Stockport, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Stockport is a village in Morgan County
, Ohio
, United States
, along the Muskingum River
. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 540.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
Stockport is located at the junctions of State Routes 266
and 376
.
of 2000, there were 540 people, 227 households, and 145 families residing in the village. The population density
was 1,614.8 people per square mile (631.8/km2). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 756.6 per square mile (296.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.00% White, 2.04% African American, and 2.96% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 227 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples
living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.38 and the average family size is 2.99.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $22,054, and the median income for a family was $26,000. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $13,375 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $10,314. 39.6% of the population and 27.8% of families were below the poverty line, including 54.7% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% of those 65 and older.
Morgan County, Ohio
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, 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...
, along the Muskingum River
Muskingum River
The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio...
. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 540.
Geography
Stockport is located at 39.549361°N 81.794250°W.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 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
Stockport is located at the junctions of State Routes 266
Ohio State Route 266
State Route 266 is an east–west state highway located in the southeastern portion of Ohio. State Route 266's western terminus is at a Y-intersection with State Route 377 nearly northwest of Stockport, and its eastern terminus is at another Y-intersection, this time with State Route 60...
and 376
Ohio State Route 376
State Route 376 ' is a north–south state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. State Route 376 has its southern terminus at a T-intersection with State Route 266 just across the Muskingum River from Stockport...
.
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 540 people, 227 households, and 145 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 1,614.8 people per square mile (631.8/km2). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 756.6 per square mile (296.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.00% White, 2.04% African American, and 2.96% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 227 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% 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, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.38 and the average family size is 2.99.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $22,054, and the median income for a family was $26,000. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $13,375 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 $10,314. 39.6% of the population and 27.8% of families were below the poverty line, including 54.7% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% of those 65 and older.