Editing Baltimore, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Baltimore, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "A Place You Can Call Home"

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|image_caption            = Trinity [[United Church of Christ]] on [[Ohio State Route 256|Market Street]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Baltimore, Ohio
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|map_caption1             = Location of Baltimore in Fairfield County

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield]]

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|area_total_km2           = 5.77
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 2991
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2981
|population_density_km2   = 516.51
|population_density_sq_mi = 1337.97

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|timezone                = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|utc_offset_DST          = -4
|elevation_footnotes     = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft            = 837
|coordinates             = {{coord|39|50|27|N|82|36|47|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 43105
|area_code               = [[Area code 740|740]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info              = 39-03758<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name             = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info             = 2398025<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398025}}</ref>
|website                 = [http://www.baltimoreohio.org Baltimore Ohio]
|footnotes               = 
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'''Baltimore''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 2,981 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Baltimore was originally called New Market, and under the latter name was laid out in 1824.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/historyoffairfie00mill#page/142/mode/2up | title=History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens | publisher=Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co | author=Miller, Charles Christian | year=1912 | pages=143}}</ref> A post office called Baltimore has been in operation since 1829.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Fairfield | title=Fairfield County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=December 17, 2015}}</ref>

Baltimore became a qualified [[Tree City USA]] as recognized by the [[National Arbor Day Foundation]] in 2011.<ref>"Tree Cities Ohio" [https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecityusa/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=Ohio]. " ''Arbor Day Foundation'' accessed September 18, 2020.</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.09|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/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

Baltimore is not adjacent to [[North Baltimore, Ohio]], a village in [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood County]] approximately 35 miles south of [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]]. Baltimore and North Baltimore are actually approximately 140 miles from each other.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1810= 140
|1820= 298
|1830= 500
|1840= 500
|1850= 492
|1860= 500
|1870= 489
|1880= 489
|1890= 505
|1900= 460
|1910= 551
|1920= 566
|1930= 720
|1940= 835
|1950= 1843
|1960= 2116
|1970= 2418
|1980= 2689
|1990= 2971
|2000= 2881
|2010= 2966
|2020= 2981
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2991
|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 2,966 people, 1,214 households, and 796 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1419.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,288 housing units at an average density of {{convert|616.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 1,214 households, of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.4% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% 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 3.01.

The median age in the village was 37 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,881 people, 1,159 households, and 786 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,616.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,212 housing units at an average density of {{convert|680.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 18.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 78.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 1,159 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% 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 3.01.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% 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 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $46,780. Males had a median income of $37,714 versus $25,386 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,436. About 7.7% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in Baltimore is the responsibility of the Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://baltimoreohio.org/around-town/schools/ | title=Local School System | publisher=Village of Baltimore, Ohio | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> Baltimore has a public library, a branch of the Fairfield County District Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fcdlibrary.org/locations/ | title=Hours & Locations | publisher=Fairfield County District Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.visitfairfieldcounty.org/ Fairfield County Visitors and Convention Bureau]
{{Fairfield County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Fairfield County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1825]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]