Andover is a

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located in the south-east of

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 972 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

David Lindsey, writing in 1955, observes that "New England Yankees, moving into Ohio's Western Reserve in 1798, brought with them the name Andover from a township in Tolland County, Connecticut, birthplace of many of the migrants. General Henry Champion, second largest shareholder in the

Connecticut Land Company The Connecticut Company or Connecticut Land Company (est. 1795) was a post-colonial land speculation company formed in the late eighteenth century to survey and encourage settlement in the eastern parts of the newly chartered Connecticut Western ...

, first acquired Andover Township in the drawing for lands held at Hartford in 1798." A post office named Sharon was established in 1815, and changed to Andover in 1826.Gallagher, John S. and Patera, Alan H. (1979). ''The Post Offices of Ohio'', p. 32, p. 34. Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot. Andover was incorporated in 1883.

Geography

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 1,145 people, 411 households, and 264 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 469 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.5%

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, 2.8%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population. There were 411 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were

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living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.8% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the village was 44.2 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.4% male and 54.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,269 people, 427 households, and 271 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 463 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.82%

, 3.07%

, 0.32% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population. 23.6% were of American, 14.9% German, 13.8% Irish, 9.4% English and 7.0%

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ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 427 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were

living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.27. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $45,526. Males had a median income of $31,845 versus $22,679 for females. The

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for the village was $14,702. About 8.2% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

Pymatuning Lake and Pymatuning State Park are located east of Andover. John R. Overly Recreation Park in Andover features a playground, hiking/biking paths, picnic area, pavilion, ball field and volleyball court.

Education

The Pymatuning Valley School District operates elementary and high schools in Andover. In 2006, the district completed major renovations as the high school, middle school, and elementary school are now all located on the same campus just west of town.

Infrastructure

*Greenville Hospital medical care facility *Ambulance and fire service: Andover Volunteer Fire Department, Community Care Ambulance Network

Notable people

Maxwell Anderson James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist. Anderson faced many challenges in his career, frequently losing jobs for expressing his opinions or supporting ...

- playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist * Celestia Rice Colby (1827–1900) - author, feminist * Ellen Maria Colfax - wife of U.S. Vice President

Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. ( ; March 23, 1823January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the United Sta ...

* Clarence Darrow - lawyer; established his first legal office in town in the early-1880s

References

External links

Village website

Chamber of commerce
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