Editing Magnetic Springs, Ohio

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| official_name      = Magnetic Springs, Ohio
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Magnetic Springs, Ohio
| image_map1         = Map of Union County Ohio Highlighting Magnetic Springs Village.png
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| map_caption1       = Location of Magnetic Springs in Union County

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Union County, Ohio|Union]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Leesburg Township, Union County, Ohio|Leesburg]]

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| population_total   = 267
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 43036
| area_code          = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937 and 326]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 39-46830<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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'''Magnetic Springs''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Leesburg Township, Union County, Ohio|Leesburg Township]], [[Union County, Ohio|Union County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 267 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village has a post office with the [[ZIP Code]] of 43036.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=43036 Zip Code Lookup]</ref>

==History==
Magnetic Springs was [[plat]]ted in 1879 when underground springs were discovered there.<ref>{{cite book|last= Durant|first=Pliny A.|title=The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... |url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofunionco00dura#page/424/mode/2up|year=1883|publisher=Beers, W. H., & co.|location=Chicago|page=425}}</ref> The community earned its name from the [[mineral water]]s used for healing processes.  Word spread across the country of these springs, and tourists began visiting from locations nationwide; even foreigners appeared occasionally.  Hotel resorts sprang up, and the village boomed.  Following the discovery of modern medicinal cures, including the [[Polio vaccine|vaccine for polio]], the interest in natural healing remedies faded, and the city's tourism industry collapsed.  By the early 1980s, the hotel resorts had been torn down.<ref>[http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Union/Untp8.htm Heritage Pursuit], Magnetic Springs</ref><ref name=Grant>Grant, Arthur Hastings & Buttenheim, Harold Sinley, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=HXRLAAAAMAAJ The American City, Volume 26]'', Buttenheim Publishing Corporation, 1922, p. 544.</ref>

During the [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition era of the 1920s]], the village was a local hotbed of bootlegging and gambling, although it faced vigorous opposition from the mayor, Mary McFadden.  She also led bond raising campaigns for public services and a larger town hall, and to encourage full council meetings she cooked dinner for all the members.<ref name=Grant/>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 257
|1900= 194
|1910= 155
|1920= 194
|1930= 178
|1940= 246
|1950= 321
|1960= 344
|1970= 349
|1980= 314
|1990= 373
|2000= 323
|2010= 268
|2020= 267
|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 268 people, 110 households, and 75 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1165.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 127 housing units at an average density of {{convert|552.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.5% from two or more races.

There were 110 households, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.8% were non-families. 26.4% 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 2.44 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the village was 39.8 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 35% were from 45 to 64; and 7.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.9% male and 48.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 323 people, 120 households, and 80 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,325.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 126 housing units at an average density of {{convert|516.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.62% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races.

There were 120 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,208, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,821. About 7.0% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
The Magnetic Springs Water Company was originally founded in Magnetic Springs, but has since relocated to Columbus.<ref>Logsdon, Gene, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=K6iYvwtC7aQC You Can Go Home Again]'', Indiana University Press, 1998, p. 112.</ref>

==Education==
It is in the [[North Union Local School District]].<!--UNI 05033--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39159_union/DC20SD_C39159.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Union County, OH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39159_union/DC20SD_C39159_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The comprehensive high school is [[North Union High School (Ohio)|North Union High School]].

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