Editing Coldwater, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Coldwater, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Holy Trinity Church in Coldwater, front and western side.jpg
|image_caption            = Holy Trinity Catholic Church, which dominates the village's skyline
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               = ColdwaterOhioSeal.png

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|image_map                = Mercer County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Coldwater highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer 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        = [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Butler Township, Mercer County, Ohio|Butler]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Douglas Bertke{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 5.16
|area_land_km2            = 5.02
|area_water_km2           = 0.13
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.99
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.94
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.05

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 4712
|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=12 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 4774
|population_density_km2   = 950.53
|population_density_sq_mi = 2462.09

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|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             = 899
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|29|02|N|84|37|30|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45828
|area_code                = [[Area code 419|419]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-16532<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              = 2398595<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398595}}</ref>
|website                  = [http://www.villageofcoldwater.com villageofcoldwater.com]
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Coldwater''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 4,774 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].

==History==
Coldwater was founded in 1838<ref>{{cite web | url=https://villageofcoldwater.com/ | title=Village of Coldwater | publisher=Village of Coldwater | accessdate=September 26, 2018}}</ref> and was originally called Buzzard's Glory, named after David Buzzard who operated a general store.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com/Coldwater-Ohio-150-Eugene-Weber/dp/B00071MAMS | title=Coldwater Ohio at 150 | date=January 1988 | publisher=Gene Weber & Joyce Alig | accessdate=September 26, 2018}}</ref> Coldwater was [[plat]]ted in 1859.<ref>{{cite book|last=Scranton|first=S. S.|title=History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rD8VAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA166|year=1907|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|page=166}}</ref> The village takes its name from nearby Coldwater Creek.<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=47|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=31}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Coldwater since 1847.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Mercer | title=Mercer County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=December 18, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.97|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|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= 1001
|1890= 1276
|1900= 1515
|1910= 1114
|1920= 974
|1930= 1516
|1940= 2449
|1950= 3702
|1960= 4151
|1970= 3952
|1980= 4007
|1990= 4411
|2000= 4482
|2010= 4427
|2020= 4774
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 4712
|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>
}}

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $63,382, and the median income for a family was $81,076. Males had a median income of $47,055 versus $42,401 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $29,583. About 2.2% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

===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 4,427 people, 1,726 households, and 1,176 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2305.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,817 housing units at an average density of {{convert|946.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 1,726 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.9% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age in the village was 39.2 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

==Education==
It is home to [[Coldwater High School (Coldwater, Ohio)|Coldwater High School]], Coldwater Middle School, and Coldwater Elementary School, public schools that are part of the Coldwater Exempted Village School District.

===Library===
It is home to the Coldwater Public Library, which is largely funded by the proceeds from the annual Coldwater Community Picnic.

==Notable people==
* [[Douglas Laux]], ''New York Times'' bestselling author; [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] [[case officer]]
* [[Keith Wenning]], [[quarterback]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]]
* [[Keven Stammen]], professional poker player, winner of 2014 [[World Poker Tour]]
* [[Ross Homan]], former [[linebacker]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes]]
* [[Jesse E. Moorland]], abolitionist and theology professor at [[Howard University]]
* [[Cory Luebke]], former pitcher for the [[San Diego Padres]]
* [[James Grover McDonald]], first U.S. ambassador to Israel, humanitarian

<gallery class="center" widths="180px">
File:Coldwater.jpg|The northeastern section.
File:Coldwater2.jpg|The southwestern section.
File:ColdwaterSoutheasternview.jpg|The southeastern section.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.villageofcoldwater.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.coldwaterpubliclibrary.org/ Library]

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[[Category:Villages in Mercer County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]