Ansonia is a

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Darke County Darke County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,881. Its county seat is Greenville. The county was created in 1809 and later organized in 1817. It is named for William Darke, an officer in the ...

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, United States. The population was 1,174 at the 2010 census.

History

Ansonia was founded in 1845 under the name of "Dallas." The village initially grew slowly; significant expansion only came after the coming of a railroad in 1852. Because dense

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s hindered settlement in the vicinity, woodland was plentiful, and Ansonia became a center of manufacturing for

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products. In 1873, the residents replaced their old school with a substantial two-

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building at the cost of ten thousand dollars; this building was the first home of Ansonia High School, which was founded in that year. In turn, this building was demolished and a replacement erected in 1903. Another prominent structure in the village was a

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; built of

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in 1911, it was the first mausoleum in Darke County. In its early decades, Ansonia was heavily influenced by

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. The community's first lodge was chartered on October 21, 1874, with a membership of sixteen; in its first forty years, this lodge expanded nearly eightfold. An

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lodge was instituted on June 18, 1875, with sixteen members; it grew nearly sevenfold in its first forty years. Sixteen women in the community founded a chapter of the Daughters of Rebekah in 1894, and a lodge of the

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was also established in the village in 1889.Ansonia Mirror newspaper transcriptions in the Garst Museum, Greenville

Geography

Ansonia is located at (40.213200, -84.637978). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is approximately six miles north of the

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of Greenville.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,174 people, 448 households, and 322 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 500 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.8%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.2%

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, 0.2% from

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, and 0.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.6% of the population. There were 448 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were

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living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62, and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the village was 35.4 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64, and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,145 people, 451 households, and 331 families living in the village. The

was 1,717.0 people per square mile (659.8/km²). There were 479 housing units at an average density of 718.3 per square mile (276.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.13%

, 0.26% Native American, 0.52% from

, and 0.09% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.40% of the population. There were 451 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were

living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% 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 2.99. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,882, and the median income for a family was $38,529. Males had a median income of $28,452 versus $22,460 for females. The

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for the village was $16,633. About 4.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20080606003515/http://www.ansoniaohio.us/ {{Authority control Villages in Ohio Villages in Darke County, Ohio 1845 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1845