Jamestown is a

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in Greene County,

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, United States. The population was 1,993 at the 2010 census. Joshua Bradley is the current mayor. Jamestown is part of the

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History

Jamestown was

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ted in 1816, and named after

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, the native home of a first settler.

Geography

Jamestown is located at (39.658604, -83.738453). Parts of Jamestown are located in Silvercreek, Ross, and New Jasper Townships. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Jamestown is located south of U.S. Route 35 on State Route 72. It is east of Lake Shawnee.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,993 people, 758 households, and 524 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 836 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.1%

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, 2.4%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 758 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were

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living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.3% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the village was 36.7 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.3% male and 54.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,917 people, 743 households, and 529 families living in the village. The

was 1,579.3 people per square mile (611.7/km²). There were 791 housing units at an average density of 651.7 per square mile (252.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.47%

, 4.07%

, 0.42% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 743 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were

living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,599, and the median income for a family was $43,705. Males had a median income of $32,679 versus $21,080 for females. The

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for the village was $17,117. About 9.4% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the

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, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Greeneview Local School District operates three schools in the village: Greeneview Elementary School, Greeneview Middle School, and Greeneview High School. Jamestown has a public library, a branch of the

Greene County Public Library The Greene County Public Library serves the communities of Greene County, Ohio (located east of Dayton, Ohio). The library system's administrative offices are in Xenia, and other branches are located in Beavercreek, Cedarville, Fairborn, Jame ...

Notable natives

Gary Bradds Gary Lee "Tex" Bradds (July 26, 1942 – July 15, 1983) was an American basketball player. After a successful college career at Ohio State, where he was the 1964 College Player of the Year, he played an integral role with the 1968–69 Oakland Oa ...

, NBA basketball player *

Terry Bradds Terry Lee Bradds (born February 21, 1946) is an American guitarist who was born in Jamestown, Ohio and attended Greeneview High School. Career Bradds has been playing guitar since the age of five. He has performed with a wide variety of music ...

, jazz guitarist * Matt Brown, UFC fighter * Fred Claire,

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general manager * Roland James, NFL football player

References

External links

Jamestown branch of the Greene Country Public Library
{{Authority control Villages in Greene County, Ohio Villages in Ohio Populated places established in 1815 1816 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1816