New Concord, Ohio

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New Concord is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. New Concord is served by a branch of the Muskingum County Library System.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Claims to fame 4 External links

[edit] Geography

New Concord is located at 39°59′40″N, 81°44′11″W (39.994389, -81.736412)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²), all land.

New Concord is located on US 40, the old National Road, and just off the newer Interstate 70 which parallels it.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,651 people, 672 households, and 376 families residing in the village. The population density was 682.4/km² (1,771.0/mi²). There were 709 housing units at an average density of 182.5/km² (473.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.15% White, 1.43% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 672 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village the population was spread out with 12.7% under the age of 18, 48.5% from 18 to 24, 13.6% from 25 to 44, 12.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,011, and the median income for a family was $43,333. Males had a median income of $34,750 versus $25,583 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,973. About 16.1% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Claims to fame

John Glenn, a former United States Senator and the first American to orbit the Earth, was raised in New Concord and attended Muskingum College, a Presbyterian liberal arts college also located in the village. Incidentally, on May 1, 1860, a horse was struck by a meteorite near New Concord. (To stretch this theme a bit further, Muskingum graduate Agnes Moorehead played the role of an anonymous woman whose house is attacked by a miniature flying saucer in the 1961 Twilight Zone episode "The Invaders".)

New Concord's more down-to-Earth claims to fame include the local John Glenn High School's annual canned food drive, which set national records for five years up to and including 2003. The school has continued to beat this record in 2004-2006. The class of 2007 is currently working diligently to continue to beat the national record which is over 72,000 food items. All food from the annual food drive goes to the Salvation Army in Cambridge and Zanesville Ohio.

On a more substantial note, New Concord is also the hometown of William Rainey Harper, founder and first president of the University of Chicago; it also claims as a native son the exceptional blues/rock guitarist Tom Nelson.

David W. Stewart, United States Senator from Iowa, was born in New Concord.

New Concord is also home to one of the rather unusual S-bridges found along sections of the old National Road.

[edit] External links

• New Concord branch library website
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.994389° -81.736412°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

	Muskingum County, Ohio Zanesville, county seat
Municipalities	Adamsville | Dresden | Frazeysburg | Fultonham | Gratiot | New Concord | Norwich | Philo | Roseville | South Zanesville | Zanesville
Townships	Adams | Blue Rock | Brush Creek | Cass | Clay | Falls | Harrison | Highland | Hopewell | Jackson | Jefferson | Licking | Madison | Meigs | Monroe | Muskingum | Newton | Perry | Rich Hill | Salem | Salt Creek | Springfield | Union | Washington | Wayne
Census-designated places	Hopewell | North Zanesville | Pleasant Grove | Trinway
Other localities	Adams Mills | Blue Rock | Chandlersville | Duncan Falls | East Fultonham | Nashport