Tiltonsville, Ohio

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Tiltonsville, Ohio
Location of Tiltonsville, Ohio
Location of Tiltonsville, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°10′15″N 80°41′52″W / 40.17083, -80.69778
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jefferson
Area
 - Total 0.6 sq mi (1.4 km²)
 - Land 0.6 sq mi (1.4 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 669 ft (204 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,329
 - Density 2,392.2/sq mi (923.6/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43963
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-76806[2]
GNIS feature ID 1061689[1]

Tiltonsville is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,329 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Tiltonsville is located at 40°10′15″N, 80°41′52″W (40.170721, -80.697680)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,329 people, 609 households, and 386 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,392.2 people per square mile (916.3/km²). There were 685 housing units at an average density of 1,233.0/sq mi (472.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.95% White, 0.23% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population.

There were 609 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the village the population was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,929, and the median income for a family was $36,691. Males had a median income of $32,167 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,052. About 12.3% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Popular culture

The Ohio Valley poet James Wright mentions Tiltonsville in his poem, "Autumn Comes to Martins Ferry, Ohio."[citation needed]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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