Bowerston
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Location in Ohio
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Harrison County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 26 ′ N , 81 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 414 (status: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 318.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 290 m | ||
| Postal code : | 44695 | ||
| Area code : | +1 740 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-07916 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1048536 | ||
Bowerston is a village in Harrison County , Ohio , United States . At the 2000 census, the place had 414 inhabitants. In Bowerston is the starting point of the Conotton Creek Trail , an 18-kilometer cycle path on the route of a former railway line in the valley of Conotton Creek .
geography
Bowerston's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 26 ' N , 81 ° 11' W (40.426806, −81.187523).
According to the United States Census Bureau , the place has a total area of 1.3 km² and has no significant bodies of water.
history
Bowerston was settled by David and Nathaniel Bowers in the early 19th century. When the two brothers came to the area, there were two mills on the south bank of Connoton Creek, one of which was a sawmill and the other a flour mill. In 1804 the brothers began to convert the two mills, the settlement called Bower's Mills was created in 1816. It was later named Bowersville and was eventually called Bowerston when David Bower, Henry Hoover and Nathaniel Bower founded the place on August 21, 1851. Bowerston was incorporated as the Village on April 2, 1883.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Bowerston lived in 414 people. The population density was 313.4 people per km ². There were 165 housing units at an average of 124.9 per km ². Bowerston's population was 100% White , 0% Black or African Americans , 0% Native Americans , 0% Asians , 0% Pacific Islanders , 0% said they were of other races , and 0% named two or more races. 0% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Bowerston were distributed to 145 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18. 53.1% of households were married, 12.4% had a female head of the household without a husband and 31.0% were not families. 27.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 11.7% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.
The population was divided into 24.2% minors, 9.2% 18–24 year olds, 23.9% 25–44 year olds, 19.8% 45–64 year olds and 22.9% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 women there were 84.8 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 80.5 men.
The median household income in Bowerston was 35,000 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 42,083 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 28,036 compared with $ 16,932 for women. The per capita income was $ 15,267. 6.5% of the population and 1.9% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 5.3% of minors and 12.2% of the age group 65 and over.
