Editing Jenera, Ohio

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

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|image_caption            = Aerial view of Jenera
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|map_caption              = Location of Jenera, Ohio
|image_map1               = Map of Hancock County Ohio Highlighting Jenera.png
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|map_caption1             = Location within Hancock 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        = [[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock]]

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|government_type          = [[Village Council]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 257
|population_density_km2   = 370.25
|population_density_sq_mi = 958.96

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|timezone                = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset              = -5
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|coordinates             = {{coord|40|53|58|N|83|43|37|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 45841
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info              = 39-38948<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
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'''Jenera''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ə|ˈ|n|ɛər|.|ə}} {{respell|jə|NAIR|ə}}<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 [[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 257 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  It is surrounded by [[Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio|Van Buren Township]] and is part of the [[Cory-Rawson High School|Cory-Rawson Local School District]].

==History==
Jenera was laid out in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="history 501">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00brow_0 | title=History of Hancock County, Ohio | publisher=Warner, Beers | year=1886 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00brow_0/page/n506 501]}}</ref> The village was named for Dr. Amos B. Jenner, the first postmaster.<ref name="history 501" />  Jenera was originally built up chiefly by Germans.<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=81|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=65}}</ref>  A post office has been in operation at Jenera since 1883.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Hancock | title=Hancock County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=January 3, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.27|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
|1900= 237
|1910= 259
|1920= 269
|1930= 261
|1940= 262
|1950= 316
|1960= 272
|1970= 282
|1980= 302
|1990= 285
|2000= 235
|2010= 221
|2020= 257
|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===
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 221 people, 79 households, and 56 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|818.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 94 housing units at an average density of {{convert|348.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 79 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.34.

The median age in the village was 32.5 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 9.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 235 people, 95 households, and 64 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|625.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 96 housing units at an average density of {{convert|255.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 1.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 95 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,417, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $31,806 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,056. About 3.3% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Gallery==
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File:Commercial district in Jenera.jpg|Commercial district and post office
File:Jenera United Methodist Church.jpg|Jenera United Methodist Church
File:Trinity Lutheran, Jenera.jpg|Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Hancock County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Hancock County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]