Maineville is a

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, United States. The population was 975 at the 2010 census.

History

Maineville was incorporated as a village on March 23, 1850. The village derives its name from

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, the native state of a large share of its first settlers.The settlers came mostly from the Maine town of Phillips; and some from nearby Farmington. Originally, the relocation of these people involved nearly one hundred families (the relocation took 30 to 60 days). The town was called "Yankeetown" and "Maineville", and in 1850 it was incorporated as "Maineville". A village flag was designed and created by John Michael, later to become Mayor of Maineville. The flag includes Ohio and Maine, the state seals and a connecting reference to the two areas. The flag was adopted unanimously by the Maineville Council in 1994. A post office was established at Maineville in 1854.

Geography

Maineville is located at (39.316998, -84.222924). 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 995 people, 401 households, and 266 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 422 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.6%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from

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, and 1.1% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 401 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the village was 38.4 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 359 people, 164 households, and 158 families living in the village. The

was 3,637.1 people per square mile (1,423.8/km²). There were 390 housing units at an average density of 1,602.8 per square mile (627.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.64%

, 0.23%

, 0.11% Asian, 0.34% from

, and 0.68% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.90% of the population. There were 164 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.94. In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $55,714, and the median income for a family was $65,089. Males had a median income of $43,828 versus $28,636 for females. The

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for the village was $24,054. About 2.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the

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, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* William Butterworth - A president and chairman of

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.W. BUTTERWORTH DIES; CHAIRMAN OF DEERE & CO.
" ''

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''. June 1, 1936. Start page: 18. Retrieved on February 12, 2009. * Steve Wilson - State Senator for Ohio's 7th District, former CEO of Lebanon Citizens Community Bank.

References

External links

Official site
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