Attica, Ohio

Attica, Ohio
—  Village  —
Downtown viewed from South Main Street, looking toward the intersection of Ohio 4 and U.S. 224
Location of Attica, Ohio
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Seneca
Founded 1833
Area
 • Total 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
 • Land 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 948 ft (289 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 955
 • Density 1,783.4/sq mi (688.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44807
Area code(s) 419
FIPS code 39-02820[2]
GNIS feature ID 1048470[1]
Website http://www.attica-cic.com/

Attica is a village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The population was 955 at the 2000 census.

Attica was designed a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

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Geography

Attica is located at (41.064826, -82.884790)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 955 people, 393 households, and 277 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,783.4 people per square mile (682.8/km²). There were 430 housing units at an average density of 803.0 per square mile (307.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.95% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 393 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% 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 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,529, and the median income for a family was $44,408. Males had a median income of $37,833 versus $22,969 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,942. About 8.6% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Attica is in the Seneca East Local School District.[4] Until consolidation with Republic into Seneca East, the village was served by the Attica School District.

Notable native

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  4. ^ District website
  5. ^ National Press Photographers Association

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