Peebles, Ohio Facts for Kids

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Village
Looking south on Main Street (Ohio State Route 41)
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Adams
Township	Meigs
Area
• Total	1.21 sq mi (3.14 km²)
• Land	1.21 sq mi (3.14 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,774
• Density	1,461.29/sq mi (564.11/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45660
Area code(s)	937, 326
FIPS code	39-61420
GNIS feature ID	2399644

Peebles is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. It is 64 miles (103 km) east of Cincinnati. The population was 1,774 at the 2020 census.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Education
Notable people
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History

Peebles was founded in 1881 with the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named for John G. Peebles, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the settlement. That railroad was the Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad, today the Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (CCET).

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.18 square miles (3.06 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	358	—
1900	763	113.1%
1910	921	20.7%
1920	1,008	9.4%
1930	1,235	22.5%
1940	1,356	9.8%
1950	1,498	10.5%
1960	1,601	6.9%
1970	1,629	1.7%
1980	1,790	9.9%
1990	1,782	−0.4%
2000	1,739	−2.4%
2010	1,782	2.5%
2020	1,774	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

The village's estimated median household income was $19,058 in 2009, and the median income for a family was $30,390. The village's per capita income was $13,739. About 27.1% of residents of the village were below the poverty line, including 26.3% for White residents, 100% for African American residents, 0% for Hispanic and Latino residents, 100% for Native American residents, and 37.6% of residents of two or more races.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, 1,782 people, 758 households, and 456 families resided in the village. The population density was 1,469 inhabitants per square mile (567/km²). There were 867 housing units at an average density of 722.5 per square mile (279.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 758 households, of which 35.09% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04.

As of the census of 2010 the population by age was 27.5% under the age of 18, 72.5% of the age 18 & over, 5.84% of the age 20 to 24, 11.22% of the age 25 to 34, 19.36% of the age 35 to 49, 17.56% of the age 50 to 64, 14.7% of the age 65 & over. There were 839 males and 943 females.