Lockington, Ohio
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| Lockington, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Shelby |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) |
| - Land | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 208 |
| - Density | 2,494.0/sq mi (962.9/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-44352[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065016[1] |
Lockington (originally founded as Locksport[3]) is a village in Washington Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States, along Loramie Creek. The population was 208 at the 2000 census.
Located along the old Miami and Erie Canal, Lockington gets its name because it was the site of a canal lock. It sat at the junction of the main canal with a feeder coming from Port Jefferson and Sidney.
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Although Lockington historically has been an unincorporated community, it incorporated in the 1980s. The village has no post office and surface mail is delivered to the community from the Piqua Post Office, so the 45356 zip code applies to Lockington as a rural route for Piqua. The main throughway is Miami Conservency Road which becomes Piqua-Lockington Road in neighboring Miami County where a suburban neighborhood for Lockington exists on the adjacent Landman Mill Road.
[edit] Geography
Lockington is located at (40.208681, -84.235779)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 208 people, 74 households, and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,494.0 people per square mile (1,003.9/km²). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 923.3/sq mi (371.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.12% White, 2.40% African American and 0.48% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 74 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $39,500. Males had a median income of $25,694 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,374. About 9.4% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty-five or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Travel back in time: Discover Ohio’s Miami and Erie Canal (PDF) 22. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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