Mount Orab, Ohio facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mount Orab, Ohio
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Village
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Aerial view of central Mt. Orab
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Location of Mount Orab, Ohio
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Location of Mount Orab in Brown County
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.69 sq mi (25.09 km2) |
| • Land | 9.69 sq mi (25.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 942 ft (287 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 3,664 |
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3,444 |
| • Density | 355.56/sq mi (137.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
45154
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| Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-52906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065073 |
| Website | https://www.mtoraboh.us/ |
Mount Orab is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,664 at the 2010 census.
History
Mount Orab was laid out in 1850. The village's name most likely is derived from Mount Horeb, a place in the Hebrew Bible.
Geography
Mount Orab is located at 39°1′47″N 83°55′30″W / 39.02972°N 83.92500°W (39.029613, -83.924918).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.89 square miles (23.02 km2), all land.
Gallery
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Aerial view of central Mt. Orab.
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Mt. Orab corporation limit sign.
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Looking northwest at the intersection of Tri-County Highway (Old Ohio Highway 32) and High Street (US Highway 68) in Mt. Orab.
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Water tower in Mt. Orab.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 242 | — | |
| 1890 | 336 | 38.8% | |
| 1900 | 561 | 67.0% | |
| 1910 | 539 | −3.9% | |
| 1920 | 545 | 1.1% | |
| 1930 | 541 | −0.7% | |
| 1940 | 589 | 8.9% | |
| 1950 | 758 | 28.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,058 | 39.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,306 | 23.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,573 | 20.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,929 | 22.6% | |
| 2000 | 2,307 | 19.6% | |
| 2010 | 3,664 | 58.8% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 3,444 | −6.0% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,664 people, 1,381 households, and 1,013 families living in the village. The population density was 412.1 inhabitants per square mile (159.1/km2). There were 1,473 housing units at an average density of 165.7 per square mile (64.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 1,381 households, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.
The median age in the village was 33.7 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.
In the media
- Mount Orab was formerly home to the Lake Drive-In movie theater, which was destroyed by a storm in the late 1980s. After the theater was shut down, the management posted "Gone with the Wind" on the marquee, a punning reference to the storm. A local newspaper printed a picture of the marquee prompting rumors that a tornado had taken the theater out during a re-release of Gone with the Wind. [1]
- A 1942 photograph in the Library of Congress, long thought to be a picture of another small Ohio town (Mount Gilead), was recently identified as Mount Orab by sharp-eyed observers on the Shorpy.com website. [2]
Education
The village contains four public schools, Mount Orab Elementary School, Mount Orab Middle School, Western Brown High School and Southern State Community College. Mount Orab has a public library, a branch of the Brown County Public Library.
See also
In Spanish: Mount Orab (Ohio) para niños
