Weston is a

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Wood County, Ohio Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 132,248. Its county seat is Bowling Green. The county was named for Captain Eleazer D. Wood, the engineer for General William Henry Harriso ...

, United States. The population was 1,455 at the 2020 census. Weston is located just 10 miles west of

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, a university town.

History

Weston was originally called Taylortown, and under the latter name was

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ted in 1853 by Thomas Taylor, and named for him. Another early variant name was New Westfield. The present name is from Weston Township. A post office called New Westfield was established in 1856, and the name was changed to Weston in 1863. The village was incorporated in 1873.

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 1,590 people, 609 households, and 424 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 700 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.6%

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, 0.1%

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, 1.0% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 4.8% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 11.8% of the population. There were 609 households, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were

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living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age in the village was 35.8 years. 29.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 10.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,659 people, 638 households, and 454 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 662 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.31%

, 0.18%

, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 3.74% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 9.10% of the population

Library

The Weston Public Library serves the communities in southwestern Wood County from its administrative offices in Weston and a branch in

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. In 2006, the library loaned 96,919 items and provided 186 programs to its 3,399 cardholders. Total holdings in 2006 were over 35,000 volumes with over 130 periodical subscriptions.

References

External links

Village website
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