Editing Gambier, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Gambier, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]]
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|leader_name              = Leeman Kessler<ref>{{cite web | url=https://villageofgambier.org/village-council-2/ | title=Village Council | publisher=Village of Gambier official website | access-date=September 2, 2020 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902205305/https://villageofgambier.org/village-council-2/ | archive-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 2330
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
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|population_total         = 2213
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|postal_code              = 43022
|area_code                = [[Area code 740|740]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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|website                  = http://www.villageofgambier.org/
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'''Gambier''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|æ|m|.|b|ɪər}} {{respell|GAM|beer}}<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=November 30, 2023 |date=2016}}</ref>) is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 2,213 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

Gambier is the home of [[Kenyon College]].

==History==
[[File:James Gambier.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier|James Gambier]], a founding benefactor of Kenyon College]]

Gambier was laid out in 1824.<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=65|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=49}}</ref> The village was named after one of Kenyon College's early benefactors, [[James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier|Lord Gambier]].<ref>[http://www2.kenyon.edu/Khistory/chase/biography/biography.htm Biography of Philander Chase] at Kenyon College website.  Retrieved on October 3, 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n133 134]}}</ref>

In the 1960s, Japanese writer [[Junzo Shono]] spent several years in Gambier, culminating in the writing of the book ''A Sojourn in Gambier'', which would prove to be quite popular in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bulletin.kenyon.edu/article/treasures-from-kenyons-archives/|title=Treasures from Kenyon's Archives - Kenyon Alumni Magazine|website=bulletin.kenyon.edu|access-date=March 7, 2020}}</ref>

On May 4th, 2020, the village of Gambier became the first municipality in Knox County to enact a law which explicitly includes LGBTQ+ people in anti-discrimination legislation. Gambier became the 29th municipality in the state of Ohio to adopt this legislature (as of 2022, there were 34 municipalities and one county with such legislation).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Giovanni |first=Larry Di |title=Gambier adopts an anti-discrimination ordinance |url=https://mountvernonnews.com/stories/553421826-gambier-adopts-an-anti-discrimination-ordinance |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Mount Vernon News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipal Map |url=https://equalityohio.org/our-work/local/municipal-map/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Equality Ohio |language=en-US}}</ref> The language specifies that no person can be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.<ref name=":0" /> The decision came to a unanimous vote over the video-chat platform, Zoom, facilitated by the town's mayor, Leeman Kessler.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Grant Pepper, Staff |title=Gambier makes history by passing LGBTQ-inclusive anti-discrimination legislation |url=https://www.knoxpages.com/news/gambier-makes-history-by-passing-lgbtq-inclusive-anti-discrimination-legislation/article_ca57dc28-8fa3-11ea-b20f-534690386bff.html |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=KnoxPages.com |language=en}}</ref> The law is a reflection of the Ohio Fairness Act, a bill currently stalled at the House and the Senate tables.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-05 |title=Gambier Becomes First Ohio Town to Pass LGBTQ Protections by Zoom |url=https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/5/05/gambier-becomes-first-ohio-town-pass-lgbtq-protections-zoom |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Gambier is located along the [[Kokosing River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.94|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/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
|1850= 280
|1860= 575
|1870= 581
|1880= 576
|1890= 660
|1900= 751
|1910= 537
|1920= 433
|1930= 498
|1940= 470
|1950= 1037
|1960= 1148
|1970= 1571
|1980= 2056
|1990= 2073
|2000= 1871
|2010= 2391
|2020= 2213
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2330
|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>{{cbignore}}
}}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 2,391 people, 343 households, and 126 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|2543.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 375 housing units at an average density of {{convert|398.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 90.5% White, 2.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8%.<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 the 343 households 15.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.6% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 63.3% were non-families. 33.5% of households were one person and 11.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the village was 21.2 years. 4% of residents were under the age of 18; 79.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 5.1% were from 25 to 44; 6.7% were from 45 to 64; and 4.5% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,871 people, 278 households, and 142 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,998.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 305 housing units at an average density of {{convert|325.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 94.07% White, 2.51% African American, 1.28% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 278 households 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.9% were non-families. 39.9% of households were one person and 12.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 5.8% under the age of 18, 73.1% from 18 to 24, 7.3% from 25 to 44, 9.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% 65 or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median household income was $51,964 and the median family income  was $71,477. Males had a median income of $40,500 versus $29,327 for females. The per capita income for the village was $9,661. About 2.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

[[Image:Kokosing River Gambier Ohio.jpg|thumb|The [[Kokosing River]], a tributary of the Ohio River, flows past Gambier]]

==Education==
Mount Vernon City Schools operates Wiggin Street Elementary in the [[village]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mvcsd.us/wigginstreetelementary_home.aspx | title=Wiggin Street Elementary | publisher=Mount Vernon City Schools | access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref>

[[Kenyon College]], an [[Episcopalian|Episcopal]] institution, has been in operation in Gambier since 1824.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kenyon.edu/about-kenyon/our-history-tradition/ | title=Our History & Tradition | publisher=Kenyon College | access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref>

Gambier has a public library, a branch of The Public Library of [[Mount Vernon]] & [[Knox County, Ohio|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==
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* [[Margaret L. Bodine]], photographer
* [[Philander Chase]], founder of [[Kenyon College]], Bishop of [[Ohio]] and [[Illinois]]
* [[Sean M. Decatur]], chemist and former president of [[Kenyon College]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 6, 2022|title=In Response to Kenyon's President: What Trans Folks Need on TDOV and All Year Round
|url=https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2022/04/06/in-response-to-kenyons-president/|access-date=January 26, 2023|website=The Buckeye Flame|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 8, 2022|title=Kenyon College Students Deliver a List of Demands to College President to Address Transphobia and Transmisogyny|url=https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2022/03/08/kenyon-college-student-deliver-demands/|access-date=January 26, 2023|website=The Buckeye Flame|language=en}}</ref>
* [[John Green]], author of ''[[The Fault in our Stars]]'', YouTuber<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bulletin.kenyon.edu/feature/an-abundance-of-awesome/|title = An Abundance of Awesome |website= Kenyon Alumni Magazine}}</ref>
* [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], 19th President of the United States of America
* [[Allison Janney]], actress
* [[P. F. Kluge]], author of ''[[Biggest Elvis: A Novel]]''
* [[Robie Macauley]], newspaperman and author
* [[Paul Newman]], actor
* [[Olof Palme]], Prime Minister of [[Sweden]]
* [[Herbert T. Perrin]], U.S. Army officer
* [[Joan Slonczewski]], biologist

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Gambier}}
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* [http://www.villageofgambier.org Village website]

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[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]