Clay Center is a
village
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in
Ottawa County,
Ohio
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, United States. The population was 262 at the
2020 census.
History
Clay Center derives its name from originally being the center of a larger
Clay Township.
When Ottawa County was founded in 1840, Allen Township did not exist, but was the northern half of a larger Clay Township. When the Townships split in 1888, Clay Center became a part of Allen Township.
The town was founded by William Clark, a land speculator who believed a town in the center of the large township would be more likely to grow than the southern population center, Genoa. In 1883 Clay Township and Genoa discussed building a new Town Hall, and it was decided that Clay Township would help construct the building in downtown Genoa, instead of the geographic center in Clay Center. Local tradition states that this was the reason for Clay Township splitting in two a few years later. This was not the case when other public investments were made in the community. When Clay-Genoa schools merged with the Allen township school district in the 1950s to form the Genoa Area Local School District, the new high school was built just outside of Clay Center, and when the Clay-Genoa and Allen Township fire departments merged in 1999, a new Allen-Clay Joint Fire District headquarters was soon built just outside of Clay Center.
Geography
Clay Center is located at (41.566199, -83.362952).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 276 people, 103 households, and 74 families living in the village. The
population density
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was . There were 114 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.2%
White
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, 1.1% from
other races
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, and 0.7% from two or more races.
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or
Latino
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of any race were 5.8% of the population.
There were 103 households, of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were
married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20.
The median age in the village was 32.8 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 21.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 294 people, 109 households, and 84 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 113 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.30%
White
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, 1.70% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 4.42% of the population.
There were 109 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were
married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $55,000, and the median income for a family was $55,375. Males had a median income of $40,714 versus $27,813 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $22,180. About 1.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 4.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
References
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Villages in Ottawa County, Ohio
Villages in Ohio