Oak Hill, Ohio
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Oak Hill is a village in Jackson County
, Ohio
, United States
. The population was 1,685 at the 2000 census.
, led by Confederate
Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan
during the American Civil War
. Oak Hill was settled by Welsh
immigrants that were stranded on the Ohio River in Gallipolis, Ohio
. Please see the museum link below for more information regarding the Welsh history in Oak Hill. Oak Hill is home to the 2009 Division 4 State Champion Boys Basketball Team and the 2009 Division 3 State Runner-up Girls Basketball Team.
Village Developments of the 1800s
1814 - First Settler Arrives, Mr. Peter Seel
1818 - First Welsh Settlers
1819 - Union Baptist Church (Blackfork) Organized (as of 2008 the oldest African American Baptist church in Ohio)http://www.ohiomag.com/magazine/life/article.asp?ID=2F266C5B580B446D927AAE2EACDFA498
1835 - Moriah “Mother Church” Organized
1837 - Post Office Established
1837 - Horeb Church Organized
1839 - Welsh Immigration Begins
1841 - Bethel Church Organized
1841 - Congregational Church Organized
1843 - Sardis Church Organized
1843 - Welsh Calvinistic Church (United Presbyterian Church) Organized
1853 - Jefferson Furnace Constructed
1856 - Gallia Baptist Church Organized
1866 - Portland Masonic Lodge #366 Established
1873 - Village of Oak Hill Formed
1881 - First Newspaper Created
1880 - Oak Hill Morgan Academy Created
1891 - First Financial Institution Created (The Farmer’s Bank)
1873 - Aetna Fire Brick & Coal Company Incorporated
1873 - Oak Hill Fire Brick Company Incorporated
1898 - Ohio Fire Brick Company Incorporated
1893 - Oak Hill Local Union School District
Formed
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 1,685 people, 673 households, and 458 families residing in the village. The population density
was 1,474.5 people per square mile (570.7/km²). There were 739 housing units at an average density of 646.7 per square mile (250.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.28% White, 0.24% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.12% from other races
, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.12% of the population.
There were 673 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples
living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.8% 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 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $28,289, and the median income for a family was $31,898. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,438 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $13,580. About 14.2% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 24.7% of those age 65 or over.
history. Maintained by local historian Mildred Bangert, the Welsh-American Heritage Museum http://www.jacksonohio.org/welshmuseum.htm is located in the old Welsh Congregational Church in Oak Hill.
Jackson Lake is a man-made lake, in Lake Jackson State Park
, near the city limits of Oak Hill. The park is the home of the Jefferson Furnace
, in which pig iron
for the ironclad USS Monitor
was made during the Civil War
. The Jefferson Furnace is available to sightseers . The furnace is located at the edge of the lake on State Route 279.
Jackson County, Ohio
Jackson County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 33,225. Its county seat is Jackson and is named for Andrew Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812 who was subsequently elected President of the United States....
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 1,685 at the 2000 census.
History
Oak Hill was also a stop on Morgan's RaidMorgan's Raid
Morgan's Raid was a highly publicized incursion by Confederate cavalry into the Northern states of Indiana and Ohio during the American Civil War. The raid took place from June 11–July 26, 1863, and is named for the commander of the Confederates, Brig. Gen...
, led by Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan
John Hunt Morgan
John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general and cavalry officer in the American Civil War.Morgan is best known for Morgan's Raid when, in 1863, he and his men rode over 1,000 miles covering a region from Tennessee, up through Kentucky, into Indiana and on to southern Ohio...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. Oak Hill was settled by Welsh
immigrants that were stranded on the Ohio River in Gallipolis, Ohio
Gallipolis, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,180 people, 1,847 households, and 1,004 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,156.2 people per square mile . There were 2,056 housing units at an average density of 568.7 per square mile...
. Please see the museum link below for more information regarding the Welsh history in Oak Hill. Oak Hill is home to the 2009 Division 4 State Champion Boys Basketball Team and the 2009 Division 3 State Runner-up Girls Basketball Team.
Village Developments of the 1800s
1814 - First Settler Arrives, Mr. Peter Seel
1818 - First Welsh Settlers
1819 - Union Baptist Church (Blackfork) Organized (as of 2008 the oldest African American Baptist church in Ohio)http://www.ohiomag.com/magazine/life/article.asp?ID=2F266C5B580B446D927AAE2EACDFA498
1835 - Moriah “Mother Church” Organized
1837 - Post Office Established
1837 - Horeb Church Organized
1839 - Welsh Immigration Begins
1841 - Bethel Church Organized
1841 - Congregational Church Organized
1843 - Sardis Church Organized
1843 - Welsh Calvinistic Church (United Presbyterian Church) Organized
1853 - Jefferson Furnace Constructed
1856 - Gallia Baptist Church Organized
1866 - Portland Masonic Lodge #366 Established
1873 - Village of Oak Hill Formed
1881 - First Newspaper Created
1880 - Oak Hill Morgan Academy Created
1891 - First Financial Institution Created (The Farmer’s Bank)
1873 - Aetna Fire Brick & Coal Company Incorporated
1873 - Oak Hill Fire Brick Company Incorporated
1898 - Ohio Fire Brick Company Incorporated
1893 - Oak Hill Local Union School District
Oak Hill High School (Ohio)
Oak Hill High School is a public high school in Oak Hill, Ohio in Jackson County in Southern Ohio. It is the only high school in the Oak Hill Union Local School District. The high school and elementary school are both located just north of the city limits on Route 93...
Formed
Geography
Oak Hill is located at 38°53′47"N 82°34′14"W (38.896514, -82.570649).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,685 people, 673 households, and 458 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,474.5 people per square mile (570.7/km²). There were 739 housing units at an average density of 646.7 per square mile (250.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.28% White, 0.24% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.12% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.12% of the population.
There were 673 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.8% 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 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $28,289, and the median income for a family was $31,898. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,438 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $13,580. About 14.2% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 24.7% of those age 65 or over.
Landmarks
Oak Hill plays host to the nation's only museum of WelshWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
history. Maintained by local historian Mildred Bangert, the Welsh-American Heritage Museum http://www.jacksonohio.org/welshmuseum.htm is located in the old Welsh Congregational Church in Oak Hill.
Jackson Lake is a man-made lake, in Lake Jackson State Park
Jackson Lake State Park (Ohio)
Jackson Lake State Park is a Ohio state park in Jackson County, Ohio, in the United States. The park was established as a state park in 1979. It had previously been a "state reserve", similar to a park but with less development...
, near the city limits of Oak Hill. The park is the home of the Jefferson Furnace
Jefferson Furnace
The Jefferson Furnace in the United States started operation in 1854 and stopped production in 1916.Although the current state of the furnace is one of disrepair, it is still considered a vital historic site for the Jackson County area. Located in Oak Hill, Ohio, it was founded by a group of...
, in which pig iron
Pig iron
Pig iron is the intermediate product of smelting iron ore with a high-carbon fuel such as coke, usually with limestone as a flux. Charcoal and anthracite have also been used as fuel...
for the ironclad USS Monitor
USS Monitor
USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, the first-ever battle fought between two ironclads...
was made during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. The Jefferson Furnace is available to sightseers . The furnace is located at the edge of the lake on State Route 279.