Orwell 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 ...

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 1,533 at the 2020 census.

History

A post office called Orwell has been in operation since 1826. The name Orwell is derived from

Orwell, Vermont Orwell is a New England town, town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Mount Independence (Vermont), Mount Independence was the largest fortification constructed by th ...

, the native home of an early settler.

King Training Camp

Orwell is the location of the King Training Camp, owned by boxing promoter

Don King Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the ...

. The facility, housed on State Route 45 South, often features famous boxers as well as up-and-coming fighters under King's promotional umbrella. In May 2006, the KTC hosted former undisputed welterweight champion

Cory Spinks Cory Spinks (born Cory Calvin; February 20, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2013. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed welterweight title from 2003 to 2005 ...

as he trained for his comeback fight against another Don King-backed fighter, IBF super welterweight champ

Roman Karmazin Roman Alexandrovich Karmazin (born January 2, 1973) is a Russian former professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Federation, IBF Light Middleweight title. Professional career Karmazin suffered his first loss in 2002, a twelve-round d ...

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 1,660 people, 642 households, and 411 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 706 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.7%

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, 1.3%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 642 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were

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living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age in the village was 35.4 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,519 people, 618 households, and 378 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 660 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.98%

, 1.25%

, 0.13% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population. 20.6% were of

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, 12.8% Irish, 9.7%

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, 8.7%

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, 8.3%

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, 7.1%

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and 5.7% Hungarian ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 618 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were

living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.10. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $33,214, and the median income for a family was $41,705. Males had a median income of $31,851 versus $22,237 for females. The

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for the village was $16,160. About 7.2% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the

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, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Orwell Public Schools are part of the

Grand Valley Local School District The Grand Valley Local School District is a public school district in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, based in Orwell, Ohio. Schools The Grand Valley Local School District has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high schoo ...

. Students attend Grand Valley Elementary School, Grand Valley Middle School and

Grand Valley High School Grand Valley High School is a public high school in Orwell, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Grand Valley Local School District. It serves the students of Hartsgrove, Orwell, Rome, Colebrook, and Windsor townships in Ashtab ...

. These schools serve the students of Hartsgrove, Orwell, Rome, Colebrook, Windsor, and sometimes Middlefield, townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Some students may also have North Bloomfield, Lenox, Rock Creek, or New Lyme zip codes or telephone exchanges.

Notable people

Russell Allen Russell Allen (born July 19, 1971) is an American singer best known as the vocalist of the progressive metal band Symphony X. He has also worked with the supergroups Star One, Allen-Lande, Adrenaline Mob, Level 10, and as one of fourteen vo ...

, Olympic cyclist *

Adna Chaffee Adna Romanza Chaffee (April 14, 1842 – November 1, 1914) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. Chaffee took part in the American Civil War and Indian Wars, played a key role in the Spanish–American War, and fought in the Boxe ...

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in the

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, boxing promoter and longtime resident

References

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