Editing Bolivar, Ohio

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|official_name            = Bolivar, Ohio
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Lawrence]]

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|population_est           = 965
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|population_total         = 1000
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'''Bolivar''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|l|ᵻ|v|ər}}, rhymes with Oliver)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://scrippsjschool.org/pronunciation/ |title=A Pronunciation Guide to places in Ohio -- E.W.Scripps School of |access-date=December 17, 2008 |archive-date=July 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725084101/http://scrippsjschool.org/pronunciation/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 1,000 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Bolivar is also home to [[Fort Laurens]], the only [[American Revolutionary War]]-era fort in what is now Ohio.<ref name="FOFL About Fort Laurens">{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsoffortlaurens.org/about.cfm|title=About Fort Laurens|publisher=Friends of Fort Laurens Foundation|access-date=August 25, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019054225/http://www.friendsoffortlaurens.org/about.cfm|archive-date=October 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name="FOFL">{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsoffortlaurens.org/|title=Friends of Fort Laurens Foundation|publisher=Friends of Fort Laurens Foundation|access-date=August 25, 2009}}</ref>

==History==
[[Shingas]], a [[Delaware Indian]] leader, established a village known as Shingas Town in the general vicinity of present Bolivar in 1752.<ref>R. Douglas Hurt, ''The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720-1830'' (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998) p. 17</ref> In 1778, [[Fort Laurens]] was built in this same area.

Bolivar itself was platted in 1830 as part of the growth occasioned by the development of the [[Ohio and Erie Canal]].<ref>[http://www.villageofbolivar.com/index.php?page=about Bolivar village website]</ref> The community was named after [[Simón Bolívar]].<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=32|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=16}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bolivar is located along the [[Tuscarawas River]].<ref>DeLorme (1991), ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer'',  Yarmouth, Maine, {{ISBN|0-89933-233-1}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.70|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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>

Bolivar is the northernmost municipality in Tuscarawas County, and is the only municipality in Tuscarawas County that has areas of [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]] that are farther south than it.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1840= 309
|1850= 302
|1860= 372
|1870= 413
|1880= 564
|1890= 675
|1910= 567
|1920= 519
|1930= 506
|1940= 596
|1950= 776
|1960= 932
|1970= 1084
|1980= 989
|1990= 914
|2000= 894
|2010= 994
|2020= 1000
|estyear=2023
|estimate=965
|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 994 people, 380 households, and 257 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1440.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 396 housing units at an average density of {{convert|573.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 380 households, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the village was 45.9 years. 21% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 894 people, 375 households, and 265 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,769.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 391 housing units at an average density of {{convert|774.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.22% of the population.

There were 375 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,971, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $39,904 versus $19,844 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,651. About 1.5% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Bolivar is served by a branch of the Tuscarawas County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tusclibrary.org/sugarcreek | title=Bolivar| publisher=Tuscarawas County Public Library | access-date=August 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.tusclibrary.org/bolivar | title=Bolivar &#124; Tuscarawas County Public Library }}</ref>

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[[Category:Villages in Tuscarawas County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1830]]
[[Category:1830 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]