Trinway is an

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and

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in northern Cass Township, Muskingum County,

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, United States, in the east-central part of the state. The village is 52 miles east of the state capital of

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and near the town of

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. Trinway is a rural community of mostly residential architecture.

History

The community was originally known as "Dresden Junction", as it was the point where the

Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley Railroad Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley Railroad was a railway line which ran from Trinway, Ohio, to Morrow, Ohio, and connected with the Steubenville and Indiana Railway at Trinway. The railroad depended on trackage rights with the Little Miami Railroad ...

met the Stuebenville and Indiana Railroad (which later became part of the

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). It was also the site of the first railroad station for the nearby village of

Historic structures

There are several buildings of special historic interest in Trinway, including: *The old Trinway School (Built 1878, located at 12750 2nd Avenue, Trinway) *The Trinway Methodist Church (Built 1868) *The Cochran Mansion (Built 1862, located at 12635 Main Street, Trinway) *The Prospect Place Estate (Built 1856, located at 12150 Main Street, Trinway)

Politics

Trinway is the location of the township hall for Cass Township.

Education

Students from Trinway attend the schools of the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 365 people, 138 households, and 91 families residing in the village. The racial makeup of Trinway was 97%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.0% Native American, 0.0%

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, 0.0% from

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, and 2.7% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 138 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were

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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.24. In the village the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 19, 1.9% from 20 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 117 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102 males.

References

External links

Trinway, Ohio demographics
Unincorporated communities in Muskingum County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio Census-designated places in Ohio Census-designated places in Muskingum County, Ohio {{MuskingumCountyOH-geo-stub