Oak Hill, Ohio facts for kids
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Oak Hill, Ohio
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2) |
| • Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,551 |
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1,522 |
| • Density | 1,332.75/sq mi (514.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
45656
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| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-57596 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1080995 |
| Website | www.oakhillvillage.net |
Oak Hill is a village in Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,551 at the 2010 census.
History
Oak Hill was also a stop on Morgan's Raid, led by Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan during the American Civil War. Oak Hill was settled by Welsh immigrants that had been stranded on the Ohio River in Gallipolis.
Nineteenth-century events
- 1814 - First settler, Peter Seel
- 1818 - First Welsh settlers
- 1819 - Organization of the Union Baptist Church
- 1835 - Organization of the Moriah "Mother Church"
- 1837 - Establishment of the post office
- 1837 - Organization of Horeb Church
- 1839 - Beginning of Welsh immigration
- 1841 - Organization of Bethel Church
- 1841 - Organization of Congregational Church
- 1843 - Organization of Sardis Church
- 1843 - Organization of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church (United Presbyterian Church)
- 1853 - Construction of Jefferson Furnace
- 1856 - Organization of Gallia Baptist Church
- 1866 - Establishment of Portland Masonic Lodge No. 366
- 1873 - Incorporation of the village
- 1880 - Creation of the Oak Hill Morgan Academy
- 1881 - First Newspaper Created
- 1891 - Creation of the Farmers' Bank
- 1873 - Incorporation of the Aetna Fire Brick and Coal Company
- 1873 - Incorporation of the Oak Hill Fire Brick Company
- 1898 - Incorporation of the Ohio Fire Brick Company
- 1893 - Formation of the Oak Hill Local Union School District
Geography
Oak Hill is located at 38°53′47″N 82°34′14″W / 38.89639°N 82.57056°W (38.896514, -82.570649).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.14 square miles (2.95 km2), all land.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 646 | — | |
| 1890 | 657 | 1.7% | |
| 1900 | 825 | 25.6% | |
| 1910 | 1,148 | 39.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,394 | 21.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,578 | 13.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,619 | 2.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,615 | −0.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,748 | 8.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,642 | −6.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,713 | 4.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,831 | 6.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,685 | −8.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,551 | −8.0% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,522 | −1.9% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,551 people, 624 households, and 386 families living in the village. The population density was 1,360.5 inhabitants per square mile (525.3/km2). There were 687 housing units at an average density of 602.6 per square mile (232.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.
As of 2010 the largest self-identified ancestry/ethnic groups in Oak Hill were:
- American 12.8%
- German 10.8%
- Welsh 10.3%
- Irish 5.7%
- English 5.4%
- French 1.2%
- Scots-Irish 1.1%
There were 624 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.4% 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 2.49 and the average family size was 3.12.
The median age in the village was 36.3 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
Landmarks
The Welsh museum is the only one of its kind in the United States and houses Welsh books, bibles, documents, pictures, and a fine collection of other Welsh items. Maintained by local historian Mildred Bangert, the Welsh-American Heritage Museum [1] is located in the old Welsh Congregational Church in Oak Hill.
Jackson Lake is a man-made lake, in Lake Jackson State Park, near the city limits of Oak Hill. The park is the home of the Jefferson Furnace, in which pig iron for the ironclad USS Monitor was made during the Civil War. The Jefferson Furnace is available to sightseers as of 2005[update]. The furnace is located at the edge of the lake on State Route 279.
See also
In Spanish: Oak Hill (Ohio) para niños
