Editing LaGrange, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = LaGrange, Ohio
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| image_skyline      = LaGrange Ohio traffic circle.jpg
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| image_caption      = Roundabout intersection in LaGrange
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| map_caption        = Location of LaGrange, Ohio
| image_map1         = Map of Lorain County Ohio Highlighting LaGrange Village.png
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| map_caption1       = Location of LaGrange in Lorain 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  = [[Lorain County, Ohio|Lorain]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[LaGrange Township, Lorain County, Ohio|LaGrange]]

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| area_total_km2     = 4.93
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 2595
| population_density_km2 = 527.07
| population_density_sq_mi = 1365.07

| 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       = 817
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|14|50|N|82|07|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 44050
| area_code          = [[Area code 440|440]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 39-41230<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>
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| blank1_info        = 2398374<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398374}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://lagrangeohio.net/|lagrangeohio.net}}
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'''LaGrange''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|g|r|eɪ|n|dʒ}} {{respell|lə-GRAYNJ}}) is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Lorain County, Ohio|Lorain County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 2,595 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

The village derives its name from [[Château de la Grange-Bléneau]], the French home of [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], an officer in the American Revolutionary War.<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=88|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=72}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.01|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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 511
|1890= 551
|1900= 528
|1910= 467
|1920= 500
|1930= 498
|1940= 546
|1950= 712
|1960= 1007
|1970= 1074
|1980= 1258
|1990= 1199
|2000= 1815
|2010= 2103
|2020= 2595
|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>
}}
[[File:LaGrange Municipal Building, Ohio.jpg|thumb|LaGrange Municipal Building]]

===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 2,103 people, 726 households, and 569 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1046.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 789 housing units at an average density of {{convert|392.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% 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 1.9% of the population.

There were 726 households, of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.6% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the village was 41.4 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,815 people, 618 households, and 501 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,031.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 648 housing units at an average density of {{convert|368.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.72% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 618 households, out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,750, and the median income for a family was $55,179. Males had a median income of $41,591 versus $26,302 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,465. About 3.6% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Statue==
Sherman's Circle, downtown LaGrange, is owned and maintained by LaGrange Township Trustees, and includes a tribute statue to the Union soldiers of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>Photo at [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4P1A_La_Grange_Soldiers_Monument_La_Grange_Ohio La Grange Soldiers' Monument]</ref> On June 28, 2022, the statue of General Sherman, that stood for nearly 120 years in the town square, was struck by a truck and taken down at around 2:30&nbsp;a.m.<ref>[https://www.wkyc.com/amp/article/news/local/lorain-county/truck-crashes-into-civil-war-statue-lagrange-town-square/95-e5d018de-91ce-4a4a-8190-2dd7dc23b475 WKYC “Truck crashes into Civil War statue in Lagrange town square”]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Dorothy Maguire]] - professional baseball player
* [[Robert E. McKisson]] - [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] politician and former mayor of [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|lagrangeohio.net}}

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[[Category:Villages in Lorain County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Cleveland metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]