Seville, Ohio

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Seville is a village in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,160 at the 2000 census. The community was named after Sevilla, a city in Andalusia.[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous Sevillians
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Seville is located at 41°0′56″N, 81°51′52″W (41.015620, -81.864363)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,160 people, 808 households, and 611 families residing in the village. The population density was 412.9/km² (1,070.9/mi²). There were 847 housing units at an average density of 161.9/km² (419.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.17% White, 0.19% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 808 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.9% 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 2.58 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,935, and the median income for a family was $54,844. Males had a median income of $41,339 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,644. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Famous Sevillians

The giants Martin Van Buren Bates and his wife Anna Haining Bates lived a good portion of their lives here and are buried in Mound Hill Cemetery, within the city limits.