Creston, Ohio

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Creston is a village in Medina and Wayne counties in Ohio. The population was 2,161 at the 2000 census. Creston is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.

[edit] Geography

Creston is located at 40°58′52″N, 81°53′57″W (40.981230, -81.899189)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,161 people, 828 households, and 630 families residing in the village. The population density was 377.5/km² (979.1/mi²). There were 884 housing units at an average density of 154.4/km² (400.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.75% White, 0.28% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.05% Asian, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 828 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,821, and the median income for a family was $44,286. Males had a median income of $35,065 versus $21,023 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,462. About 1.8% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

Medina County Community Advocate
Wooster, Ohio Community Advocate
Creston branch library website
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	Medina County, Ohio Medina, county seat
Municipalities	Brunswick \| Chippewa Lake \| Creston \| Gloria Glens Park \| Lodi \| Medina \| Rittman \| Seville \| Spencer \| Wadsworth \| Westfield Center
Townships	Brunswick Hills \| Chatham \| Granger \| Guilford \| Harrisville \| Hinckley \| Homer \| Lafayette \| Litchfield \| Liverpool \| Medina \| Montville \| Sharon \| Spencer \| Wadsworth \| Westfield \| York
Other places	Homerville \| Litchfield \| Valley City

	Municipalities and Communities of Wayne County, Ohio (County Seat: Wooster)
Cities	Orrville \| Rittman \| Wooster
Villages	Apple Creek \| Burbank \| Congress \| Creston \| Dalton \| Doylestown \| Fredericksburg \| Marshallville \| Mount Eaton \| Shreve \| Smithville \| West Salem
Townships	Baughman \| Canaan \| Chester \| Chippewa \| Clinton \| Congress \| East Union \| Franklin \| Green \| Milton \| Paint \| Plain \| Salt Creek \| Sugar Creek \| Wayne \| Wooster
Other places	Funk \| Kidron \| Sterling