Carey is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Wyandot County, Ohio Wyandot County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,900. Its county seat is Upper Sandusky. It was named for the Wyandot Indians, who lived here before and after ...

, United States. The population was 3,507 at the 2019 census.

History

The village is near

Sheriden Cave Sheridan Cave is a Paleo-Indian archaeological site from the late Ice age in Wyandot County, Ohio. Glacial deposits sealed off the cave more than 10,000 years ago. Sheriden Cave is a karst sinkhole on a dolomite ridge that crosses Hancock and Wy ...

, where habitation occurred around 11,000BC. The village of Carey was founded in 1843 when William M. Buell and R. M. Shuler laid out the town on land that they owned. The town was named after Judge John Carey, an early prominent resident.

Geography

Carey is located at (40.951978, -83.381673). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,674 people, 1,521 households, and 983 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 1,646 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.2%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.2% Native American, 1.6%

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, 0.7% from

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, and 1.0% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 1,521 households, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were

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living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.1% 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 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the village was 37.1 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 3,901 people, 1,543 households, and 1,023 families living in the village. The

was 1,977.6 people per square mile (764.6/km²). There were 1,607 housing units at an average density of 814.6 per square mile (315.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.41%

, 0.15%

, 0.10% Native American, 1.74%

, 0.85% from

, and 0.74% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.38% of the population. There were 1,543 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were

living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 29.9% 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 2.49 and the average family size was 3.07. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $33,116, and the median income for a family was $40,921. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $22,123 for females. The

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for the village was $15,309. About 4.6% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Carey Public Schools are part of the Carey Exempted Village School District. There is one elementary school, one high school, and one Catholic School (Our Lady of Consolation) in the district. Students attend Carey High School. The school mascot is the Blue Devil. Carey High School (CHS) offers many athletic teams such as football, basketball, track, cross country, volleyball, softball, baseball and wrestling. Carey has a lending library, the Dorcas Carey Public Library.

Government

Carey is served by a mayor and a six-member village council. The mayor and council members are elected for four-year terms, with elections every two years. Two council members are elected in the same cycle as the mayor; the remaining four council members are elected in alternate election years. Carey's current mayor, Jennifer Rathburn, is a lifelong resident of the village who was elected in 2017 after previous stints as interim mayor and council president.

Railroads

Carey and its

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quarries are served by

CSX Transportation CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...

along the former Chesapeake and Ohio north to southeast line and by the Wheeling and Lake Erie on the eastern segment of the former Akron, Canton and Youngstown track. The AC&Y's line originally went through town and to the west through Bluffton and its terminus in Delphos before that section was abandoned. A railroad depot located in downtown Carey originally owned by the

Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad The Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad was the second railroad to be built and operated in the U.S. state of Ohio (the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad was first, beginning operations in Toledo during the Toledo War in 1836). It was also the first railro ...

(later merged into the

New York Central The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midw ...

) still stands and now serves as a senior citizen center. The north-south line was later abandoned after the demise of

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during the formation of

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. The village once hosted the Carey Short Line.

Religion

Carey is predominantly

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. The

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can be found here. There is an annual gathering of Catholics, mainly from the

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, who come from around the country on the Feast of the

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. During this gathering, chanting can be heard even from across town, and thousands of people camp in public parks and empty lots to attend the religious

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. Carey's Catholic community is served by several radio stations. *

WJTA WJTA "Holy Family Radio" (for: "Jesus, The Answer") is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station licensed to Glandorf, Ohio with studio and transmitter located near Leipsic in rural Putnam County. WJTA airs programming from the EWTN Global Cat ...

88.9 FM "Holy Family Radio" licensed to Glandorf and transmitting from Leipsic (which can be heard on a regular FM car radio between Ottawa and Findlay) in addition to a simulcast for Carey and vicinity on

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at 94.9 FM in Ada and on an FM translator (W204CU) in Findlay at 88.7 FM. *

WSJG-LP WSJG-LP ("St. John Paul The Great Radio") is a non-commercial low-power FM broadcasting station at 103.3 MHz in Tiffin, Ohio. It is the seventh Catholic station in the Toledo Diocese and is named in honor of Pope John Paul II who is now a canon ...

103.3 FM "St. John Paul The Great Radio" located to the northeast in

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* WVSG 820 AM. "St. Gabriel Radio" in

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. (the former

WOSU (AM) WVSG (820 kHz, " St. Gabriel Radio") is a non-commercial AM radio station in Columbus, Ohio. It airs local Catholic talk programming in addition to the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network. WVSG's schedule is simulcast on WSGR, 88.3 FM in N ...

which can be heard best during daytime hours in Carey and vicinity). *

WNOC Annunciation Radio is a regional network of five non-commercial radio stations in Ohio that feature a Catholic–based Christian format with programming from both EWTN Radio and Ave Maria Radio. The flagship station, WNOC (89.7 FM), is licensed ...

"Annunciation Radio" 89.7 FM licensed to

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and based in Toledo which can be heard in certain areas north of Carey. All stations mentioned above air programming from

EWTN The Eternal Word Television Network, more commonly known by its initials EWTN, is an American basic cable television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming. It is not only the largest Catholic television network in ...

Global Catholic Radio in addition to online audiostreaming.

Notable people

* John Carey, US Congressman who lived and died in Carey. The town was named after him. * Don Wedge, NFL and Collegiate Official

References

External links

Village website
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