Editing Morristown, Ohio

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|official_name            = Morristown, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|image_skyline            = Morristown Historic District.jpg
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|image_caption            = [[Morristown Historic District]], along the [[National Road]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio|Union]]

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|population_total         = 248
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|postal_code              = 43759
|area_code                = [[Area code 740|740]]
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'''Morristown''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 248 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Wheeling metropolitan area]].

==History==
Morristown was [[plat]]ted in 1802.<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=107|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=91}}</ref> The village was named for Duncan Morrison, a pioneer settler.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00mcke | title=Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens | publisher=Biographical Publishing Company | author=McKelvey, A. T. | year=1903 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00mcke/page/263 263]}}</ref> A variant name was "Morris Town".<ref>{{gnis|1065060}}</ref> A post office called Morristown has been in operation since 1807.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref>

Several blocks in downtown Morristown compose the [[Morristown Historic District]], which was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OH/Belmont/state.html OHIO - Belmont County], Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com.  Accessed November 2, 2008.</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.51|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
|1830= 251
|1850= 456
|1870= 423
|1880= 434
|1890= 371
|1900= 350
|1910= 280
|1920= 315
|1930= 366
|1940= 410
|1950= 404
|1960= 396
|1970= 385
|1980= 463
|1990= 296
|2000= 299
|2010= 303
|2020= 248
|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 303 people, 124 households, and 78 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|594.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 143 housing units at an average density of {{convert|280.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 124 households, of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.73.

The median age in the village was 43.8 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.8% were from 25 to 44; 30.7% were from 45 to 64; and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 54.1% male and 45.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 299 people, 122 households, and 81 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|591.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 138 housing units at an average density of {{convert|273.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 122 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $30,357 versus $18,929 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,212. About 5.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Transportation==
About half a mile south of Morristown is [[Interstate 70 (Ohio)|Interstate 70]] and closest [[Mile Marker]] is 208.
Morristown's Main Street is the original [[U.S. Route 40 in Ohio|US 40]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.morristownohio.org/ Village website]
* [http://www.belmontcountytourism.org/visit.cfm?location=19 Morristown Attractions]

{{Belmont County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Belmont County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1802 establishments in the Northwest Territory]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]