Westfield Center, Ohio

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Westfield Center is a village in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1826, under the name of "LeRoy." Despite the community's small size, it is home Westfield Insurance, the largest employer in Medina County.

[edit] Geography

Location of Westfield Center, Ohio

Westfield Center is located at 41°1′47″N, 81°55′53″W (41.029639, -81.931467)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,054 people, 401 households, and 336 families residing in the village. The population density was 192.9/km² (498.8/mi²). There were 431 housing units at an average density of 78.9/km² (204.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.05% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 401 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.1% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 33.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $69,821, and the median income for a family was $76,651. Males had a median income of $55,893 versus $30,083 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,679. About 2.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Medina County, Ohio
Medina, county seat
Municipalities

Brunswick | Chippewa Lake | Creston | Gloria Glens Park | Lodi | Medina | Rittman | Seville | Spencer | Wadsworth | Westfield Center
Townships

Brunswick Hills | Chatham | Granger | Guilford | Harrisville | Hinckley | Homer | Lafayette | Litchfield | Liverpool | Medina | Montville | Sharon | Spencer | Wadsworth | Westfield | York
Other places

Homerville | Litchfield | Valley City
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