Hicksville, Ohio

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Hicksville, Ohio
Location of Hicksville, Ohio
Location of Hicksville, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°17′39″N 84°45′43″W / 41.29417, -84.76194
Country United States
State Ohio
County Defiance
Area
 - Total 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
 - Land 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 761 ft (232 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 3,649
 - Density 1,450.4/sq mi (560.0/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43526
Area code(s) 419
FIPS code 39-35098[2]
GNIS feature ID 1064833[1]

Hicksville is a village in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,649 at the 2000 census.

Hicksville was the hometown of Daeida Wilcox Beveridge, who, with her husband, developed the Los Angeles suburb of Hollywood.

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[edit] Geography

Hicksville is located at 41°17′39″N, 84°45′43″W (41.294281, -84.762078)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,649 people, 1,476 households, and 957 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,450.4 people per square mile (559.1/km²). There were 1,567 housing units at an average density of 622.8/sq mi (240.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.88% White, 0.14% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 1.34% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.32% of the population.

There were 1,476 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,459, and the median income for a family was $43,571. Males had a median income of $32,066 versus $22,413 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,385. About 2.1% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Schools

Hicksville has two different schools, Hicksville Elementary School and Hicksville High School, home of the Aces. However, the school district is in the process of building a new school which is planned to be ready by Christmas of 2008.

[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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