Amsterdam, Ohio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amsterdam is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 568 at the 2000 census.
Amsterdam was designed a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
[edit] Geography
Amsterdam is located at (40.471814, -80.921194)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 568 people, 231 households, and 155 families residing in the village. The population density was 707.4/km² (1,805.5/mi²). There were 251 housing units at an average density of 312.6/km² (797.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.59% White, 0.18% African American and 1.23% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.
There were 231 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $29,107. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $14,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,225. About 18.5% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
 |
Jefferson County, Ohio Steubenville, county seat |
|---|---|
| Municipalities |
Amsterdam | Bergholz | Bloomingdale | Dillonvale | Empire | Irondale | Mingo Junction | Mount Pleasant | New Alexandria | Rayland | Richmond | Smithfield | Steubenville | Stratton | Tiltonsville | Toronto | Wintersville |
| Townships |
Brush Creek | Cross Creek | Island Creek | Knox | Mount Pleasant | Ross | Salem | Saline | Smithfield | Springfield | Steubenville | Warren | Wayne | Wells |
| Other localities |
Brilliant | East Springfield | Hammondsville | Hopewell | Piney Fork | Wolf Run | Weems |
