| Dresden, Ohio | |
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| — Village — | |
| Nickname(s): Basket Village USA | |
| Location of Dresden, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Muskingum |
| Townships | Jefferson, Cass |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bob Lane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,529 |
| • Density | 1,274.17/sq mi (493.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 43821 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-22610[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1048667[1] |
| Website | http://www.basketvillageusa.com/ |
Dresden is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River at the mouth of Wakatomika Creek. It was incorporated on March 9, 1835.[3] The population was 1,529 at the 2010 census.
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Dresden is located on or near the site of a Shawnee (Native American) village known as Wakatomika, which gave its name to Wakatomika Creek, the creek that empties into the Muskingum River near the northern edge of the village. These were the eastern-most of the Shawnee villages, and the home of the most hostile of that tribe. David Zeisberger, the Moravian missionary, preached there in 1773 in an effort to convert them; but the wrongs done to Chief Logan and other Ohio Native Americans were discussed at this place with much rancor, and war parties had been going out from here against the white settlers in spite of attempts by the Delaware (tribe) to intercede.[4] On August 7, 1774[5], Colonel Angus McDonald brought 400 men from Fort Pittsburg in the Wakatomica Campaign of Lord Dunmore's War to fight the Shawnee. The settlement of Wakatomika, as well as four, other villages was burned to the ground and three chiefs were taken prisoner.[6][7]
In the 19th century Dresden was an important trading town on the Ohio and Erie Canal. A side cut canal linked the Ohio and Erie Canal with the Muskingum River. A suspension bridge built by George Willison Adams and John Augustus Roebling once crossed the Muskingum River at Dresden.[8]
Dresden is the birthplace of the Longaberger Company, famous for handmade maple splint baskets. Started in 1919 by the J.W. Longaberger family, the company today employs nearly 30,000[9] people as the largest manufacturer of handmade baskets in the United States. It is home of "The World's Largest Basket", according to the Guinness Book of World Records.[10]
Dresden is located at (40.121286, -82.013094)[11].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (3.31%) is water.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 391 |
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| 1840 | 819 | 109.5% | |
| 1850 | 1,445 | 76.4% | |
| 1860 | 1,409 | −2.5% | |
| 1870 | 1,156 | −18.0% | |
| 1880 | 1,204 | 4.2% | |
| 1890 | 1,247 | 3.6% | |
| 1900 | 1,600 | 28.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,549 | −3.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,700 | 9.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,362 | −19.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,350 | −0.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,310 | −3.0% | |
| 1960 | 1,338 | 2.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,516 | 13.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,646 | 8.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,581 | −3.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,423 | −10.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,529 | 7.4% | |
As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 1,529 people, 651 households, and 493 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,274.17 people per square mile (493.2/km²). There were 705 housing units at an average density of 587.5 per square mile (227.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.
There were 651 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 19, 4.8% from 20 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
As of the census of 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $38,523, and the median income for a family was $48,977. Males had a median income of $31,324 versus $21,524 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,527. About 5.9% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Dresden is located in the Tri-Valley Local School District, and is home to Dresden Elementary School, Tri-Valley Middle School, and Tri-Valley High School.
Dresden is served by a branch of the Muskingum County Library System.
Dresden has the following historic structures of note:
Source: G. W. Adams Educational Center
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