Wellington, Ohio

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Wellington is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,511 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Government
5 Recent News
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

Wellington was settled in 1818 by Ephraim Wilcox, Charles Sweet, William T. Welling, John Clifford, and Joseph Wilson from the states of Massachusetts and New York. It was originally named Charlemont by Charles Sweet, after winning a tree chopping contest, giving him the right to name the township. It was later changed to Wellington by the townspeople in honor of one of the founders William Welling and also "Iron Duke," the Duke of Wellington.

Wellington was incorporated as a village in 1855.

Archibald M. Willard, painter of the patriotic Spirit of '76 painting was born and lived in Wellington during the 19th century.

[edit] Geography

Wellington is located at 41°9′60″N, 82°13′23″W (41.166553, -82.223191)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.01%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,511 people, 1,723 households, and 1,173 families residing in the village. The population density was 592.4/km² (1,536.2/mi²). There were 1,850 housing units at an average density of 243.0/km² (630.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.14% White, 1.33% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 1,723 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $45,460. Males had a median income of $35,385 versus $23,488 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,566. About 3.3% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

Barbara O'Keefe has served as mayor of the village of Wellington since 1993. The Village Administrator is Steven Pyles and the Clerk is Karen Webb. Fred Alspach is current Council President. Other members of council are Helen Dronsfield, Jeff Hyde, Hans Schneider, Harold Sumpter and Guy Wells.

Wellington's Herrick Memorial Library loaned more than 86,000 items to its 9,000 cardholders in 2005. Total holdings as of 2005 were over 57,000 volumes with over 165 periodical subscriptions. ^[1]

[edit] Recent News

On June 22, 2006, a flash flood hit sections of Wellington along the Black River. Two teens were trapped in their vehicle after attempting to drive through a flooded roadway. They were trapped in their vehicle as floodwaters rose around them. Wellington Fire and EMT were dispatched to the scene and rescued the teens from their trapped vehicle. While attempting to reach the teens, firefighter Allan "Buz" Anderson, Jr. was swept away under the current and drowned. This was a tragedy for the department (only losing 3 firefighters in its 125 year history), the village of Wellington, and the Anderson family.[1]