Sinking Spring, Ohio

Sinking Spring, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of Sinking Spring, Ohio
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
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] 866 ft (264 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 158
 • Density 337.6/sq mi (130.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 45172
Area code(s) 937
FIPS code 39-72578[2]
GNIS feature ID 1065330[1]

Sinking Spring is a village in Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 158 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Sinking Spring is located at (39.074266, -83.387139)[3].

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

Sinking Spring was named for a small flow which, after emerging from Niagaran limestone, disappears underground in joints of eastward-dipping rocks.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 158 people, 57 households, and 44 families residing in the village. The population density was 337.6 people per square mile (129.8/km²). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 134.6 per square mile (51.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.47% White, 1.90% Native American, and 0.63% from two or more races.

There were 57 households out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $38,333 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,089. About 7.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 28.6% of those sixty five or over.

Notable residents

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.