Editing Fredericktown, Ohio

{{About|the village in Knox County|the community in Columbiana County|Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Fredericktown, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|image_skyline            = Downtown Fredericktown, Ohio.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Main Street in the business district
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|map_caption              = Location of Fredericktown in Ohio
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|mapsize1                 = 250px
|map_caption1             = Location of Fredericktown in Knox County
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = 
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.08
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.98
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|area_water_percent       = 
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 5.38
|area_land_km2            = 5.14
|area_water_km2           = 0.24
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 2619
|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=26 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_total         = 2648
|population_density_sq_mi = 1334.68
|population_density_km2   = 515.22
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|28|43|N|82|32|55|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_ft             = 1083
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|website                  = http://www.fredericktownohio.net
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 43019
|area_code                = [[Area code 740|740]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-28658<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              = 1086397<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1086397}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
|unit_pref                = Imperial
| motto                   = "It can be done in a small town"<ref>{{cite web |title=Fredericktown Public Library |url=https://fredericktown.org/fredericktown-public-library/ |website=Fredericktown.org |access-date=May 4, 2022}}</ref>
}}
'''Fredericktown''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 2,648 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]].

==History==
[[File:Fredericktown ohio grain elevator.JPG|thumb|left|The Fredericktown Grain Elevator, site of the first mill]]
Fredericktown was [[plat]]ted in 1807,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Fredericktown - It Can Be Done In A Small Town |url=https://fredericktown.org/ |access-date=September 30, 2022 |website=Fredericktown.org |language=en-US}}</ref> and named after [[Frederick, Maryland]], the native home of a first settler.<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=63|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=47}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.97|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.10|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]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1830= 161
|1840= 444
|1850= 712
|1860= 775
|1870= 690
|1880= 850
|1890= 847
|1900= 890
|1910= 1021
|1920= 1194
|1930= 1257
|1940= 1297
|1950= 1467
|1960= 1531
|1970= 1935
|1980= 2299
|1990= 2443
|2000= 2428
|2010= 2493
|2020= 2648
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2619
|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>
}}
[[File:Fredericktown Village Hall.jpg|thumb|Fredericktown Municipal Building]]

===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 2,493 people, 1,050 households, and 691 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1265.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,133 housing units at an average density of {{convert|575.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% 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 1,050 households, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the village was 37.6 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.9% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,428 people, 1,021 households, and 681 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,719.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,103 housing units at an average density of {{convert|781.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 1,021 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,354, and the median income for a family was $45,345. Males had a median income of $34,028 versus $21,858 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,138. About 5.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[File:Fredericktown Ohio Main St.jpg|thumb|Looking South on Main St]]
Fredericktown is at the junction of State Routes [[Ohio State Route 13|13]] and [[Ohio State Route 95|95]], which travel north–south and east–west respectively.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}

==Education==
Fredericktown Local Schools operates one elementary school, one middle school, and [[Fredericktown High School (Ohio)|Fredericktown High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fredericktownschools.com/Schools | title=Our schools | publisher=Fredericktown Local Schools | access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref>

Fredericktown has a public library, a branch of The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.knox.net/branches.html | title=Branches | publisher=The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County | access-date=February 26, 2018 | archive-date=February 27, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034222/http://www.knox.net/branches.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Webb C. Ball]], jeweler, watchmaker, founder of [[BALL Watch Company]]
* [[Ollie Cline]], college and professional football fullback
* [[Clarence Dill]], served two terms in each house of [[United States Congress|Congress]]
* [[Georgia O'Ramey]], Broadway actress and vaudevillian
* [[Luke Perry]], actor

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.fredericktown.net Fredericktown Community Portal]
* [http://www.fredericktownohio.net Fredericktown Village Government]
* [http://www.fredericktownschools.com Fredericktown Schools]
* [http://www.fredericktownfire.net Fredericktown Community Fire District]
* [http://www.fredericktown.net/historybrief.htm Fredericktown Historical Society] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224326/http://www.fredericktown.net/historybrief.htm |date=May 12, 2014 }}

{{Knox County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Knox County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1807 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]