Mount Sterling, Ohio

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Mount Sterling is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,865 at the 2000 census. There is also a Mount Sterling village in Hopewell township, Muskingum County, Ohio.

Mount Sterling is the birthplace of John W. Bricker, a Republican politician who served as a United States Senator and Governor of Ohio.

The Mount Sterling Public Library in 2005 loaned more than 57,000 items to its 3,000 cardholders. Total holdings in 2005 were over 37,000 volumes with over 30 periodical subscriptions.^[1]

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Mount Sterling is located at 39°43′10″N, 83°16′5″W (39.719528, -83.267999)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,865 people, 780 households, and 497 families residing in the village. The population density was 734.8/km² (1,897.9/mi²). There were 828 housing units at an average density of 326.2/km² (842.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.32% White, 0.21% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.86% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 780 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,412, and the median income for a family was $40,543. Males had a median income of $32,264 versus $25,819 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,138. About 7.9% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

1. ^ 2005 Ohio Public Library Statistics:Statistics by County and Town. State Library of Ohio. Retrieved on November 6, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Mount Sterling Public Library
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.719528° -83.267999°
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	Madison County, Ohio London, county seat
Municipalities	London | Midway | Mount Sterling | Plain City | South Solon | West Jefferson
Townships	Canaan | Darby | Deer Creek | Fairfield | Jefferson | Monroe | Oak Run | Paint | Pike | Pleasant | Range | Somerford | Stokes | Union
Other localities	Choctaw Lake | Rosedale | Sedalia