Cedarville is a
village
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in
Greene County,
Ohio
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, United States. The village is within the
Dayton
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Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,257 at the
2020 census.
History
Cedarville was settled by Irish and Scottish immigrants in 1799. Cedarville was originally known as Milford, and under the latter name was
plat
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ted in 1816. This was because of postal confusion with the city of
Milford, Ohio. A post office called
Massies Creek was established in 1837, and the name was changed to Cedarville in 1843. The present name is for
cedar trees near the original town site.
For many years beginning in the 1880s, public life in Cedarville centered around the downtown
Cedarville Opera House
The Cedarville Opera House is a historic theater in the village of Cedarville, Ohio, United States. Erected in 1888 on Main Street in downtown Cedarville, it has been a premier part of community life since its construction.Owen, Lorrie K., ed. ...
; it survives to the present day, and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 4,019 people, 686 households, and 411 families living in the village. The
population density
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was . There were 759 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.4%
White
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, 2.3%
African American
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, 0.1%
Native American, 1.1%
Asian, 0.3% from
other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
There were 686 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were
married couples
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living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the village was 21 years. 9.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 66.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 8.4% were from 25 to 44; 9.8% were from 45 to 64; and 6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,828 people, 681 households, and 420 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 722 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.06%
White
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, 1.99%
African American
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, 0.39%
Native American, 0.81%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.31% from
other races, and 1.41% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 681 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were
married couples
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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08.
The village's population primarily consists of college-age students, with 10.4% of residents being under the age of 18, 65.0% from 18 to 24, 10.7% from 25 to 44, 8.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,200, and the median income for a family was $44,234. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,813 for females. The
per capita income
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for the village was $9,499. About 5.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
Culture
CedarFest
To celebrate its distinction as the birthplace of
James H. Kyle, Cedarville commemorates Labor Day with CedarFest, an annual festival. The weekend is capped by a fireworks display on the Sunday before Labor Day in Cedar Park.
Little Town of Lights
The Little Town of Lights is held annually on the first weekend of December. Residents coordinate their outdoor lighted decorations (traditionally empty gallon milk jugs with a candle placed inside) and also compete for the best display.
Education
The Cedar Cliff Local School District operates three public schools combined in one building in the village: Cedarville Elementary School, Cedarville Middle School, and
Cedarville High School. The Cedar Cliff Local School District gets its name from the two towns which it serves, Cedarville and
Clifton.
Cedarville University, a Baptist institution, has been in operation at Cedarville since 1887.
Cedarville has a public library, a branch of the
Greene County Public Library
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.
Notable people
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David Jeremiah, evangelist
*
Bumpus Jones,
Major League Baseball
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player
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Mike Kellogg, radio evangelist
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James H. Kyle, politician,
South Dakota
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senator, "Father" of
Labor Day
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Eleanor Parker
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, actress
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Whitelaw Reid
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After assisting Horace Greeley as editor of the ''New-Yo ...
, newspaper publisher and statesman
References
External links
Village of CedarvilleCedarville Chamber of CommerceCedarville branch of the Greene Country Public LibraryCedarville University
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Villages in Greene County, Ohio
Populated places established in 1816
1816 establishments in Ohio
Villages in Ohio