East Sparta is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in southern

Stark County, Ohio Stark County is a county located in the northeastern part of U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 374,853. Its county seat is Canton. The county was created in 1808 and organized the next year. It is named for John S ...

, United States. The population was 749 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.

History

East Sparta was originally called Sparta, and under the latter name was laid out in 1815 and named after the ancient city of

Sparta Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...

in Greece. On June 3, 2015, East Sparta's 70-year-old water tower was dismantled. On July 28, 2017, East Sparta's Towne Pump Tavern built in 1909 burned down.

Geography

East Sparta is located along

Nimishillen Creek Nimishillen Creek is a tributary of Sandy Creek, long, in northeastern Ohio. Via Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of , including the city of Ca ...

, a short distance north of the Tuscarawas County border.DeLorme (1991), ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer'', Yarmouth, Maine, 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 819 people, 328 households, and 229 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 349 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.3%

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, 0.2%

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, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 328 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age in the village was 42.3 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 806 people, 315 households, and 242 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 341 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.64%

, 0.25%

, 0.37% Native American, and 0.74% from two or more races. There were 315 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were

living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% 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 2.89. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,208, and the median income for a family was $41,964. Males had a median income of $29,267 versus $21,354 for females. The

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for the village was $18,017. About 4.7% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the

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, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

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