Somerville, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Somerville, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Butler County Ohio Highlighting Somerville Village.png
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Location of Somerville in Butler County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Milford Township
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1832
Extinct Title:Dissolved
Extinct Date:March 15, 2016
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.69
Area Land Km2:0.68
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:0.27
Area Land Sq Mi:0.26
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:258
Population Density Km2:377.52
Population Density Sq Mi:977.27
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:768
Coordinates:39.5639°N -84.6389°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:45064
Area Code:513
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-72998[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2785016

Somerville is a census-designated place (CDP) and former village in Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States. The population was 258 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of 0.25sqmi, all land.[3]

History

Somerville was incorporated as a village in 1832. On March 15, 2016, Somerville residents voted 52% to 48% to dissolve the village into Milford Township, after its entire council faced term limits or resigned.[4] [5]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 281 people, 96 households, and 74 families living in the village. The population density was 1124PD/sqmi. There were 106 housing units at an average density of 424/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.2% White and 1.8% from two or more races.

There were 96 households, of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.34.

The median age in the village was 37.8 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 31.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 53.0% male and 47.0% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 294 people, 106 households, and 85 families living in the village. The population density was 1014.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 110 housing units at an average density of 379.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.66% White, and 0.34% Asian.

There were 106 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $18,594 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,892. About 5.9% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.3% of those 65 or over.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010. United States Census Bureau. 2013-01-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. 2012-07-02.
  4. Web site: Village of Somerville may soon cease to exist. Michael D.. Pitman. JournalNews. Hamilton, Ohio. 2015-12-16. 2015-12-19.
  5. Web site: Somerville residents vote on dissolving village. 9 March 2016. WLWT. March 15, 2016.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2013-01-06.