South Webster, Ohio

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South Webster is a village in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population was 764 at the 2000 census.

South Webster is served by the Portsmouth Public Library.

[edit] Geography

South Webster is located at 38°48′56″N, 82°43′34″W (38.815454, -82.726091)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.52%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 764 people, 312 households, and 224 families residing in the village. The population density was 225.2/km² (584.8/mi²). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 99.6/km² (258.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.30% White, 0.65% Native American, 0.39% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 312 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,818, and the median income for a family was $40,938. Males had a median income of $31,583 versus $22,727 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,047. About 13.0% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.