Shiloh is a

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(CDP) in Harrison Township in

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, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 10,952. It is located directly north of the city of

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and is part of the

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. The community took its name from the Shiloh Church which was established "in an early day".

Geography

Shiloh is in northeastern Montgomery County, in the northwest part of Harrison Township. It is bordered to the east and south by the city of Dayton, to the southwest by unincorporated Fort McKinley, to the west by the city of Trotwood, and to the north by the city of Clayton.

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(Main Street) passes through the center of Shiloh, leading southeast to the center of Dayton and northwest to Englewood. According to the

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, the Shiloh CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.61%, are water. The Stillwater River, a tributary of the

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, forms the eastern border of the CDP.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 11,272 people, 5,700 households, and 2,736 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 6,209 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 61.65%

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, 34.93%

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, 0.20% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.69% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific Islander, 0.50% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population. There were 5,700 households, out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% were Marriage, married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.0% were non-families. 45.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.68. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,489, and the median income for a family was $48,109. Males had a median income of $34,785 versus $30,205 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,532. About 5.0% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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