Zanesfield
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 Aerial view of Zanesfield looking from the east |
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| Location in Ohio | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Logan County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 20 ′ N , 83 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 220 (status: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 733.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 0.3 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 0.3 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Postal code : | 43360 | ||
| Area code : | +1 937 | ||
| FIPS : | 88070 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1061809 | ||
| Mayor : | Michael Coder | ||
 On the outskirts of Zanesfield |
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Zanesfield is a village in Logan County , Ohio , United States . In the United States Census 2000 the place had 220 inhabitants. It was the smallest incorporated village in Logan County. The American national volleyball player Nicole Fawcett grew up here.
history
Zanesfield is named after Isaac Zane, who was born in 1753 in what was then Berkeley County in Virginia (now Hardy County , West Virginia ). Isaac Zane was the younger brother of Ebenezer Zane , after whom Zanesville , Ohio was named.
In 1762, at the age of seven, Isaac was captured by Indians of the Wyandot tribe and accepted into the tribe. He lived with them for seventeen years on the Sandusky River and finally took Myeerah ("White Crane"), the daughter of Chief Tarhe , as his wife.
His connections with the Wyandot and knowledge of the languages were useful to Zane. He later became a leader a leader for the members of the Northwest Territory Commission during the peace conference with the Indians. In recognition of these services Zane 1795 received from the United States Congress on the Mad River in what is now Logan County 1,800 acres (about 7.3 square kilometers awarded) country. In 1803 he became one of the first councilors in Jefferson Township . Isaac Zane died in 1816 and was buried at Zanesfield.
geography
Zanesfield's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 20 ' N , 83 ° 41' W (40.338242, −83.677990). The Martin Marmon House is in the immediate vicinity of the village.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 0.3 km², which consists entirely of land. There is no state route through the town; the nearest trunk road is US Highway 33 , which is similar to a freeway . Before the expansion in 1964, US ran from Bellefontaine partly on the route of today's County Road 540, then south on Water Street and along Columbus Street in a southeast direction through Zanesfield.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Zanesfield lived in 220 people. The population density was 707.9 people per km ². There were 105 housing units at an average of 337.8 per km ². Zanesfield's population was 99.10% white , 0.45% Native American, and 0.45% named two or more races. No one from the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Zanesfield were distributed across 96 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18. 49.0% of households were married, 6.3% had a female head of the household without a husband, and 39.6% were not families. 35.4% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 13.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.07.
The population was divided into 25.5% minors, 8.2% 18–24 year olds, 30.0% 25–44 year olds, 23.2% 45–64 year olds and 13.2% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 women there were 93.0 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 102.5 men.
The median household income in Zanesfield was 41,667 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 57,500 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 36,786 compared with $ 23,500 for women. The per capita income was $ 19,869. 0.9% of the population and 0.0% of families had an income below the poverty line , of which 0.0% of minors and 4.3% of those aged 65 and over were affected.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Clement I. MARTZOLFF: Zane's Trace . In: Ohio History . tape 13 , p. 297-331 (English).