Cardington, Ohio
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Cardington is a village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,849 at the 2000 census. Mount Gilead, Ohio, the county seat, is located northeast of Cardington on U.S. Route 42.
[edit] Geography
Cardington is located at (40.499117, -82.893693)GR1. It is considered to be a part of "Central Ohio."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.
Cardington, Ohio is the only town named Cardington in the United States.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,849 people, 754 households, and 486 families residing in the village. The population density was 383.8/km² (992.2/mi²). There were 804 housing units at an average density of 166.9/km² (431.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.22% White, 0.32% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.
There were 754 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% 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 3.06.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,500, and the median income for a family was $36,823. Males had a median income of $31,483 versus $21,141 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,057. About 16.5% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
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Morrow County, Ohio Mount Gilead, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Cardington | Chesterville | Edison | Fulton | Marengo | Mount Gilead | Sparta |
| Townships |
Bennington | Canaan | Cardington | Chester | Congress | Franklin | Gilead | Harmony | Lincoln | North Bloomfield | Perry | Peru | South Bloomfield | Troy | Washington | Westfield |
| Other places |
