Mount Pleasant, Ohio

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Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 535.

In 1821, Benjamin Lundy started publishing The Genius of Universal Emancipation, an abolitionist newspaper in Mount Pleasant. The paper eventually moved to Baltimore, Maryland.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Notable natives and residents 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Mount Pleasant is located at 40°10′32″N, 80°47′59″W (40.175602, -80.799686)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 535 people, 201 households, and 158 families residing in the village. The population density was 826.3/km² (2,136.6/mi²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 342.9/km² (886.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.57% White, 1.31% African American, 0.37% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 201 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $46,591. Males had a median income of $39,821 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,647. About 7.7% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable natives and residents

• William Lawrence, Republican politician involved with the attempt to impeach Andrew Johnson, creating the United States Department of Justice, helping to create the American Red Cross, and ratifying the Geneva Convention
• Elzy Lay, an outlaw of the Old West and member of the Wild Bunch gang
• Stephen Mason Merrill, an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Moses Fleetwood Walker, born in Mount Pleasant, major league baseball player^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ [1969] (1979) in Reichler, Joseph L.: The Baseball Encyclopedia, 4th edition, New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8. 

[edit] External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.175602° -80.799686°
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	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