Editing East Sparta, Ohio

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

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|image_caption            = The Town Pump at Christmas time
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|map_caption              = Location of East Sparta, Ohio
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|map_caption1             = Location of East Sparta in Stark 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        = [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Pike Township, Stark County, Ohio|Pike]]

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|established_date         = March 22, 1815

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|area_total_km2           = 4.71
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 743
|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=20 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 749
|population_density_km2   = 158.88
|population_density_sq_mi = 411.54

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
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|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|elevation_ft             = 1043
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 44626
|area_code                = [[Area code 330|330]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-24052<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2398778<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398778}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://eastspartavillage.com/|Village website}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''East Sparta''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in southern [[Stark County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 749 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Canton–Massillon metropolitan area]].

==History==
East Sparta was originally called Sparta, and under the latter name was laid out in 1815 and named after the ancient city of [[Sparta]] in Greece.<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=57|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=41}}</ref>

On June 3, 2015, East Sparta's 70-year-old water tower was dismantled.<ref name ="WaterTower">{{cite web|title=East Sparta Water Tower|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20150603/NEWS/150609757|publisher=Canton Repository|access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> On July 28, 2017, East Sparta's Towne Pump Tavern built in 1909 burned down.<ref name ="Towne Pump Tavern fire">{{cite web|title=Towne Pump Tavern fire|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20170728/towne-pump-tavern-east-sparta-landmark-destroyed-by-fire|publisher=Canton Repository|access-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
East Sparta is located along [[Nimishillen Creek]], a short distance north of the [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] border.<ref>DeLorme (1991), ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer'', Yarmouth, Maine, {{ISBN|0-89933-233-1}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.68|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]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1940= 690
|1950= 811
|1960= 961
|1970= 959
|1980= 868
|1990= 771
|2000= 806
|2010= 819
|2020= 749
|estyear=2023
|estimate=743
|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|access-date=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]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 819 people, 328 households, and 229 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|487.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 349 housing units at an average density of {{convert|207.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 328 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 42.3 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 806 people, 315 households, and 242 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,344.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 341 housing units at an average density of {{convert|568.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.37% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.74% from two or more races.

There were 315 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,208, and the median income for a family was $41,964. Males had a median income of $29,267 versus $21,354 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,017. About 4.7% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
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{{Stark County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Stark County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1815 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1815]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]