Editing Gratiot, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Gratiot, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|image_caption            = [[IOOF]] hall on Main Street
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|map_caption              = Location of Gratiot, Ohio
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|map_caption1             = Location of Gratiot in Licking County (highlighted) and Muskingum 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|Counties]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking]], [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of Ohio townships|Townships]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Hopewell Township, Licking County, Ohio|Hopewell]] (Licking Co.), [[Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio|Hopewell]] (Muskingum Co.)

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_est           = 216
|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=30 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 215
|population_density_km2   = 617.54
|population_density_sq_mi = 1604.48

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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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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 43740
|area_code                = [[Area code 740|740]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Gratiot''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|eɪ|ʃ|ɒ|t}} ''{{Respell|GRAY|shot}}''<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=October 22, 2022 |date=2016}}</ref>) is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking]] and [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. The population was 215 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].

==History==
Gratiot was [[plat]]ted in 1829, and named in honor of [[Charles Gratiot]].<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=69|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=53}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.13|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|1880= 67
|1950= 187
|1960= 222
|1970= 232
|1980= 227
|1990= 195
|2000= 187
|2010= 221
|2020= 215
|estyear=2023
|estimate=216
|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===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 221 people, 91 households, and 67 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1700.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 101 housing units at an average density of {{convert|776.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 98.6% White, 0.5% African American, and 0.9% from two or more races.<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 91 households 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.9% of households were one person and 12.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the village was 44.4 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 32% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 187 people, 77 households, and 50 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,565.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 82 housing units at an average density of {{convert|686.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 98.40% White, 1.07% African American, and 0.53% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 77 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.6% of households were one person and 11.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 27.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 120.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.4 males.

The median household income was $34,250 and the median family income was $35,417. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,094. About 11.1% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.5% of those sixty five or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Cornelius S. Hamilton]], U.S. Representative from Ohio
* [[Jesse Yarnell]], newspaperman

==References==
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{{Licking County, Ohio}}
{{Muskingum County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Licking County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Muskingum County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1829 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1829]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]