Editing Castine, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Castine, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|image_caption            = [[U.S. Route 127|Main Street]] houses
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|image_map                = Darke County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Castine highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].

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|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        = [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Butler Township, Darke County, Ohio|Butler]]

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.08
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 107
|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         = 110
|population_density_sq_mi = 1447.37
|population_density_km2   = 560.28

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 1079
|coordinates              = {{coord|39|55|52|N|84|37|30|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45304
|area_code                = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937, 326]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-12504<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>
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'''Castine''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|s|t|iː|n}} {{respell|KASS|teen}}<ref>{{cite web |title=E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide {{!}} Ohio University |url=https://www.ohio.edu/scripps-college/journalism/e-w-scripps-school-journalism-ohio-pronunciation-guide-1 |website=www.ohio.edu |publisher=[[Ohio University]] |access-date=January 2, 2024 |date=2016}}</ref>) is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 110 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Castine was [[plat]]ted in 1832 and replatted in the following year. Its location was chosen because it lay at the intersection of the road between [[Greenville, Ohio|Greenville]] and [[Eaton, Ohio|Eaton]] with the road between the communities of [[Miami County, Ohio]] and [[New Garden, Indiana]].<ref name="wilson">{{cite book|last= Wilson|first=Frazer Ells|title=History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofdarkeco01hoba#page/582/mode/2up|year=1914|publisher=Hobart Publishing Company|location=Milford, Ohio|page=583}}</ref> For its first few decades, the village (then known as "New Castine") grew and prospered, but the building of the [[Little Miami Railroad]] through [[West Manchester, Ohio|West Manchester]], {{convert|2|mi}} to the south, retarded Castine's progress. Revival came with the construction of the [[Cincinnati Northern Railroad (1894–1938)|Cincinnati Northern Railroad]] in 1894.<ref name=wilson />{{rp|584}}

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.08|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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 177
|1880= 127
|1910= 142
|1920= 146
|1930= 91
|1940= 124
|1950= 146
|1960= 169
|1970= 150
|1980= 147
|1990= 163
|2000= 129
|2010= 130
|2020= 110
|estyear=2023
|estimate=107
|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 130 people, 54 households, and 36 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1625.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 59 housing units at an average density of {{convert|737.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races.

There were 54 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the village was 35.5 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 129 people, 43 households, and 39 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,700.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 46 housing units at an average density of {{convert|606.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.78% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.55% of the population.

There were 43 households, out of which 55.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.0% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $24,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $11,950. There were 7.7% of families and 7.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Darke County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Darke County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]