Editing Antwerp, Ohio

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|website                 = [http://www.antwerpohio.com/ www.antwerpohio.com]
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'''Antwerp''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Paulding County, Ohio|Paulding County]], [[Ohio]], United States, along the [[Maumee River]]. The population was 1,676 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

Antwerp is the nearest village to the Six Mile Reservoir, the site of the [[Reservoir war|Reservoir War]] in 1887. Antwerp is the birthplace of [[Asa Long]], the checkers player. The place is named after the [[Belgium|Belgian]] city of [[Antwerp]].

==History==
Antwerp is located in the former wetland region known until the 19th century as the [[Great Black Swamp]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Henry|last=Howe |author-link=Henry Howe |title=[[Historical Collections of Ohio]] |page=30|volume=III |publisher=Henry Howe and Son |location=Columbus, Ohio|year=1891}}</ref> Antwerp was founded in 1841 on the Wabash and Erie canal and the center of town moved to its present location when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="villageHistory">
{{cite web|url=https://villageofantwerp.com/history/|title=History of Village Of Antwerp|website=Village of Antwerp| access-date=December 6, 2024}}
</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oWwxAAAAIBAJ&pg=3093%2C2087995 | title=Paulding Communities Cut Out Of Great Forests | work=Toledo Blade | date=April 5, 1953 | access-date=April 30, 2015 | author=Miller, Ray | pages=3}}</ref> The village was named after [[Antwerp]], in Belgium.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=21|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=5}}</ref>

In the late 19th century, Antwerp was the largest village in Paulding County; its economy was driven by lucrative local [[logging and tile mill]] industries.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}}  Accordingly, when the [[Wabash Railroad|Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway]] decided to erect a [[train station]] in the village, it was built larger than stations in most other communities in the region.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} After the train station closed in 1976, it was purchased by the local historical society; today, it is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the [[Antwerp Norfolk and Western Depot]].<ref>Owen, Lorrie K., ed.  ''Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places''.  Vol. 2.  [[St. Clair Shores, Michigan|St. Clair Shores]]: Somerset, 1999, 1133.</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.33|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 717
|1880= 1275
|1890= 1331
|1900= 1206
|1910= 1187
|1920= 1096
|1930= 1024
|1940= 1086
|1950= 1162
|1960= 1465
|1970= 1735
|1980= 1765
|1990= 1677
|2000= 1740
|2010= 1736
|2020= 1676
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 1681
|estref= <ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,736 people, 752 households, and 464 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1305.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 838 housing units at an average density of {{convert|630.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.1% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.8% of the population.

There were 752 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% 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 2.90.

The median age in the village was 37.9 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,740 people, 739 households, and 487 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,500.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 784 housing units at an average density of {{convert|675.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.82% White, 0.34% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.69% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 2.18% of the population.

There were 739 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,139, and the median income for a family was $40,441. Males had a median income of $33,684 versus $23,158 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,785. About 5.6% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Antwerp Local School District operates one elementary school and [[Antwerp High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.antwerpschools.org | title=Homepage | publisher=Antwerp Local Schools | access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

Antwerp has a public library, a branch of the Paulding County Carnegie Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pauldingcountylibrary.com/branches/ | title=Main Library & Branches | publisher=Paulding County Library | access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.antwerpohio.com/ Community website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070628200649/http://www.maumeevalleyheritagecorridor.org/ Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor], local history

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[[Category:Logging communities in the United States]]
[[Category:Villages in Paulding County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Belgian-American history]]
[[Category:Belgian-American culture in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]