Sugar Bush Knolls is a

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in western Portage County,

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, United States. The population was 217 at the 2020 census. It was formed from portions of Streetsboro and

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townships in 1964. The community has the highest median household income in the

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History

During the Depression, the Davey Tree Company operated a nursery and experimental tree farm on the site of what is now called the Village of Sugar Bush Knolls. The village was named for the sugar maple trees which originally stood near Lake Martin. The Davey Company owned the land where the village is now located and kept horses in the barn on Ferguson Road where the Framptons would later live. The company owned the small white house on the corner of Ferguson and Lake Martin Drive. During the early thirties, the company offered to let Charles Miller, one of its employees, and his family move into that house, which had no electricity, telephone, or well. In 1942 the Millers' son, "Tuck", and family moved in with the senior Millers; at this time, the street was just a gravel road and did not extend out to Route 43. Martin Davey, the president of Davey Tree, arranged to have Lake Martin (named for him), Lake Roger and Lake Quincy dug out of the swampland. Lake Roger was named for William Roger Williams and Lake Quincy for David Quincy Grove, both officers of the Davey Tree Company. Harold Moore was the caretaker of the area used by Davey employees for recreation. A picnic shelter, rowboats, tree swings, and picnic tables were used for the company's picnics. The death of Martin Davey in 1946 ended plans for building the company headquarters on the site. In the 1950s the land was divided into building lots and sold. Local businessman Cyril Porthouse purchased a number of lots and built one of the first homes. He loaned the Village money to have sewers installed so that the village could be developed. Some of the early homes were built by McElhones, Bushes, Longs, Kaisers, and Geldhofs. Owing to a longstanding yet highly unusual tradition, it is illegal to eat

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on Sundays in Sugar Bush Knolls, with offenders drawing a $10 fine on their first offense and three days in jail for all subsequent offenses. This can be attributed to Martin Davey's extreme dislike for "the devil's syrup" and his not wanting it consumed on the Lord's day.

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 177 people, 69 households, and 52 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 74 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.5%

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, 1.1%

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, 0.6% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population. There were 69 households, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were

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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.6% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the village was 51.6 years. 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were from 25 to 44; 39.1% were from 45 to 64; and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 227 people, 79 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 79 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.68%

, 0.44% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population. There were 79 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.3% were

living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.4% were non-families. 10.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.06. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 39.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $129,555, and the median income for a family was $137,982. Males had a median income of $68,125 versus $48,854 for females. The

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for the village was $47,304. None of the families and 2.8% of the population were living below the

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References

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