Editing Hiram, Ohio

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

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|image_skyline            = Former house of James A. Garfield in Hiram, Ohio.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Home of President [[James A. Garfield]] from 1863 to 1876.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garfield Home in Hiram Ohio|url=https://clevelandmemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hiram/id/108|publisher=Cleveland Memory|access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref>
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|image_seal               =

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|map_caption1             = Location of Hiram

<!-- Location -->
|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        = [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 2.84
|area_land_km2            = 2.84
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.10
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.10
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 945
|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=15 July 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 996
|population_density_km2   = 350.89
|population_density_sq_mi = 908.76

<!-- General information -->
|timezone                = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset              = -5
|timezone_DST            = EDT
|utc_offset_DST          = -4
|elevation_footnotes     = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft            = 1260
|coordinates             = {{coord|41|18|41|N|81|08|34|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}<ref name=gazetteer2021/>
|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 44234
|area_code               = [[Area codes 330 and 234|330, 234]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info              = 39-35658<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             = 2398515<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398515}}</ref>
|website                 = {{URL|hiramvillage.org/}}
|footnotes               = 
}}
'''Hiram''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in northern [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage County]], [[Ohio]],  United States. It was formed from portions of [[Hiram Township, Portage County, Ohio|Hiram Township]] in the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]]. The population was 996 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=census2020>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US3913335658 |title= Hiram village, Portage County, Ohio – Profile of General Demographic Characteristics |year= 2020 |work= Data.Census.gov |publisher= U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref> Hiram is part of the [[Akron metropolitan area]]. It is the home of [[Hiram College]], a small, private [[liberal arts college]]. The Hiram post office was established in 1816.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NUKCNA|accessdate=2024-10-31|title=US Post Offices|publisher=Blevins, Cameron; Helbock, Richard W.|date=2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.10|sqmi|2}}, all land.<ref name=gazetteer2021>{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2021 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_39.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 6, 2022}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Hiram, Ohio, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 71
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 81
|Apr record high F = 87
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 73

|Jan avg record high F = 56.5
|Feb avg record high F = 58.5
|Mar avg record high F = 68.4
|Apr avg record high F = 78.9
|May avg record high F = 84.3
|Jun avg record high F = 88.6
|Jul avg record high F = 89.9
|Aug avg record high F = 88.5
|Sep avg record high F = 86.2
|Oct avg record high F = 77.8
|Nov avg record high F = 67.4
|Dec avg record high F = 58.4
|year avg record high F = 91.0

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =32.5
| Feb high F  =35.2
| Mar high F  =44.4
| Apr high F  =58.0
| May high F  =68.9
| Jun high F  =77.0
| Jul high F  =80.9
| Aug high F  =79.5
| Sep high F  =73.2
| Oct high F  =60.9
| Nov high F  =48.3
| Dec high F  =37.2
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =24.2
| Feb mean F  =26.0
| Mar mean F  =34.4
| Apr mean F  =46.8
| May mean F  =57.8
| Jun mean F  =66.4
| Jul mean F  =70.4
| Aug mean F  =68.9
| Sep mean F  =62.4
| Oct mean F  =50.7
| Nov mean F  =39.6
| Dec mean F  =29.9
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =15.9
| Feb low F  =16.7
| Mar low F  =24.5
| Apr low F  =35.7
| May low F  =46.8
| Jun low F  =55.8
| Jul low F  =59.9
| Aug low F  =58.3
| Sep low F  =51.6
| Oct low F  =40.6
| Nov low F  =30.9
| Dec low F  =22.6

|Jan avg record low F = -4.1
|Feb avg record low F = -1.6
|Mar avg record low F = 6.5
|Apr avg record low F = 22.3
|May avg record low F = 33.1
|Jun avg record low F = 42.9
|Jul avg record low F = 49.8
|Aug avg record low F = 48.3
|Sep avg record low F = 39.8
|Oct avg record low F = 29.3
|Nov avg record low F = 17.5
|Dec avg record low F = 5.7
|year avg record low F = -7.1

|Jan record low F = -25
|Feb record low F = -24
|Mar record low F = -11
|Apr record low F = 2
|May record low F = 24
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 27
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = -2
|Dec record low F = -14

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =3.34
| Feb precipitation inch  =2.70
| Mar precipitation inch  =3.42
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.01
| May precipitation inch  =4.06
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.19
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.31
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.70
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.04
| Oct precipitation inch  =3.77
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.17
| Dec precipitation inch  =3.39
|year precipitation inch = 44.10

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 16.5
|Feb precipitation days = 12.6
|Mar precipitation days = 12.4
|Apr precipitation days = 13.0
|May precipitation days = 12.9
|Jun precipitation days = 12.5
|Jul precipitation days = 10.5
|Aug precipitation days = 9.5
|Sep precipitation days = 9.6
|Oct precipitation days = 11.6
|Nov precipitation days = 12.3
|Dec precipitation days = 14.1

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =20.4
| Feb snow inch  =12.5
| Mar snow inch  =9.9
| Apr snow inch  =0.7
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.3
| Nov snow inch  =5.3
| Dec snow inch  =13.8

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 10.5
|Feb snow days = 7.5
|Mar snow days = 4.6
|Apr snow days = 0.8
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 2.0
|Dec snow days = 6.5

|Jan snow depth inch = 9.0
|Feb snow depth inch = 8.8
|Mar snow depth inch = 5.9
|Apr snow depth inch = 1.0
|May snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.2
|Nov snow depth inch = 3.1
|Dec snow depth inch = 5.6
|year snow depth inch = 12.2

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00333780&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Hiram, OH
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=cle
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Cleveland
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 144
|1900= 659
|1910= 422
|1920= 453
|1930= 441
|1940= 389
|1950= 986
|1960= 1011
|1970= 1484
|1980= 1360
|1990= 1330
|2000= 1242
|2010= 1406
|2020= 996
|estyear=2023
|estimate=945
|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><ref name=census2020/>
}}

===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 1,406 people, 228 households, and 120 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1511.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 248 housing units at an average density of {{convert|266.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 85.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 228 households, of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.4% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the village was 21 years. 8.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 69.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 7.1% were from 25 to 44; 10.3% were from 45 to 64; and 4.8% 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 1,242 people, 234 households, and 147 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,367.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 249 housing units at an average density of {{convert|274.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.61% of the population.

There were 234 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 13.0% under the age of 18, 58.5% from 18 to 24, 15.4% from 25 to 44, 9.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,417, and the median income for a family was $50,139. Males had a median income of $36,932 versus $25,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,734. About 1.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Harry Augustus Garfield]]; son of James A. Garfield, president of [[Williams College]] from 1908 to 1934
* [[James A. Garfield]]; [[U.S. President]] from March to September 1881
* [[James Rudolph Garfield]]; son of James A. Garfield, 23rd [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] under [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
* [[Lucretia Garfield]]; wife of James A. Garfield, [[First Lady of the United States]] from March to September 1881
* [[Jesse Brown Pounds]]; songwriter
* [[Jack Trice]]; college football player at [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]], namesake of [[Jack Trice Stadium]]<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Life and Legacy of Jack Trice  |journal=The Annals of Iowa |publisher=[[State Historical Society of Iowa]] |first=Dorothy |last=Schwieder |pages=380–381 |volume=69 |number=4 |date=Fall 2010 | doi=10.17077/0003-4827.1474 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.hiramvillage.org}}

{{Portage County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Portage County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]