13″N, 83°53′39″W (40.470210, -83.894268)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (7.84%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Water tower of Russells Point.

Main Street.

Indian Lake arch.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,619 people, 727 households, and 415 families residing in the village. The population density was 672.1/km² (1,733.1/mi²). There were 1,081 housing units at an average density of 448.8/km² (1,157.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.15% White, 0.12% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 727 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,589, and the median income for a family was $37,434. Males had a median income of $35,326 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,835. About 17.7% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.