South Bloomfield is a

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Pickaway County Pickaway County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 58,539. Its county seat is Circleville, Ohio, Circleville. Its name derives from the Pekowi band o ...

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, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2010 census. It has consistently been one of the fastest-growing villages in central Ohio.

History

The town was originally laid out in 1803. General James Denny was originally contracted to survey the area, embracing 40 acres and divided into 80 lots. The founding members in the area had initially hoped that this would eventually be the county seat, but time and politics worked against this idea. South Bloomfield was once the Puppetry Capital of America.

Geography

South Bloomfield is located at . 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 1,744 people, 654 households, and 473 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 688 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.1%

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, 0.9%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from

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, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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people of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 654 households, of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.7% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the village was 34.3 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,179 people, 473 households, and 347 families living in the village. The

was 1,026.3 people per square mile (395.8/km²). There were 505 housing units at an average density of 439.6 per square mile (169.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.98%

, 0.42% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from

, and 0.42% from two or more races.

people of any race were 1.27% of the population. There were 473 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% 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 2.90. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $36,927, and the median income for a family was $39,853. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $24,583 for females. The

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for the village was $16,961. About 6.1% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the

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, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

South Bloomfield is served by the

Teays Valley Local School District Teays Valley Local School District is a school district in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. It services the communities of South Bloomfield, Ashville, Commercial Point, and Amanda; in addition, students from Circleville and Grove City ...

In the media

South Bloomfield is featured in the Together Concepts video production "We Are... Teays Valley". The video depicts numerous achievements and innovations, as well as connections to American and world history.A New Film Sheds Light on Local Achievements
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Gallery

File:SouthBloomfieldOH1.JPG, South Bloomfield corporation limit sign File:SouthBloomfieldOH2.JPG, Looking south on North Walnut Street (US Highway 23) in South Bloomfield File:SouthBloomfieldOH3.JPG, Krazy Kats Pay Lake File:SouthBloomfieldOH4.JPG, Rick Brown Memorial VFW Post 7941 File:SouthBloomfieldOH5.JPG, South Bloomfield United Methodist Church File:SouthBloomfieldOH7.JPG, South Bloomfield Water Tower File:SouthBloomfieldOH8.JPG, Marvin Webster Memorial Park File:SouthBloomfieldOH9.JPG, Marvin Webster Memorial Park File:SouthBloomfieldOH10.JPG, Marvin Webster Memorial Park File:SouthBloomfieldOH11.JPG, Marvin Webster Memorial Park File:SouthBloomfieldOH12.JPG, Marvin Webster Memorial Park File:SouthBloomfieldOH13.JPG, Marvin Webster Memorial Park File:SouthBloomfieldOH14.JPG, Marvin Webster Memorial Park

References

External links

Village website

Community website
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