Editing Cygnet, Ohio

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

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|image_caption            = Front Street downtown
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|map_caption              = Location of Cygnet, Ohio
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|map_caption1             = Location of Cygnet in Wood County

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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        = [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Bloom Township, Wood County, Ohio|Bloom]]

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|government_type          = [[Town council|Village Council]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
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|area_total_km2           = 0.86
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 548
|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=15 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 543
|population_density_km2   = 633.17
|population_density_sq_mi = 1640.48

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|timezone                = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset              = -5
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|utc_offset_DST          = -4
|elevation_footnotes     = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft            = 702
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|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 43413
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info              = 39-19820<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             = 2398665<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398665}}</ref>
|website                 = 
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}}
'''Cygnet''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|g|n|ɛ|t}} {{respell|SIG|net}}<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 [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 543 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
[[File:Cygnet-ohio-wood-county-oil-town.jpg|thumb|left|Cygnet during the oil boom.]]
Cygnet was originally called Pleasant View, and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1883.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leeson|first=Michael A.|title=Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=edoyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA242|year=1897|publisher=J.H. Beers & Company|page=242}}</ref> A post office called Cygnet has been in operation since 1883.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Wood |title=Wood County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=January 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129161530/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Wood |archivedate=January 29, 2016 }}</ref> The village was incorporated in 1889.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |title=Cities, Townships, & Villages |publisher=Wood County Government |accessdate=January 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606014831/http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |archivedate=June 6, 2015 }}</ref> Much of the village was damaged by a fire on January 30, 1891.<ref>{{cite news |title=THREE LIVES WERE LOST.; A LARGE PORTION OF THE TOWN OF CYGNET DESTROYED BY FIRE. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1891/01/31/archives/three-lives-were-lost-a-large-portion-of-the-town-of-cygnet.html |access-date=April 9, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=January 31, 1891}}</ref> A [[nitroglycerin]] explosion occurred in Cygnet on September 7, 1897, killing at least 6 and causing significant damage to the village.<ref>{{cite news |title=KILLED BY NITRO-GLYCERINE. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1897/09/08/archives/killed-by-nitroglycerine.html |access-date=April 9, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=September 8, 1897}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Awful Accident in Ohio |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18970908.2.8&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |access-date=April 9, 2022 |work=cdnc.ucr.edu |publisher=Sacramento Daily Union |date=September 8, 1897}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.33|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1890= 670
|1900= 896
|1910= 699
|1920= 589
|1930= 523
|1940= 569
|1950= 527
|1960= 593
|1970= 629
|1980= 646
|1990= 560
|2000= 564
|2010= 597
|2020= 543
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 548
|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 597 people, 208 households, and 161 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1809.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 228 housing units at an average density of {{convert|690.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.7% of the population.

There were 208 households, of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.22.

The median age in the village was 33.4 years. 30.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 564 people, 211 households, and 158 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,672.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|658.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.66% of the population.

There were 211 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,538, and the median income for a family was $37,750. Males had a median income of $30,391 versus $25,368 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,000. About 3.2% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Wood County, Ohio}}

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