Editing Edison, Ohio

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|official_name            = Edison, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|image_caption            = Village offices on Boundary Street
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|map_caption              = Location of Edison, Ohio
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|map_caption1             = Location of Edison in Morrow County

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Morrow County, Ohio|Morrow]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Gilead]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 441
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
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|population_total         = 422
|population_density_km2   = 566.88
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|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 43320
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
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'''Edison''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Morrow County, Ohio|Morrow County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 422 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Edison is adjacent to and west of [[Mount Gilead, Ohio]], the county seat.

==History==
Edison was formerly called Gilead Station, and later Levering.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Baughman|first1=Abraham J.|last2=Bartlett|first2=Robert Franklin|title=History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PBQVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA307|year=1911|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=307}}</ref> The present name is for American inventor [[Thomas Alva Edison]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA114 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=114}}</ref> A post office called Gilead Station was established in 1874, and the name was changed to Edison in 1881.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Morrow |title=Morrow County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=December 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222120630/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Morrow |archive-date=December 22, 2015 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Edison is considered to be a part of Central Ohio.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it 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|1880= 152
|1890= 345
|1900= 347
|1910= 387
|1920= 386
|1930= 380
|1940= 419
|1950= 471
|1960= 559
|1970= 569
|1980= 504
|1990= 488
|2000= 437
|2010= 437
|2020= 422
|estyear=2023
|estimate=441
|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 437 people, 166 households, and 121 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1506.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 192 housing units at an average density of {{convert|662.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 166 households, of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the village was 36.9 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 437 people, 165 households, and 119 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,516.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 178 housing units at an average density of {{convert|617.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 165 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% 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 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,167, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,987 versus $25,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,722. About 12.1% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Morrow County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Morrow County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1874 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1874]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]