Whitehall, Ohio
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As of the census
of 2000, there were 19,201 people, 8,343 households, and 4,930 families residing in the city. The population density
was 3,681.9 people per square mile (1,420.2/km²). There were 8,997 housing units at an average density of 1,725.2 per square mile (665.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.40% White, 19.16% African American, 0.39% Native American, 2.04% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races
, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population.
There were 8,343 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were married couples
living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,794, and the median income for a family was $37,296. Males had a median income of $30,896 versus $25,007 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,867. About 11.1% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
passed through Whitehall.
In August 1970, an Air Force Lieutenant was arrested for bombing two department stores in Whitehall as part of a robbery scheme, after he was run down by a motorcyclist when trying to flee the scene of one of the bombings. The motorcyclist received the Carnegie Hero Fund
's Bronze Medal.
Census
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of 2000, there were 19,201 people, 8,343 households, and 4,930 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 3,681.9 people per square mile (1,420.2/km²). There were 8,997 housing units at an average density of 1,725.2 per square mile (665.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.40% White, 19.16% African American, 0.39% Native American, 2.04% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population.
There were 8,343 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,794, and the median income for a family was $37,296. Males had a median income of $30,896 versus $25,007 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the city was $16,867. About 11.1% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
History
In the 1940s and 1950s, Whitehall still had working farms, and it was a mixed income area with mainly small houses. It was still a village in the 1940s, and residents filed for incorporation in 1947. In 1952 the borders expanded east to the country club and Big Walnut Creek. Rapid growth meant that it became a city during the 1950s. The first shopping center in central Ohio was built in Whitehall in 1948, called Casto's Town and Country. The National RoadNational Road
The National Road or Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching...
passed through Whitehall.
In August 1970, an Air Force Lieutenant was arrested for bombing two department stores in Whitehall as part of a robbery scheme, after he was run down by a motorcyclist when trying to flee the scene of one of the bombings. The motorcyclist received the Carnegie Hero Fund
Carnegie Hero Fund
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, also known as Carnegie Hero Fund, was established to recognize persons who perform extraordinary acts of heroism in civilian life in the United States and Canada, and to provide financial assistance for those disabled and the dependents of those killed saving or...
's Bronze Medal.