Shadyside, Ohio

Shadyside, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of Shadyside, Ohio
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Belmont
Area
 • Total 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Land 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 689 ft (210 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,675
 • Density 3,844.6/sq mi (1,484.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43947
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-71640[2]
GNIS feature ID 1065307[1]

Shadyside is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,675 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Shadyside is located at (39.971385, -80.750752)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (2.04%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,675 people, 1,721 households, and 1,044 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,844.6 people per square mile (1,478.0/km²). There were 1,856 housing units at an average density of 1,941.6 per square mile (746.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.24% White, 0.11% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.

There were 1,721 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the village the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,989, and the median income for a family was $39,364. Males had a median income of $35,703 versus $18,973 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,636. About 5.9% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Shadyside is home to three schools Shadyside High School, Leona Avenue Middle School and Jefferson elementary. There are 853 students and 43 teachers. The student to teach ratio is 19.9:1. The school system is 99.9% white and has a 51% (female) to 48% (male) split for gender.[4] The High School is located at 3890 Lincoln Avenue, Shadyside, Ohio 43947. The middle school is located at 3795 Leona Avenue Shadyside, Ohio 43947. Jefferson can be found at 4895 Jefferson Ave.Shadyside, Ohio 43947. [5]

The school system has a strong alumni association. It provides services to the community along with scholarships, a fund to help develop academic programs within the school and reunions. As of December 31, 2001 there were 699 members in the association.[6]

1990 flood

On the evening of June 14, 1990, three inches (76 mm) of rain fell in less than two hours, creating a flash flood in the Shadyside area which caused twenty-six fatalities and destroyed or damaged many buildings. Flooding occurred along Pike Creek, Wegee Creek, and Cumberland Run. Witnesses reported seeing a "wall of water" ten to thirty feet high moving downstream.[7]

Notable residents

See also

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. ^ http://www.localschooldirectory.com/city-schools/Shadyside/OH
  5. ^ http://www.shadyside.k12.oh.us/
  6. ^ http://shadysidealumni.org/new_site/default.asp
  7. ^ "Shadyside Ohio Flooding, June 14, 1990", National Weather Service Wilmington, Ohio office

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