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Ohio City, Ohio
Village
Main Street downtown
Main Street downtown
Location of Ohio City, Ohio
Location of Ohio City, Ohio
Location of Ohio City in Van Wert County
Location of Ohio City in Van Wert County
Country United States
State Ohio
County Van Wert
Township Liberty
Government
 • Type Mayor–Council
Area
 • Total 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Land 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 651
 • Density 1,230.62/sq mi (475.12/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45874
Area code(s) 419
FIPS code 39-58002
GNIS feature ID 2399563

Ohio City is a village in Liberty Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The population was 651 at the 2020 census. It is included within the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1890 666
1900 862 29.4%
1910 860 −0.2%
1920 848 −1.4%
1930 879 3.7%
1940 870 −1.0%
1950 861 −1.0%
1960 851 −1.2%
1970 816 −4.1%
1980 881 8.0%
1990 899 2.0%
2000 784 −12.8%
2010 705 −10.1%
2020 651 −7.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 705 people, 287 households, and 198 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,330.2 inhabitants per square mile (513.6/km2). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 637.7 per square mile (246.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% White, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 287 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the village was 40.1 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

History

The village was platted on March 4–8, 1876, by Butler, Patterson & Company as Van Wert Junction. On June 1, 1882, a vote was taken with 28 for and 11 against to change the name to Enterprise. The name Enterprise caused much confusion to the post office at the time because there was another Enterprise in Preble County. Again, the name was in need of being changed.

The town council met on June 1, 1890, and a man by the name of Lewis J. Kiggins brought up the subject, and asked the rest of the men if they liked Ohio City. The vote was taken and Ohio City became the new name.

In 1910, Ohio City was a very prosperous town. Being on the junction of several major railroads, its importance allowed it to sport three churches, one union school, two dry goods stores, two hardware stores, one clothing store, two millinery establishments, three hotels, three restaurants, one bakery, four saloons, two shoe shops, one tailor shop, one silversmith shop, one slack barrel factory, one lumber yard, two blacksmith shops, two elevators, one tile factory, one beet dump, two sawmills, one harness shop, one ice-making house, and three railroads all using the centrally located Union Depot.

Education

Ohio City has a public library, a branch of the Brumback Library.

Arts and culture

The annual "Lambert Days" festival (honoring John William Lambert) is held on the third full weekend in July. This festival has activities such as a car show, a whiffle ball tournament, softball, a parade, and a Texas hold 'em tournament.

See also

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