Editing Brewster, Ohio

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|official_name            = Brewster, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Sugar Creek Township, Stark County, Ohio|Sugar Creek]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 2103
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|population_total         = 2113
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|postal_code              = 44613
|area_code                = [[Area code 330|330]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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|website                  = {{URL |https://www.brewsterohio.com/|www.brewsterohio.com}}
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'''Brewster''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in southwestern [[Stark County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 2,113 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Canton–Massillon metropolitan area]].

==History==
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[[File:Wheeling and Lake Erie yards Brewster Ohio 1910.JPG|thumb|left|[[Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1916-1988)|Wheeling and Lake Erie]] yards, 1910]]
A post office called Brewster has been in operation since 1910.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Stark | title=Stark County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=June 20, 2017}}</ref>

Brewster is the location of the corporate headquarters and shops of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, both the [[Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1916-1988)|historic company]] and the [[Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990)|current regional railroad]]. The WLE began producing locomotives at its Brewster shops in 1910, and boasted one of the finest [[steam locomotive]] producing facilities in the country. Over the years, the WLE built and rolled boilers and erected fifty of their own steam engines, a feat never tried by many larger and more famous railroads.  The Wheeling and Lake Erie Brewster Shops continue to perform contract repairs, upgrades and fabrication of locomotives and [[freight car]]s to this day.

==Geography==
Brewster is located along [[Sugar Creek (Tuscarawas River)|Sugar Creek]].<ref>DeLorme (1991),  ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer'',  Yarmouth, Maine, p. 51, {{ISBN|0-89933-233-1}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.23|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]] |accessdate=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 928
|1930= 1464
|1940= 1534
|1950= 1618
|1960= 2025
|1970= 2020
|1980= 2321
|1990= 2307
|2000= 2324
|2010= 2112
|2020= 2113
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2103
|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|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,112 people, 816 households, and 581 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|947.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 862 housing units at an average density of {{convert|386.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 816 households, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the village was 42.9 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,324&nbsp;people, 855 households, and 630 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 1,146.5&nbsp;people per square mile (442.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 904 housing units at an average density of {{convert|446.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% 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 0.52% of the population.

There were 855 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 38&nbsp;years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,853, and the median income for a family was $42,200. Males had a median income of $34,798 versus $20,769 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,614. About 6.0% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
In addition to the aforementioned railroad industry, Brewster is the headquarters for [[Shearer's Foods]], makers of Shearer's potato chips and snacks, and [[Brewster Dairy]], the largest [[Swiss cheese (North America)|Swiss cheese]] plant in the US.<ref name="RetailWatch">{{cite web|url=http://www.cheesemarketnews.com/articlearch/retailwatch/2001/rw05oct01.html |title='Make it Swiss' to be Brewster's rallying cry in the marketplace |accessdate=January 22, 2007 |last=Sutherly |first=Ben |date=October 5, 2001 |work=Retail Watch Archive |publisher=Quarne Publishing LLC |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207164154/http://www.cheesemarketnews.com/articlearch/retailwatch/2001/rw05oct01.html |archivedate=December 7, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Stark County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Stark County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1910 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]