New London, Ohio
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- For the Butler County village formerly called New London, see Shandon, Ohio.
New London is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,696 at the 2000 census.
The village motto, "The Right Place at the Right Time" was chosen in the late twentieth century by former Mayor Dorothy Sholes.
New London has been designated Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
New London is the hometown of Robin Meade who served as Miss Ohio 1992 and placed in the top ten finalists in the Miss America competition. She is the host of Robin & Company on CNN Headline News.
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[edit] Geography
New London is located at (41.085796, -82.397332)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²). 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (15.94%) is water. New London is bound to the north, west, and east by New London Township, and to the south by Ruggles Township in Ashland County. The village is located 24 miles south of Lake Erie.
[edit] Cultural Geography
New London is thoroughly Midwestern, and the village's economy is closely tied to agriculture and manufacturing. Although well within the Great Lakes region (a sub region of the Midwest) and arguably located at the center of the Rust Belt, significant influences from New England and the South have contributed to New London's cultural identity. The village was founded by settlers from Connecticut (and to a lesser extent other parts of the Northeast) along with neighboring communities in the Firelands in the early nineteenth century. The village's New England heritage is most evident in its architecture, the names of local families, and the presence of a village green (a common characteristic of many cities and towns in Northern Ohio).
In the mid twentieth century at the climax of the manufacturing boom in the Great Lakes region, New London welcomed an influx of new residents from the Appalachian South - primarily Eastern Kentucky - to work in fields and factories locally and in nearby metropolitan Cleveland. Today, the influence of these Southerners is most evident in the hospitality and kindness of New London's residents, and the close-knit community that has grown up in the midst of such diversity.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,696 people, 1,030 households, and 701 families residing in the village. The population density was 495.7/km² (1,281.8/mi²). There were 1,106 housing units at an average density of 203.3/km² (525.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.88% White, 2.52% African American, 0.19% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.
There were 1,030 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,813, and the median income for a family was $36,360. Males had a median income of $31,133 versus $22,857 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,509. About 10.3% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
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