Perrysville, Ohio

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Perrysville is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 816 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Perrysville is located at 40°39′26″N, 82°18′41″W (40.657280, -82.311518)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. Except for a single river that travels down the South Western edge of the town, known as the Mohican River.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 816 people, 329 households, and 231 families residing in the village. The population density was 403.9/km² (1,052.1/mi²). There were 356 housing units at an average density of 176.2/km² (459.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.53% White, 0.49% African American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 329 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,408, and the median income for a family was $35,781. Males had a median income of $27,031 versus $20,208 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,603. About 14.9% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.