South Russell is a

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Geauga County, Ohio Geauga County ( ) is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,397. The county seat and largest city is Chardon. The county is named for an Onondaga or Seneca languag ...

, United States. The population was 3,972 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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History

South Russell was incorporated in 1923, the last village in Geauga County to have done so.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

98.07% of the population speaks

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as their primary language, and 1.93% speak

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2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,819 people, 1,373 households, and 1,121 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 1,436 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.5%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.1% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1%

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, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 1,373 households, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were

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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.5% 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.13. The median age in the village was 44.9 years. 29.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.4% were from 25 to 44; 35.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% 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 4,022 people, 1,364 households, and 1,159 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,401 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.43%

, 0.35%

, 0.80% Asian, and 0.42% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 1,364 households, out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were

living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.26. In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $94,714, and the median income for a family was $103,174. Males had a median income of $84,783 versus $38,854 for females. The

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for the village was $41,091. None of the families and 0.6% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

South Russell is served by the

Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District Chagrin may refer to: *Shagreen or chagrin, a type of rawhide consisting of rough untanned skin * Chagrin (surname), a Hebrew-language surname *Chagrin River, a tributary of Lake Erie See also *Chagrin Falls, Ohio Chagrin Falls is a village i ...

References

External links

Village website

County website
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