Editing Carrollton, Ohio

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|name                     = Carrollton, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)#Ohio|Village]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Carroll County, Ohio|Carroll]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Center Township, Carroll County, Ohio|Center]]

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|leader_name              = William Stoneman
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|population_total         = 3087
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|website                 = http://www.villageofcarrollton.com
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'''Carrollton''' is a village in [[Carroll County, Ohio]], United States, and its [[county seat]]. The population was 3,087 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> It is part of the [[Canton–Massillon metropolitan area]].

== History ==
[[File:Carrollton, Ohio 1846.png|thumb|left|An 1846 drawing of Carrollton]]
The village was established as "Centreville" on October 4, 1815, by Peter Bohart, owing to its location at the crossroads of the routes between [[Steubenville, Ohio|Steubenville]] to [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] and [[Lisbon, Ohio|New Lisbon]] to [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]]. After the village became the county seat of the newly formed Carroll County, the name was changed on February 24, 1834.<ref name=car-har>{{cite book |title=History of Carroll and Harrison Counties |last1=Eckley |first1=H.J. |last2=Perry |first2=W.T. |year=1921 |publisher=The Lewis Publishing Co. |pages=122–124, 136 |url=http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Carroll/Carroll1921Index.htm}}</ref> The village derives its name from [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]], the last surviving signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]].<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=40|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=24}}</ref>

Many of the [[Fighting McCooks]] of Civil War fame lived in Carrollton. The [[Daniel McCook House]] is listed as a [[National Historic Place]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Barnes |first1=Paula |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39KqCgAAQBAJ&dq=Carrollton,+Ohio+Fighting+McCooks&pg=PT125 |title=Tributes and Treasures: 12 Vintage-Inspired Quilts Made with Reproduction Prints |last2=Robison |first2=Mary Ellen |date=October 6, 2015 |publisher=Martingale |isbn=978-1-60468-568-8 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.45|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]] |accessdate=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

Carrollton is at the junction of State Routes [[Ohio State Route 39|39]] and [[Ohio State Route 43|43]]. State Routes [[Ohio State Route 9|9]] and [[Ohio State Route 332|332]] also pass through the village.

A branch of the [[Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990)|Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway]] passes through and ends at the Carroll County Industrial Park.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 721
|1870= 813
|1880= 1136
|1890= 1228
|1900= 1271
|1910= 1730
|1920= 2192
|1930= 2286
|1940= 2548
|1950= 2658
|1960= 2786
|1970= 2817
|1980= 3065
|1990= 3042
|2000= 3190
|2010= 3241
|2020= 3087
|estyear=2023
|estimate=3095
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>census data: 1860 : 
[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1860a-11.pdf 1860] page 12, 1870 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-08.pdf 1870] page 24, 1880 : {{cite book|title=Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition|last=Howe|first=Henry|year=1907|publisher=The State of Ohio|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicalcolle09howegoog/page/n361 361]|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalcolle09howegoog}}, 1890, 1900 : {{cite book|title=Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900|last1=Hunt|first1=William C.|year=1901|publisher=United States Census Printing Office|page=306|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pnk9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA306}}, 1910, 1920, 1930 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf 1930] page 40, 1940 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/33973538v2p5ch6.pdf 1940] page 117, 1950 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch09.pdf 1950] page 14, 1960 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf 1960] page 16, 1970 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/26084397v1ch3.pdf 1970] page=124 , 1990: [https://www.census.gov 1990], 2000 : [https://www.census.gov 2000]</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 3,241 people, 1,347 households, and 829 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1322.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,502 housing units at an average density of {{convert|613.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% 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 1,347 households, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.9% of all households comprised individuals, and 17.6% had someone who was 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 2.26, and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the village was 42.2 years. 22.3% of residents were under 18; 8.3% were between 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 44.2% male and 55.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,190 people, 1,428 households, and 846 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,340.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,531 housing units at an average density of {{convert|643.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 1,428 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 36.4% of all households comprised individuals, and 20.6% had someone who was 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 2.80.

The village's population was spread out, with 21.4% under 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,694, and the median income for a family was $38,528. Males had a median income of $31,885 versus $16,441 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,866. About 11.3% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Children in Carrollton are served by the [[Carrollton Exempted Village School District]]. The current schools in the district serving the village are:
* Carrollton Elementary School – 252 Third St NE grades K-5
* Bell-Herron Middle School – 252 Third St NE grades 6-8
* [[Carrollton High School (Carrollton, Ohio)|Carrollton High School]] – 205 Scio Rd. SW

Carrollton has a public library, a branch of the Carroll County District Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.carrolllibrary.org/about.asp | title=About us | publisher=Carroll County District Library | accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[William Crozier (artillerist)|William Crozier]], artillerist and inventor 
* [[Ephraim R. Eckley]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]], [[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Union Army]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]]
* [[George Hemming]], 19th century Major League [[Baseball]] player
* [[Kirk Lowdermilk]], former [[American football]] [[Lineman (American football)|offensive lineman]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State University]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings]]
* [[Eddie Maple|Eddie]] and [[Sam Maple]], brothers who were [[United States|American]] [[thoroughbred]] [[horse racing]] [[jockey]]s.
* [[Benjamin F. Potts]], territorial governor of [[Montana]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Carrollton (Ohio)}}
* [http://www.villageofcarrollton.com Village website]

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