| Russia, Ohio | |
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| — Village — | |
| St. Remy Catholic Church, a community landmark | |
| Location of Russia, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Shelby |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Terence Daugherty |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 551 |
| • Density | 854.0/sq mi (329.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45363 |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39-69344[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1049142[1] |
| Website | http://www.russiaoh.com/ |
Russia (pronounced /ˈruːʃiː/) is a village in Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 551 at the 2000 census.
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Russia was founded by Lewis Phillips, who purchased and platted the land where the village now sits. Phillips' house, built in 1853, was the first house in Russia; other settlers followed by the late 1850s. Phillips was also the first businessman in the village, opening a grocery store in 1853. Later settlers soon founded a dry goods store and multiple sawmills; Russia's economy was once heavily dependent on its sawmills. The earliest settlers were Frenchmen who had formerly lived in the Russian Empire; they named the village "Russia" because it lay in countryside that resembled the lands of their former home.[3]:365
Russia was established in an area that was already predominately French. In the early part of the nineteenth century, a large number of emigrants from Alsace, Lorraine, and other parts of France settled in southwestern Shelby County and the adjacent portions of northeastern Darke County. Besides Russia, these immigrants founded the communities of Frenchtown and Versailles. By the middle of the 1850s, the heavily Roman Catholic population had grown to the point that multiple parishes were established in the area. A log church was built and dedicated to Saint Remigius, the patron saint of France, and Mass was first celebrated there on June 15, 1854. The congregation soon outgrew its building and constructed a new brick church; when it became too small, a larger brick church was constructed and completed in 1892.[3]:367 Today, St. Remy's Catholic Church dominates Russia's skyline. The village is one of many small communities in a heavily Catholic region of western Ohio known as the "Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches".[4]
Russia is located at (40.234696, -84.410416)[5].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 551 people, 197 households, and 157 families residing in the village. The population density was 854.0 people per square mile (327.3/km²). There were 206 housing units at an average density of 319.3 per square mile (122.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.46% White, 0.18% Asian, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.
There were 197 households out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $51,250, and the median income for a family was $62,143. Males had a median income of $40,208 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,577. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.
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