Editing Castalia, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Castalia, Ohio
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Castalia Main Street.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = [[Ohio State Route 101|Main Street]]
| image_flag         = 
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| image_map          = OHMap-doton-Castalia.png
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Castalia, Ohio
| image_map1         = Map of Erie County Ohio Highlighting Castalia Village.png
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = Location of Castalia in Erie County

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Erie County, Ohio|Erie]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Erie County, Ohio#Townships|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio|Margaretta]]
<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = James R. Johnson{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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| leader_name1       = 
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 2.67
| area_land_km2      = 2.65
| area_water_km2     = 0.02
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.03
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.02
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01

| population_as_of    = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est      = 747
| 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=9 June 2024}}</ref>
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total    = 774
| population_density_km2 = 292.35
| population_density_sq_mi = 757.34

<!-- General information -->
| timezone            = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset          = -5
| timezone_DST        = EDT
| utc_offset_DST      = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft        = 633
| coordinates         = {{coord|41|24|04|N|82|48|29|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type    = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code         = 44824
| area_code           = [[Area code 419|419]]
| blank_name          = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info          = 39-12476<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name         = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info         = 2397573<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397573}}</ref>
| website             = https://www.villageofcastalia.com
| footnotes           = 
}}
'''Castalia''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Erie County, Ohio|Erie County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 774 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Sandusky, Ohio]] [[Sandusky metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
By 1738 there was a [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]] settlement at what is now Castalia under the leadership of [[Nicholas Orontony]]. Due to growing disputes with the French and closer trade relations with [[Pennsylvania]]-based merchants, the Wyandot burned their village and relocated to the mouth of the [[Cuyahoga River]] in what is today [[Cleveland]] in 1748.<ref>R. Douglas Hurt, ''The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720-1830'' (Bloomington: [[Indiana University Press]], 1998) p. 14-15</ref>

Castalia was laid out in 1836.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rNkyAQAAMAAJ | title=History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio | publisher=Press of Leader Printing Company | author=Williams, William W. | year=1879 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rNkyAQAAMAAJ/page/n620 498]}}</ref> The village was named after [[Castalia]], a figure in Greek mythology.<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>

==Geography==
Castalia is located in western Erie County.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.04|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 117
|1950= 736
|1960= 954
|1970= 1045
|1980= 973
|1990= 915
|2000= 935
|2010= 852
|2020= 774
|estyear=2023
|estimate=747
|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 852 people, 352 households, and 239 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|819.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 378 housing units at an average density of {{convert|363.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.3% of the population.

There were 352 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the village was 40.5 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 29.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 935 people, 359 households, and 266 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|895.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 380 housing units at an average density of {{convert|364.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.96% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.32% of the population. 96.8% spoke [[American English|English]] and 3.1% [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=39&place_id=12476&cty_id=|title = Data Center Results}}</ref>

There were 359 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,319, and the median income for a family was $51,563. Males had a median income of $36,625 versus $24,783 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,277. About 4.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Carrie Chase Davis]] (1863–1953), physician, suffragist

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110626063052/http://castaliahist.org/ Castalia Area Historical Society]

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[[Category:Villages in Erie County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in the 1730s]]
[[Category:French-American culture in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]