Sugar Grove, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Sugar Grove, Ohio
Settlement Type:Village
Nickname:Gateway to the Hocking Hills, The Grove, SG
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Fairfield County Ohio Highlighting Sugar Grove Village.png
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Location of Sugar Grove in Fairfield County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fairfield
Government Type:Mayor-council
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.83
Area Land Km2:0.80
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:0.32
Area Land Sq Mi:0.31
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:429
Population Density Km2:539.47
Population Density Sq Mi:1397.39
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:781
Coordinates:39.6267°N -82.5461°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43155
Area Code:740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-75252[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1060971

Sugar Grove is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 429 at the 2020 census.

History

Sugar Grove was named for a grove of sugar maple near the original town site.[3]

In May 2012, Sugar Grove hosted the inaugural Dude's Weekend celebration. In July 2013 the 2nd annual Dude's Weekend was held in Sugar Grove. Both were attended by Josiah Ryan.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3sqmi, of which 0.29sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.[4]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 426 people, 155 households, and 123 families living in the village. The population density was 1469PD/sqmi. There were 175 housing units at an average density of 603.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.1% White, 1.4% Native American, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 155 households, of which 50.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 25.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.6% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the village was 34.8 years. 30.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 6.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 448 people, 162 households, and 121 families living in the village. The population density was 2182.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 171 housing units at an average density of 832.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.55% White, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 162 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% 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 3.17.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,107, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $32,813 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,547. About 6.1% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

External links

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. January 31, 2008.
  3. Book: History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens . Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co . Miller, Charles Christian . 1912 . 130.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010. United States Census Bureau. January 6, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. January 25, 2012.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 6, 2013.