| Buchtel, Ohio | |
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| — Village — | |
| Location of Buchtel, Ohio | |
| Detailed map of Buchtel | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Athens, Hocking |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 574 |
| • Density | 1,194.2/sq mi (461.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45716 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-09834[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1075462[1] |
Buchtel is a village in Athens and Hocking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, just northeast of Nelsonville. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. A former name for the village is Bessemer. William Currens Devol lived there with his parents during his high school and college years.
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Buchtel is located at (39.461269, -82.182017)[3], along Snow Fork, a tributary of Monday Creek.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²).None of the area is covered with water.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 574 people, 232 households, and 164 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,194.2 people per square mile (461.7/km²). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 513.9 per square mile (198.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.86% White, 0.52% African American, 1.22% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 232 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,632, and the median income for a family was $31,607. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,324. About 15.5% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
The residents of Buchtel are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School. Buchtel borders the site of the Nelsonville-York City School District campus, but the school property is located within the Nelsonville City limits.
They are also served by the Athens County Public Library with branches in Albany, Athens, Chauncey, Coolville, Glouster, Nelsonville, and The Plains.
Buchtel is locally known for a large local spring (nicknamed the "watering trough") close to State Route 78. This spring emerges from an abandoned mine shaft that has been dammed up. Many area residents get water at this spring.
Buchtel was mainly known as a coal mining community started by syndicate man John R. Buchtel who used his profits from the area to start Buchtel College, later became the University of Akron. The coal was used to heat pig iron into iron ingots in large furnaces in the area and was very profitable until a better grade of iron was discovered at Lake Erie. John helped to bring trains to the county, to ship out the iron and coal and to the large industrial cities. He created a foundry at Nelsonville to make coal train cars to haul the coal to the north.
The coal mine was called the old #8 coal mine for many years. There is a city park currently on the spot of the old mine. The coal mines in the area closed down when better grades of coal which contained less sulphur were discovered elsewhere.
The Buchtel Catholic church is a city icon and has been in operation for over one hundred years. Recent additions have made it a beautiful landmark. Descendants of the original residents of Buchtel are still in attendance.
The descendants of the original settlers are of mainly Irish, German and Hungarian ancestry.
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