Midway (also called Sedalia) is a
village in
Range Township,
Madison County,
Ohio, United States. The population was 269 at the
2020 census.
Midway is also called "Sedalia" by some sources. Addresses with its
ZIP code, 43151, are officially located in Sedalia.
History
Midway was laid out by F. Thompson and William Morris, and recorded June 13, 1830. The community was named Midway for its location at the half-way point on a
cattle route between
Chicago and
Philadelphia.
As of 1875, the community contained two churches, three dry goods stores, one hotel, one blacksmith shop, one wagon shop, one shoe shop, one physician, and the population was 250.
[J. A. Caldwell, ]
Caldwell's Atlas of Madison County, Ohio
', Condit, Ohio, 1875, Pg. 10.
Geography
Midway is located at (39.732474, -83.475870), at the intersection of Ohio State Routes
38 and
323
Year 323 (Roman numerals, CCCXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 10 ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census of 2010, there were 322 people, 116 households, and 89 families living in the village. The
population density was . There were 127 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.2%
White, 0.9%
African American, 0.6%
Native American, and 1.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population.
There were 116 households, of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.3% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.04.
The median age in the village was 34.7 years. 30.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.
2000 census
As of the
census of 2000, there were 274 people, 110 households, and 85 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 122 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.64%
White, and 0.36% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 110 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% 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 2.91.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,464, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $25,714 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $17,990. About 2.2% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 10.9% of those 65 or over.
Notable person
*
William V. Allen
William Vincent Allen (January 28, 1847January 12, 1924) was an American jurist and twice a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Nebraska.
Early life
Allen was born in Midway, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1857, where he attend ...
, former
Nebraska Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
References
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Villages in Madison County, Ohio
Villages in Ohio