Marblehead, Ohio
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Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States.
It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay. In the summer, it is a popular vacation area because of its lake frontage, ferry service to the Lake Erie Islands, quality sport fishery, the nearby Chautauqua at Lakeside, and the Cedar Point amusement park.
Marblehead is also commercially important as a major limestone producer. The limestone is mined in nearby quarries and transported by conveyor belt to the Marblehead port, where it is loaded on commercial lake freighters.
Marblehead is also home to a United States Coast Guard station, and to the Marblehead Lighthouse, the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the Great Lakes. Nearby, in Sandusky Bay, is Johnson's Island, a former Confederate officer POW camp during the Civil War.
[edit] Geography
Marblehead is located at (41.534668, -82.729119)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²). 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (25.72%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 762 people, 332 households, and 239 families residing in the village. The population density was 104.0/km² (268.9/mi²). There were 973 housing units at an average density of 132.7/km² (343.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.90% White, 0.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 332 households out of which 18.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.68.
In the village the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $46,528, and the median income for a family was $52,250. Males had a median income of $39,688 versus $24,545 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,184. About 3.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
The Marblehead Quarry History Site [1] The Marblehead Quarry and Railroad Preservation Group [2]
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Ottawa County, Ohio Port Clinton, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Clay Center | Elmore | Genoa | Marblehead | Oak Harbor | Port Clinton | Put-in-Bay | Rocky Ridge |
| Townships |
Allen | Bay | Benton | Carroll | Catawba Island | Clay | Danbury | Erie | Harris | Portage | Put-in-Bay | Salem |
| Other places |
Curtice | Graytown | Gypsum | Isle St. George | Lacarne | Martin | Williston |
