Seville, Ohio

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Seville, Ohio
Location of Seville, Ohio
Location of Seville, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°0′56″N 81°51′52″W / 41.01556, -81.86444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Medina
Area
 - Total 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km²)
 - Land 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 978 ft (298 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,160
 - Density 1,070.9/sq mi (413.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44273
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-71486[2]
GNIS feature ID 1065301[1]

Seville is a village in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,160 at the 2000 census. The community was named after Sevilla, a city in Andalusia[1], Spain.

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[edit] Geography

Seville is located at 41°0′56″N, 81°51′52″W (41.015620, -81.864363)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,160 people, 808 households, and 611 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,070.9 people per square mile (412.9/km²). There were 847 housing units at an average density of 419.9/sq mi (161.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.5% White, 0.19% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 808 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,935, and the median income for a family was $54,844. Males had a median income of $41,339 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,644. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Famous Sevillians

The giants Martin Van Buren Bates and his wife Anna Haining Bates lived a good portion of their lives here and are buried in Mound Hill Cemetery, within the city limits.

[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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