Waldo, Ohio

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Waldo is a village in Marion County, Ohio, United States. The population was 332 at the 2000 census.

Waldo is known in the central Ohio region for excellent fried baloney sandwiches from the G&R Tavern. Waldo is also home to several vineyards.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 People from Waldo
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Waldo is located at 40°27′31″N, 83°4′41″W (40.458481, -83.078054)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 332 people, 144 households, and 92 families residing in the village. The population density was 197.2/km² (510.5/mi²). There were 153 housing units at an average density of 90.9/km² (235.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.70% White and 0.30% Asian.

There were 144 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,982, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $35,750 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,545. About 9.6% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.