Editing Holgate, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Holgate, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = H-town
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = [[Ohio State Route 108|Wilhelm Street]] downtown
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|map_caption              = Location of Holgate, Ohio
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|map_caption1             = Location of Holgate in Henry County

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Henry County, Ohio|Henry]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = Village Council
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Elva Posadas <ref name="Summary Results Report">{{cite web|title=Summary Results Report, 2019 General Election|url=https://henrycountyohio.gov/boe/Election%20Results/2019%20Nov%205%20-%20General/19%20Holgate%20Village.pdf|publisher=Henry County Board of Elections|access-date=November 5, 2020}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2           = 2.99
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 1043
|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         = 1061
|population_density_km2   = 354.98
|population_density_sq_mi = 919.41

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|timezone                = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 43527
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info              = 39-35854<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>
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|website                 = 
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'''Holgate''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Henry County, Ohio|Henry County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 1,061 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Holgate, formerly known as Kaufmanville,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.holgatecommunitylibrary.com/History-of-Holgate.html|title=A small sample of the history of Holgate|website=Holgate Community Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420220758/http://www.holgatecommunitylibrary.com/History-of-Holgate.html|archive-date=April 20, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> was [[plat]]ted in 1873 when the railroad was extended to that point<ref>{{cite book|last=Aldrich|first=Lewis Cass|title=History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848541|year=1888|publisher=D. Mason & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848541/page/n304 269]}}</ref> and incorporated as a village in 1881.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=77|title=Ohio Town Names|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|publisher=Atlantic Press|year=1958|location=Akron, OH|page=61}}</ref> The village has the name of William Holgate, the original owner of the town site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aldrich|first=Lewis Cass|title=History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848541|year=1888|publisher=D. Mason & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848541/page/n807 676]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation since 1874.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Henry | title=Henry County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=December 12, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.15|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= 595
|1890= 1134
|1900= 1237
|1910= 1095
|1920= 1039
|1930= 951
|1940= 1050
|1950= 1092
|1960= 1374
|1970= 1541
|1980= 1315
|1990= 1290
|2000= 1194
|2010= 1109
|2020= 1061
|estyear=2023
|estimate=1043
|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:Holgate village hall and fire station.jpg|thumb|Holgate Village Hall and fire station]]

===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 1,109 people, 408 households, and 292 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|964.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 460 housing units at an average density of {{convert|400.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 90.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 7.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 19.0% of the population.

There were 408 households, of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the village was 38 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% 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 1,194 people, 441 households, and 310 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,218.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 464 housing units at an average density of {{convert|473.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 18.59% of the population.

There were 441 households, out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,729, and the median income for a family was $45,208. Males had a median income of $35,278 versus $21,618 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,187. About 7.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education for the village is administered by the Holgate Local School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.henrycoelections.com/School_Districts.html | title=School districts | publisher=Henry County Board of Elections | access-date=February 25, 2018 | archive-date=February 26, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226092203/http://www.henrycoelections.com/School_Districts.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Joe E. Brown]], actor 
* [[Alene Duerk]], first female Admiral in US Navy, Holgate High School graduate<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2018/07/30/ALENE-B-DUERK-1920-2018-Defiance-native-1st-woman-Navy-rear-admiral-trained-at-Toledo-Hospital/stories/20180728142 | title=Defiance native 1st woman Navy rear admiral, trained at Toledo Hospital | publisher=Toledo Blade | access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Pete Fahrer]], professional baseball player
* [[Olin Smith]], professional football player

==References==
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==External links==

{{Henry County, Ohio}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Villages in Henry County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1873]]
[[Category:1873 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]