Plymouth, Ohio
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Plymouth is a village in Huron and Richland counties in Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,852 at the 2000 census.
Plymouth was formerly the headquarters of the Plymouth Locomotive Works, a builder of industrial railroad locomotives. The factory closed in 1999.
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[edit] Geography
Plymouth is located at (40.996121, -82.666746)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.89%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,852 people, 678 households, and 536 families residing in the village. The population density was 322.1/km² (834.4/mi²). There were 744 housing units at an average density of 129.4/km² (335.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.16% White, 0.22% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.59% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.
There were 678 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,994, and the median income for a family was $40,559. Males had a median income of $35,737 versus $23,807 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,474. About 10.4% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable natives and residents
- David Ross Locke a journalist and early political commentator during the American Civil War
- John M. C. Smith, a U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum, the spouse of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and founder of the Heritage Center Museum
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Huron County, Ohio Norwalk, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Bellevue | Greenwich | Milan | Monroeville | New London | North Fairfield | Norwalk | Plymouth | Wakeman | Willard |
| Townships |
Bronson | Clarksfield | Fairfield | Fitchville | Greenfield | Greenwich | Hartland | Lyme | New Haven | New London | Norwalk | Norwich | Peru | Richmond | Ridgefield | Ripley | Sherman | Townsend | Wakeman |
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Richland County, Ohio Mansfield, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Bellville | Butler | Crestline | Lexington | Lucas | Mansfield | Ontario | Plymouth | Shelby | Shiloh |
| Townships |
Blooming Grove | Butler | Cass | Franklin | Jackson | Jefferson | Madison | Mifflin | Monroe | Perry | Plymouth | Sandusky | Sharon | Springfield | Troy | Washington | Weller | Worthington |
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