Wheelersburg, Ohio

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Wheelersburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scioto County, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The population was 6,471 at the 2000 census.

Wheelersburg is served by the Portsmouth Public Library.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 High School Football
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Wheelersburg is located at 38°44′2″N, 82°50′33″W (38.733779, -82.842411)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²). 15.0 km² (5.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.36%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,471 people, 2,558 households, and 1,826 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 430.0/km² (1,112.9/mi²). There were 2,755 housing units at an average density of 183.1/km² (473.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.90% White, 0.28% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 2,558 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,970, and the median income for a family was $41,200. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $22,472 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,787. About 10.7% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] High School Football

Wheelersburg's community takes great pride in its school's athletic programs, particularly its football team.

In 1989, the Wheelersburg "Pirates" football team won the Division IV state championship by defeating the Warren John F. Kennedy "Eagles." The Pirates were led by head coach Ed Miller, who also won two Associated Press state championships at Portsmouth Notre Dame in 1967 and 1970.

The Pirates are members of the Southern Ohio Conference, Division II. "The Burg," as it is affectionately called, has won their conference twenty-six times. In fact, Wheelersburg has captured more conference titles than all other member schools Lucasville Valley, Minford, Portsmouth West, Scioto Northwest and Waverly combined.

Making the OHSAA playoffs eighteen times, the Pirates have captured five regional titles, reaching the state playoffs in 1981, 1989, 1991, 1994 and 1998.