Tiro is a

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, United States. The population was 280 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Tiro is located at (40.906753, -82.772054). 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 280 people, 85 households, and 71 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 106 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.8%

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, 0.7%

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, 0.7% Asian, and 1.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population. There were 85 households, of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were

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living together, 21.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 16.5% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.54. The median age in the village was 35.6 years. 31.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 20.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 281 people, 103 households, and 76 families living in the village. The

was 682.4 people per square mile (264.6/km). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 264.7 per square mile (102.6/km). The racial makeup of the village was 98.22%

, 1.07% Asian, and 0.71% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population. There were 103 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were

living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.17. In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $30,357. Males had a median income of $26,964 versus $23,125 for females. The

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for the village was $12,670. About 9.0% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 19.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Festivals

Tiro is home to the Testicle Festival every spring, featuring cooked

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. This event is put on by the Tiro Tavern, a bar/diner located in Tiro.CityBeat: Hot Spots: Weird Food Festivals (2000-06-01)
/ref> The Testicle Festival was promoted by a contestant in a 2016 episode of the Ohio Lottery game show Cash Explosion during an unintentional blooper of a contestant interview conducted by hostess Sharon Bicknell.

Notable person

Russell Coffey James Russell Coffey Ed.D. (September 1, 1898 – December 20, 2007) was one of the last three American veterans of the First World War and also the oldest one of them. Biography Born in Tiro, Ohio, Coffey enlisted in the United States Army in Oc ...

, one of the last surviving

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veterans

References

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