Wardsville is a village in Cole County,

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History

A post office called Wardsville was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1933. The village was named after Junius Ward, the original owner of the town site.

Geography

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 1,506 people, 516 households, and 416 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 529 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.7%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3%

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, and 0.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 516 households, of which 49.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were

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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 19.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.28. The median age in the village was 35.3 years. 33% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 9.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 976 people, 343 households, and 276 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 347 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.59%

, 0.10% Native American, and 0.31% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 343 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were

living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.23. In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $57,813, and the median income for a family was $62,188. Males had a median income of $37,361 versus $28,482 for females. The

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for the village was $21,925. About 1.5% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the

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, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Blair Oaks R-II School District.
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