Sunbury, Ohio
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Sunbury is a village in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,630 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 3,225 as of 2005. The village is exploring becoming a city when its population reaches 5,000, which may be in the next 10 years. The village is centered around a New England-esque traditional town square with the historic village hall located in the center of a village green. The village is home to a major American Showa manufacturing facility, which manufactures automotive parts for Honda of America.
[edit] Geography
Sunbury is located at (40.242838, -82.860439)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²), all land.
Sunbury, Ohio is located north of Galena, to which it provides services such as police, near Lewis Center and Delaware.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,630 people, 1,016 households, and 771 families residing in the village. The population density was 399.8/km² (1,035.0/mi²). There were 1,057 housing units at an average density of 160.7/km² (416.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.83% White, 0.38% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 1,016 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.8% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $46,477, and the median income for a family was $50,750. Males had a median income of $38,281 versus $28,210 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,861. About 4.1% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
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