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'Columbus Grove' is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,200 at the 2000 census.
Columbus Grove was the birthplace of actor Dean Jagger.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Education

Notes and references

External links

Geography

Columbus Grove is located at (40.919437, -84.059999).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,200 people, 880 households, and 616 families residing in the village. The population density was 824.7/km² (2,144.9/mi²). There were 927 housing units at an average density of 347.5/km² (903.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.50% White, 0.50% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 1.36% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.73% of the population.
There were 880 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $42,409, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $37,434 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,316. About 4.6% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Columbus Grove is governed by a mayor-council government.^[1] The mayor, Michael Bogart, made headlines in 2007 by being arrested three times between February and August on alcohol-related charges.^[2]

Education

Columbus Grove High School is located in Columbus Grove. Its sports teams participate in the Northwest Conference, an athletic body sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

Notes and references

1. Columbus Grove, Ohio, Columbus Grove, 2007. Accessed 2007-08-28.
2. Evans, Brian. "Mayor arrest No. 3," ''The Lima News'', 2007-08-21, pp. A1, A7.

External links

★ Village website