Editing Middle Point, Ohio

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|official_name            = Middle Point, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Van Wert County, Ohio|Van Wert]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Washington Township, Van Wert County, Ohio|Washington]]

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|population_total         = 566
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|postal_code              = 45863
|area_code                = [[Area code 419|419]]
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|blank_info               = 39-49728<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=31 January 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Middle Point''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Van Wert County, Ohio|Van Wert County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 566 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is included within the [[Van Wert, Ohio]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Middle Point was laid out in 1851.<ref name="Gilliland 208">{{cite book|last=Gilliland|first=Thaddeus Stephens|title=History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kd8yAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA208|year=1906|publisher=Windmill Publications|page=208}}</ref> The town's original name was Sykestown, after the Sykes family whom originally owned the land in the mid 19th century. The village was later renamed Middle Point for its relatively central location between [[Delphos, Ohio|Delphos]] and [[Van Wert, Ohio|Van Wert]].<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=103|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=87}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Middle Point since 1854.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Van+Wert | title=Van Wert County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref> Middle Point was incorporated as a village in 1874.<ref name="Gilliland 208" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.57|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.56|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=6 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=25 January 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 119
|1880= 442
|1890= 432
|1900= 604
|1910= 607
|1920= 670
|1930= 574
|1940= 586
|1950= 583
|1960= 571
|1970= 543
|1980= 709
|1990= 639
|2000= 593
|2010= 576
|2020= 566
|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=4 June 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Middle Point village hall on Adams.jpg|thumb|Middle Point 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=6 January 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 576 people, 227 households, and 158 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1028.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 256 housing units at an average density of {{convert|457.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 227 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.09.

The median age in the village was 39 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 593 people, 232 households, and 167 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,066.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 252 housing units at an average density of {{convert|453.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 232 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,661, and the median income for a family was $37,279. Males had a median income of $31,429 versus $22,857 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,278. About 4.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Middle Point has a public library, a branch of the [[Brumback Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brumbacklib.com/library-hours | title=Library hours | publisher=Brumback Library | accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Van Wert County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Van Wert County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]