Roaming Shores is a

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Ashtabula County 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 ...

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, United States. The population was 1,586 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,508 people, 582 households, and 433 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 866 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.6%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.3% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 582 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were

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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.6% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age in the village was 40.2 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,239 people, 486 households, and 386 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 641 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.42%

, 1.61%

, 0.16% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08%

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, and 0.65% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population. 21.2% were of

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, 14.0% Irish, 10.7%

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, 9.7%

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and 9.4%

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ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 486 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were

living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.85. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $57,431, and the median income for a family was $64,750. Males had a median income of $46,000 versus $29,583 for females. The

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for the village was $26,470. About 1.5% of families and 1.0% of the population were below the

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, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Village website
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