Editing McArthur, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = McArthur, Ohio
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_skyline      = Trinity Episcopal Church, McArthur.jpg
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| image_caption      = [[Trinity Episcopal Church (McArthur, Ohio)|Trinity Episcopal Church]], a McArthur historic site
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| image_map          = Vinton County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas McArthur highlighted.svg
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Vinton County, Ohio|Vinton County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].
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| map_caption1       = Detailed map of McArthur

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| subdivision_name1  = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Vinton County, Ohio|Vinton]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Elk Township, Vinton County, Ohio|Elk]]

<!-- Government -->| named_for          = [[Duncan McArthur]]
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| established_date   = 1815
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| population_total   = 1783
| population_density_km2 = 408.19
| population_density_sq_mi = 1056.91

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| elevation_ft       = 768
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 45651
| area_code          = [[Area code 740|740]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''McArthur''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Vinton County, Ohio]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> It is located {{convert|27|mi}} southeast of [[Chillicothe, Ohio|Chillicothe]]. The population was 1,783 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
McArthur was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1815.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3elPAQAAIAAJ | title=History of Hocking Valley, Ohio | publisher=Inter-State Publishing Co. | year=1883 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3elPAQAAIAAJ/page/n1282 1215]–1216}}</ref> It was originally called McArthurstown<ref>[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/McArthur,_Ohio McArthur, Ohio - Ohio History Central] Retrieved June 12, 2018.</ref> and was named for [[Duncan McArthur]], an army general in the War of 1812.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n192 193]}}</ref> The oldest surviving building is the McArthur Hotel, which was built in 1839, and will be going under renovation in 2022.

==Geography==
McArthur is located at the junction of [[U.S. Route 50 in Ohio|U.S. Route 50]] and [[Ohio State Route 93]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.33|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/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
[[File:McArthur village hall.jpg|thumb|McArthur Village Hall]]
{{US Census population
|1850= 424
|1860= 822
|1870= 861
|1880= 900
|1890= 888
|1900= 941
|1910= 1107
|1920= 1307
|1930= 1188
|1940= 1280
|1950= 1466
|1960= 1529
|1970= 1543
|1980= 1912
|1990= 1541
|2000= 1888
|2010= 1701
|2020= 1783
|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 1,701 people, 700 households, and 451 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1278.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 771 housing units at an average density of {{convert|579.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 700 households, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the village was 35.3 years. 27.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.7% male and 54.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,888 people, 777 households, and 512 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,416.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 845 housing units at an average density of {{convert|633.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 777 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,393, and the median income for a family was $33,026. Males had a median income of $30,109 versus $21,354 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,623. About 24.7% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.9% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
McArthur is served by Central Elementary School, Vinton County Middle School, and [[Vinton County High School]], all of which are part of Vinton County Local School District <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vinton.k12.oh.us/|title=Vinton County Local Schools Home|website=www.vinton.k12.oh.us}}</ref>

McArthur has a public library, the Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vintoncountypublic.lib.oh.us/content/hours-location | title=Library hours | publisher=Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library | accessdate=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
<!--- Please list in alphabetical order --->
* [[Pete Abele]] – politician and judge
* [[Dick Bates]] – Major League Baseball [[pitcher]]
* [[Benson Dillon Billinghurst]]  –  superintendent and educator
* [[Edward Franklin Bingham]] – [[Vinton County]] prosecuting attorney and judge
* [[Horatio C. Claypool]] – [[U.S. Representative]]
* [[Maude Collins]] – First female sheriff in the state of Ohio
* [[Thomas S. Crow]] – [[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy]]
* [[Thomas Wren (Nevada politician)|Thomas Wren]] – U.S. Representative from Nevada

==References==
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{{Vinton County, Ohio}}
{{Ohio county seats}}

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[[Category:Villages in Vinton County, Ohio]]
[[Category:County seats in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1815]]
[[Category:1815 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]