Summerfield, Ohio

Summerfield, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of Summerfield, Ohio
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Noble
Area
 • Total 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Land 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,201 ft (366 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 296
 • Density 799.3/sq mi (308.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43788
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-75406[2]
GNIS feature ID 1076998[1]

Summerfield is a village in Noble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 296 at the 2000 census.

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History

Pioneer Samuel Danford settled in the Summerfield vicinity in 1817; his farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography

Summerfield is located at (39.797127, -81.336245)[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 296 people, 103 households, and 77 families residing in the village. The population density was 799.3 people per square mile (308.9/km²). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 313.3 per square mile (121.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 103 households out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the village the population was spread out with 35.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $29,844. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,132. About 19.8% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 24.4% 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. ^ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1119-1120.
  4. ^ "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.