Editing Cherry Fork, Ohio

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|official_name            = Cherry Fork, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Unincorporated community]] and [[Census-designated place]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].

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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Wayne Township, Adams County, Ohio|Wayne]]

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|population_total         = 170
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|postal_code              = 45618
|area_code                = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937, 326]]
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|blank_info               = 39-13834<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Cherry Fork''' is an unincorporated community and former [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Wayne Township, Adams County, Ohio|Wayne Township]], [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 170 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. In 2014, voters chose to disincorporate the village.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/25/hit-floods-and-budget-cuts-neville-vote-disappearing/80458300/ | title=Hit by floods and budget cuts, village to vote on disappearing | work=The Cincinnati Enquirer | date=February 25, 2016 | accessdate=26 February 2016 | author=Fugleberg, Jeremy}}</ref>

==History==
Cherry Fork was originally called North Liberty, and under the latter name was laid out in 1848.<ref name="History 488">{{cite book|last1=Evans|first1=Nelson Wiley|last2=Stivers|first2=Emmons B.|title=A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8HwUAAAAYAAJ|year=1900|publisher=E B. Stivers|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8HwUAAAAYAAJ/page/n535 488]}}</ref> The present name comes from Cherry Fork, a stream near the town site.<ref name="History 488" />

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has an area of {{convert|0.12|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=2013-01-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 195
|1940= 219
|1950= 197
|1960= 185
|1970= 176
|1980= 210
|1990= 178
|2000= 127
|2010= 155
|2020= 170
|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=2013-01-06}}</ref> of 2010, 155 people, 64 households, and 38 families resided in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1291.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 75 housing units at an average density of {{convert|625.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 64 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.6% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% 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 3.05.

The median age in the village was 36.7 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 54.2% male and 45.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 127 people, 48 households, and 36 families resided in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,040.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 54 housing units at an average density of {{convert|442.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 48 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,821, and the median income for a family was $24,821. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $10,568. There were 23.3% of families and 26.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 37.5% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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{{Adams County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Adams County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1848]]
[[Category:2014 disestablishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2014]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Ohio]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio]]