Bainbridge is a

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in Ross County,

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, United States, along Paint Creek. The population was 860 at the 2010 census. Bainbridge is the location of Pike Lake State Park.

Geography

Bainbridge is located at (39.227074, -83.269564). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 860 people, 357 households, and 228 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 394 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.4%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.2% Native American, and 2.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 357 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were

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living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.1% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the village was 43.2 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.9% male and 54.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,012 people, 397 households, and 277 families living in the village. The

was 1,975.9 people per square mile (766.1/km²). There were 451 housing units at an average density of 880.5 per square mile (341.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.41%

, 0.20%

, 0.10% Native American, 0.10%

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, and 0.20% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.20% of the population. It is the hometown of medal of honor recipient Forrest E. Everhart There were 397 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were

living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $26,417, and the median income for a family was $31,645. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the village was $14,905. About 17.0% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the

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, including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bainbridge students attend high school at

Paint Valley High School Paint Valley High School is a high school located in Bainbridge, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Paint Valley Local School District. The school mascot is the Bearcat. Paint Valley has school clubs such as FCS, NHS, E-Sports, and many mor ...

, which contains students from Bainbridge and Bourneville. The school mascot is the bearcat, and the teams play in the

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. Bainbridge is also home of the first dental school in the United States. Opened by Dr. John M. Harris in 1825, the school is now a museum. Bainbridge has a public library, a branch of the Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library.

References

book by Nancy Baum written in collaboration with the Bainbridge Historical Society

External links

Fall Festival of Leaves

Photographs of Bainbridge
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