Brookside, Ohio

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Brookside, Ohio
Location of Brookside, Ohio
Location of Brookside, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°4′17″N 80°45′38″W / 40.07139, -80.76056
Country United States
State Ohio
County Belmont
Area
 - Total 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
 - Land 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 659 ft (201 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 644
 - Density 3,714.6/sq mi (1,434.2/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-09316[2]
GNIS feature ID 1048556[1]

Brookside is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 644 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Brookside is located at 40°4′17″N, 80°45′38″W (40.071422, -80.760632)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 644 people, 283 households, and 191 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,714.7 people per square mile (1,462.6/km²). There were 304 housing units at an average density of 1,753.5/sq mi (690.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.05% White, 2.17% African American, 0.31% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races.

There were 283 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the village the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,297, and the median income for a family was $43,594. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,295. About 5.1% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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