Wintersville, Ohio

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Wintersville is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 4,067.

During Morgan's Raid, a decisive Union victory in the Civil War in 1863, Confederate Brid. Gen. John Hunt Morgan traveled through the Moorefield, Harrisville, New Athens, Smithfield, New Alexandria, Wintersville, Two Ridge, Richmond, East Springfield, Bergholz, and Monroeville on his way to defeat at the Battle of Salineville.

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[edit] Life

Current residents of Wintersville, Ohio enjoy the scenic neighborhoods, friendly people, and small-town atmosphere. Popular hangouts are the Center of Music and Art, the Jefferson Country Airport, Zalenski's restaurant, and the Treasure Island Flea Market.

The town's main route is a four-lane road which is an extension of Sunset Boulevard in Steubenville, Ohio which begins at an intersection with Ohio State Route 7 and continues. The road reduces to two lanes of Wintersville and merges with U.S. Route 22. The road is dominated by small businesses, fast food restaurants, grocery and drug stores, banks, and other typical business establishments as one might expect to find. Although limited statistical information is available, Wintersville is occupied by at least some residents who commute to Pittsburgh. The Weirton-Steubenville metropolitan area has been working to advertise itself as a suburb of Pittsburgh with a lower cost of living, safer neighborhoods and schools, and an atmosphere of small-town tranquility with major city conveniences. As a result, each weekday evening at approximately 6PM, the road from Sunset Boulevard in Steubenville to Main Street in Wintersville becomes quite concentrated with traffic. This temporary flux in traffic concentration is probably a result of the life of working in Pittsburgh but living in the suburbs of Steubenville and Wintersville.

[edit] Geography

Location of Wintersville, Ohio

Wintersville is located at 40°22′38″N, 80°42′23″W (40.377190, -80.706510)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,067 people, 1,743 households, and 1,188 families residing in the village. The population density was 446.1/km² (1,154.4/mi²). There were 1,802 housing units at an average density of 197.7/km² (511.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.82% White, 6.02% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 1,743 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the village the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,330, and the median income for a family was $46,190. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $20,969 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,941. About 3.7% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Jefferson County, Ohio
Steubenville, county seat
Municipalities

Amsterdam | Bergholz | Bloomingdale | Dillonvale | Empire | Irondale | Mingo Junction | Mount Pleasant | New Alexandria | Rayland | Richmond | Smithfield | Steubenville | Stratton | Tiltonsville | Toronto | Wintersville
Townships

Brush Creek | Cross Creek | Island Creek | Knox | Mount Pleasant | Ross | Salem | Saline | Smithfield | Springfield | Steubenville | Warren | Wayne | Wells
Other localities

Brilliant | East Springfield | Hammondsville | Hopewell | Piney Fork | Wolf Run | Weems
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