Buchtel, Ohio
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Athens County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,223 people, 22,501 households, and 12,713 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 24,901 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
and Hocking
Hocking County, Ohio
Hocking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 29,380. Its county seat is Logan. Its name is from the Hocking River, the origins of which are disputed but is said to be a Delaware Indian word meaning "bottle river".-Geography:According to the...
counties in the U.S. state
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of Ohio
Ohio
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, just northeast of Nelsonville
Nelsonville, Ohio
Nelsonville is a city in northwestern Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,230 at the 2000 census. Hocking College is located in Nelsonville.-Geography:...
. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. A former name for the village is Bessemer. William Currens Devol lived there with his parents during his high school and college years.
Geography
Buchtel is located at 39°27′41"N 82°10′55"W (39.461269, -82.182017), along Snow Fork, a tributary of Monday CreekMonday Creek
Monday Creek is a tributary of the Hocking River, 27 miles long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Hocking and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 116 square miles on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau...
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According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²).None of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 574 people, 232 households, and 164 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 1,194.2 people per square mile (461.7/km²). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 513.9 per square mile (198.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.86% White, 0.52% African American, 1.22% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.35% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 232 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,632, and the median income for a family was $31,607. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the village was $13,324. About 15.5% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
Public services
The residents of Buchtel are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High SchoolNelsonville-York High School
Nelsonville-York High School is a public high school in Nelsonville, Ohio, a southeastern Ohio city in northern Athens County. It is the only high school in the Nelsonville-York City School District. Nelsonville-York City Schools serve York Township, Athens County in northern Athens County,...
. Buchtel borders the site of the Nelsonville-York City School District campus, but the school property is located within the Nelsonville City limits.
They are also served by the Athens County Public Library with branches in Albany
Albany, Ohio
Albany is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 808 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Albany is located at ....
, Athens
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
, Chauncey
Chauncey, Ohio
Chauncey is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,067 at the 2000 census. The local residents pronounce the village name...
, Coolville
Coolville, Ohio
Not to be confused with Coolsville, Ohio, a fictional city in the cartoon series Scooby Doo.Coolville is a village located in Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States, in the extreme southeast of the state...
, Glouster
Glouster, Ohio
Glouster is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,972 at the 2000 census. It is close to Burr Oak State Park.-History:...
, Nelsonville
Nelsonville, Ohio
Nelsonville is a city in northwestern Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,230 at the 2000 census. Hocking College is located in Nelsonville.-Geography:...
, and The Plains
The Plains, Ohio
The Plains is a census-designated place in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,931 at the 2000 census.-Geography:The Plains is located at ....
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Culture
Ohio State Route 78
State Route 78 is a state highway that runs for 105 miles from Nelsonville to Clarington in the U.S. state of Ohio. Car and Driver has called it one of the most scenic highways nationwide...
. This spring emerges from an abandoned mine shaft that has been dammed up. Many area residents get water at this spring.
Buchtel was mainly known as a coal mining community started by syndicate man John R. Buchtel who used his profits from the area to start Buchtel College, later became the University of Akron. The coal was used to heat pig iron into iron ingots in large furnaces in the area and was very profitable until a better grade of iron was discovered at Lake Erie. John helped to bring trains to the county, to ship out the iron and coal and to the large industrial cities. He created a foundry at Nelsonville to make coal train cars to haul the coal to the north.
The coal mine was called the old #8 coal mine for many years. There is a city park currently on the spot of the old mine. The coal mines in the area closed down when better grades of coal which contained less sulphur were discovered elsewhere.
The Buchtel Catholic church is a city icon and has been in operation for over one hundred years. Recent additions have made it a beautiful landmark. Descendants of the original residents of Buchtel are still in attendance.
The descendants of the original settlers are of mainly Irish, German and Hungarian ancestry.