Rock Creek is a

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Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County ( ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson, while its largest city is Ashtabula. The county was created in 1808 and later organ ...

, United States. The population was 667 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ashtabula micropolitan area, northeast of

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Geography

Rock Creek is located at the confluence of Rock Creek and the Grand River. 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 529 people, 196 households, and 137 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 218 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.5%

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, 1.5%

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, 0.2% Asian, and 0.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population. There were 196 households, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were

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living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.1% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% 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 3.17. The median age in the village was 36.8 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.6% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% 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 584 people, 195 households, and 146 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 201 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.26%

, 1.71%

, 0.17% Native American, and 0.86% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population. 32.2% were of

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, 14.5% Irish, 8.8%

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, 7.7% American and 6.9% English ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 195 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were

living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.43. In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,536, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $23,409 for females. The

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for the village was $13,276. About 7.9% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the

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, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Children in Rock Creek are served by the Jefferson Local School District. The current schools serving the village are: *Rock Creek Elementary School – grades K-6 *Jefferson Area Junior High School – grades 7-8 * Jefferson Area High School – grades 9-12

Notable People

* Lewis Sperry Chafer, theologian, founder of

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, American social psychologist, professor and author

References

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