Dillonvale, Jefferson County, Ohio Explained

Dillonvale, Ohio
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Mount Pleasant, Smithfield
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.02
Area Land Km2:1.00
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:0.39
Area Land Sq Mi:0.39
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Est:599
Pop Est As Of:2023
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:589
Population Density Km2:588.96
Population Density Sq Mi:1525.91
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:774
Coordinates:40.1986°N -80.7756°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43917
Area Code:740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-22022[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2398726

Dillonvale is a village in southern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 589 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.

History

Dillonvale was originally known as Annadelphia, and under the latter name was laid out in 1816. Nothing much became of the town until the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway was built through that territory in 1889, at which time a new plat was made and the new names of Dillon, and later Dillonvale, were adopted.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4sqmi, of which 0.39sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.[5]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 665 people, 294 households, and 187 families living in the village. The population density was 1705.1PD/sqmi. There were 357 housing units at an average density of 915.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% White, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population.

There were 294 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% 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 2.78.

The median age in the village was 43.4 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 20.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 781 people, 339 households, and 234 families living in the village. The population density was 1889.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 392 housing units at an average density of 948.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.46% White, 0.51% African American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.90% from two or more races.

There were 339 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,636, and the median income for a family was $34,625. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $19,615 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,446. About 8.5% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in the village of Dillonvale is provided by the Buckeye Local School District.

Dillonvale has a public library, a branch of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 . United States Census Bureau . 17 June 2024.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  4. Book: 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens . Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company . Doyle, Joseph Beatty . 1910 . 490.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . January 6, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . July 2, 2012 .
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 6, 2013.
  7. Web site: Branch Locations . The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County . February 26, 2018 . February 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211619/http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/communities/branches.asp . dead .