Editing Montezuma, Ohio

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|official_name            = Montezuma, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Franklin Township, Mercer County, Ohio|Franklin]]

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|population_total         = 152
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45866
|area_code                = [[Area code 419|419]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-51674<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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'''Montezuma''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 152 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Montezuma was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1835.<ref>{{cite book|last=Scranton|first=S. S.|title=History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmercerc00scra|year=1907|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmercerc00scra/page/n215 206]}}</ref> The village was named after [[Moctezuma II|Montezuma]] of Mexico.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gefpsoo1nRIC&pg=PA219 | title=A Geography of Ohio | publisher=Kent State University Press | date=1996 | accessdate=December 8, 2013 | author=Peacefull, Leonard | pages=219| isbn=9780873385251 }}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Montezuma since 1840.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Mercer | title=Mercer County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=December 18, 2015}}</ref> The village was incorporated in 1894.<ref>{{cite book|last=Scranton|first=S. S.|title=History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmercerc00scra|year=1907|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmercerc00scra/page/n216 207]}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.12|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>

Montezuma is located near [[Grand Lake St. Marys]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 317
|1910= 228
|1920= 175
|1930= 192
|1940= 232
|1950= 299
|1960= 287
|1970= 260
|1980= 200
|1990= 199
|2000= 191
|2010= 165
|2020= 152
|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 165 people, 74 households, and 48 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1375.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 89 housing units at an average density of {{convert|741.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 74 households, of which 16.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 12.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.67.

The median age in the village was 44.3 years. 13.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 37% were from 45 to 64; and 12.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.7% male and 47.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 191 people, 71 households, and 48 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,660.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 80 housing units at an average density of {{convert|695.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 1.57% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.57% of the population.

There were 71 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% 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 3.12.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,094, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $19,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,917. About 2.6% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Mercer County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Mercer County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]