Aberdeen, Ohio

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Village in Brown County, Ohio, US

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::summary Village in Brown County, Ohio, US ::

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Field	Value
name	Aberdeen, Ohio
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	File:AberdeenOH2.JPG
image_caption	Looking east on U.S. Route 52 in Aberdeen
image_map	OHMap-doton-Aberdeen.png
map_caption	Location of Aberdeen, Ohio
image_map1	Map of Brown County Ohio Highlighting Aberdeen Village.png
map_caption1	Location of Aberdeen in Brown County
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Brown
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Huntington
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	William Eastwood
established_title1	Founded
established_date1	1795
established_title2	Platted
established_date2	1816
established_title3	Incorporated
established_date3	July 5, 1816
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi	1.63
area_land_sq_mi	1.35
area_water_sq_mi	0.28
area_total_km2	4.23
area_land_km2	3.50
area_water_km2	0.74
population_as_of	2020
population_est	1523
pop_est_as_of	2023
population_footnotes
population_total	1515
population_density_sq_mi	1122.22
population_density_km2	433.21
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	535
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	45101
area_codes	937, 326
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-00142
blank1_name	GNIS ID
blank1_info	2397905
website
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Aberdeen is a village in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 1,515 at the 2020 census.

History

Aberdeen was founded by James Edwards in 1795 and platted by Nathan Ellis in 1816. It was incorporated on July 5, 1816. It was part of Zane's Trace, a frontier road through the Northwest Territory completed in 1797. Aberdeen is connected to Maysville, Kentucky by the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge and the William H. Harsha Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge completed in 2001.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.63 sqmi, of which 1.35 sqmi is land and 0.28 sqmi is water.

Climate

Demographics

|align=left |1820= 87 |1830= 165 |1840= 405 |1850= 808 |1860= 836 |1870= 871 |1880= 885 |1890= 874 |1900= 711 |1910= 568 |1920= 477 |1930= 452 |1940= 497 |1950= 551 |1960= 774 |1970= 1165 |1980= 1566 |1990= 1329 |2000= 1603 |2010= 1638 |2020= 1515 |estyear=2023 |estimate=1523 |estref= |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,638 people, 760 households, and 454 families living in the village. The population density was 1213.3 PD/sqmi. There were 882 housing units at an average density of 653.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% White, 1.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 760 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.3% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.75.

The median age in the village was 41.9 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,603 people, 689 households, and 436 families living in the village. The population density was 1,133.8 PD/sqmi. There were 825 housing units at an average density of 583.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.88% White, 1.37% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 689 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,202, and the median income for a family was $33,906. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $23,889 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,287. About 18.6% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

File:Ohio River below Aberdeen and Maysville.jpg|Along the Ohio River at Aberdeen File:AberdeenOH1.JPG|Aberdeen corporation limit sign

References

Floyd, Dawn and Adkins, Hayley, "[https://maysville-online.com/news/209668/winners-declared-in-brown-and-adams-counties Winners declared in Brown and Adams Counties]", November 9, 2023, The Ledger Independent, accessed: November 4, 2024
"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
{{GNIS. 2397905
"Hamilton County, Ohio, Deed Books (1787-1797): Deed Book A, 535-537: Microfilm no. [344515].". Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah..
"US Gazetteer files 2010". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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