Sugar Grove, Ohio
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Sugar Grove is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 448 at the 2000 census.
It is nicknamed "Down Home"[citation needed]
[edit] Geography
Sugar Grove is located at (39.626620, -82.548519)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.
It is at times a very wet area, receiving more rainfall and snowfall than more urban areas in Ohio.[citation needed]
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 448 people, 162 households, and 121 families residing in the village. The population density was 823.7/km² (2,182.1/mi²). There were 171 housing units at an average density of 314.4/km² (832.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.55% White, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.
There were 162 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,107, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $32,813 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,547. About 6.1% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
There is a high spirit of volunteerism and civic pride in the community; it is not uncommon for a volunteer fireman to also be a paid police officer in the village.
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Fairfield County, Ohio Lancaster, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Amanda | Baltimore | Bremen | Buckeye Lake | Canal Winchester | Carroll | Columbus | Lancaster | Lithopolis | Millersport | Pickerington | Pleasantville | Reynoldsburg | Rushville | Stoutsville | Sugar Grove | Thurston | West Rushville |
| Townships |
Amanda | Berne | Bloom | Clearcreek | Greenfield | Hocking | Liberty | Madison | Pleasant | Richland | Rush Creek | Violet | Walnut |
| Other localities |
