Waynesville, Ohio

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Waynesville is a village in Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,558, up from 1,949 in 1990. It is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. The village, located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 42 and State Route 73, is known for its antique stores, its annual sauerkraut festival. Caesar Creek State Park is located five miles east of the village.

Waynesville is served by the Mary L. Cook Public Library. In 2005, the library loaned more than 203,000 items to its 8,000 cardholders. Total holdings in 2005 were over 67,000 volumes with over 110 periodical subscriptions. ^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Geography

Waynesville is located at 39°31′55″N, 84°5′11″W (39.532037, -84.086460)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.99%) is water.

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[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,558 people, 1,005 households, and 721 families residing in the village. The population density was 435.1/km² (1,124.8/mi²). There were 1,037 housing units at an average density of 176.4/km² (456.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.32% White, 0.08% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 1,005 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,202, and the median income for a family was $56,538. Males had a median income of $41,932 versus $31,207 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,539. About 1.9% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

All of the village is in the Wayne Local School District. It is served by the Waynesville telephone exchange and the Waynesville post office.

[edit] References

^ 2005 Ohio Public Library Statistics:Statistics by County and Town. State Library of Ohio. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.

[edit] External links

Official site
Mary L. Cook Public Library
Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.532037° -84.08646°
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[edit] References

Elva R. Adams. Warren County Revisited. [Lebanon, Ohio]: Warren County Historical Society, 1989.
Robert L. Black. The Little Miami Railroad. Cincinnati: n.p., 1940.
The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, Ohio: The Centennial Atlas Association, 1903.
Josiah Morrow. The History of Warren County, Ohio. Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1883. (Reprinted several times)
Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
William E. Smith. History of Southwestern Ohio: The Miami Valleys. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1964. 3 vols.
Warren County Engineer's Office. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.

	Warren County, Ohio Lebanon, county seat
Municipalities	Blanchester \| Butlerville \| Carlisle \| Corwin \| Franklin \| Harveysburg \| Lebanon \| Loveland \| Maineville \| Mason \| Middletown \| Monroe \| Morrow \| Pleasant Plain \| Springboro \| South Lebanon \| Waynesville
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