Editing Hamersville, Ohio

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

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|image_caption            = Looking northwest on Main Street ([[Ohio State Route 125]]) in Hamersville
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|map_caption              = Location of Hamersville, Ohio
|image_map1               = Map of Brown County Ohio Highlighting Hamersville Village.png
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|map_caption1             = Location of Hamersville in Brown 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        = [[Brown County, Ohio|Brown]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Clark Township, Brown County, Ohio|Clark]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Justin Jones<ref>{{cite news |last1=Floyd |first1=Dawn |title=Winners declared in Brown and Adams Counties |url=https://maysville-online.com/news/209668/winners-declared-in-brown-and-adams-counties |access-date=6 July 2024 |publisher=The Ledger Independent |date=9 November 2023}}</ref>
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.44
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 487
|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=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 485
|population_density_sq_mi = 1107.31
|population_density_km2   = 427.92

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
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|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 968
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45130
|area_code                = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937, 326]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-32984<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2398230<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398230}}</ref>
|website                  = 
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'''Hamersville''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|eɪ|m|ər|z|v|ɪ|l}} {{respell|HAY|mərz|vil}}<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=September 11, 2022 |date=2016}}</ref>) is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Clark Township, Brown County, Ohio|Clark Township]], [[Brown County, Ohio|Brown County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 485 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Hamersville was laid out in 1838.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_udUyAQAAMAAJ | title=The History of Brown County, Ohio | publisher=Higginson Book Company | year=1883 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_udUyAQAAMAAJ/page/n500 529]}}</ref> It was named for [[Thomas L. Hamer|Thomas Hamer]], then a congressman, and later a general in the [[Mexican–American War]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Asghyycm7eQC&pg=PA128 | title=The origin of certain place names in the United States, Volume 8, Issue 197 | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | accessdate=September 1, 2013 | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1902 | pages=128}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:HamersvilleOH1.JPG|thumb|left|Hamersville corporation limit sign]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.39|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]]|accessdate=January 6, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 231
|1890= 264
|1900= 242
|1910= 276
|1920= 235
|1930= 267
|1940= 349
|1950= 380
|1960= 524
|1970= 567
|1980= 688
|1990= 586
|2000= 515
|2010= 546
|2020= 485
|estyear=2023
|estimate=487
|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|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 546 people, 188 households, and 143 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1400.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 206 housing units at an average density of {{convert|528.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 188 households, of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.27.

The median age in the village was 34.5 years. 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 9.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 515 people, 180 households, and 142 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,376.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 190 housing units at an average density of {{convert|507.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.19% from two or more races.

There were 180 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.8% 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 2.86 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,063, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,875 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,471. About 5.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*[[Albert Nelson Marquis]], founder of ''[[Marquis Who's Who|Who's Who]]''

==References==
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{{Brown County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Brown County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]