Woodsfield is a

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and the

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Monroe County, Ohio Monroe County is a County (United States), county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Ohio, across the Ohio River from West Virginia. As of 2023, the population was 13,153, making it the List of counties in Ohio, second-least po ...

, United States, located about northeast of Marietta. The population was 2,210 at the 2020 census.

History

Woodsfield was founded in 1813 as seat of the newly formed Monroe County. It was named for Archibald Woods. The village was incorporated in 1835.

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 2,384 people, 1,054 households, and 617 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 1,248 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.3%

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, 0.7%

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, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 1,054 households, of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were

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living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age in the village was 45.9 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 26.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.5% male and 54.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,598 people, 1,127 households, and 726 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,268 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.81%

, 0.04%

, 0.19% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.27% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 1,127 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were

living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.81. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $24,682, and the median income for a family was $33,500. Males had a median income of $35,964 versus $18,036 for females. The

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for the village was $13,816. About 12.4% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the

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, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

Recent economic trouble

An Ormet Corporation employee

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affected Woodsfield's economic base in 2004, but once the strike ended, things began to improve. When the plant in nearby

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was closed in 2006, another blow was dealt to local employees and the economy. That facility reopened by the end of 2006, although it no longer employs as large a staff as when it closed.

Education

The schools in Woodsfield are part of the

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. It is the largest school district by land area in the state of Ohio. The schools are: * Woodsfield Elementary School - kindergarten through 8th grade * Monroe Central High School - 9th through 12th (created by the merger of Skyvue High School and Woodsfield High School) * Beallsville Elementary and Beallsville High School *Powhatan Elementary and Powhatan High School *River Elementary and River High School * Swiss Hills Career Center - vocational school, 11th and 12th graders There is also a private Catholic grade school in Woodsfield. * St. Sylvester's Central Elementary School - Preschool - 8th grade Woodsfield has a public lending library, the Monroe County District Library. Belmont College's Monroe County Center is located in Woodsfield.

Notable people

* Sophronia Farrington Naylor Grubb * Rebecca Naylor Hazard * Sad Sam Jones, former professional baseball player and member of the New York Yankees * Samuel Steward, author * Mary Weddle,

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player

References

External links

Monroe County Public Library
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