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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Mount Victory, Ohio |settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = Downtown Mt. Victory.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Downtown Mount Victory |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = OHMap-doton-Mount_Victory.png |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Mount Victory, Ohio |image_map1 = Map of Hardin County Ohio Highlighting Mount Victory Village.png |mapsize1 = 250px |map_caption1 = Location of Mount Victory in Hardin County <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Ohio]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Hardin County, Ohio|Hardin]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Hale Township, Hardin County, Ohio|Hale]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = 0.84 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.84 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |area_total_km2 = 2.19 |area_land_km2 = 2.19 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_est = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_footnotes = |population_total = 601 |population_density_sq_mi = 712.09 |population_density_km2 = 274.94 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 1040 |coordinates = {{coord|40|32|01|N|83|31|16|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 43340 |area_code = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937, 326]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 39-53144<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> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2399418<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399418}}</ref> |website = {{URL|http://www.mountvictory.com/}} |footnotes = }} '''Mount Victory''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Hardin County, Ohio|Hardin County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 601 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. ==History== The town site of Mount Victory was surveyed in 1851, one year before the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kohler|first=Minnie Ichler|title=A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5tYyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA177|year=1910|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=177}}</ref> The village received its name by reason of the proprietor shouting "Victory!" when he obtained the land.<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of Hardin County, Ohio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YSJEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA654|year=1883|publisher=Warner Beers & Company|page=654}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Mount Victory since 1854.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Hardin | title=Hardin County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=December 14, 2015}}</ref> == Education == Mount Victory is home to the [[Ridgemont High School (Ohio)|Ridgemont High School]], the only school in the Ridgemont Local Schools district. Mount Victory has a public library, a branch of the Ridgemont Public Library.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.ridgemont.lib.oh.us/ |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=www.ridgemont.lib.oh.us |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.77|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 |align=left |1880= 574 |1890= 689 |1900= 734 |1910= 740 |1920= 723 |1930= 597 |1940= 645 |1950= 609 |1960= 598 |1970= 633 |1980= 667 |1990= 551 |2000= 600 |2010= 627 |2020= 601 |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 627 people, 249 households, and 172 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|814.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 279 housing units at an average density of {{convert|362.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 249 households, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.9% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age in the village was 37.3 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 600 people, 245 households, and 171 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|791.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 263 housing units at an average density of {{convert|346.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 1.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.83% of the population. There were 245 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% 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 2.86. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,694, and the median income for a family was $47,273. Males had a median income of $33,571 versus $22,344 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,745. About 3.8% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.mountvictory.com/ Mount Victory, Ohio] {{Hardin County, Ohio}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Hardin County, Ohio]] [[Category:1851 establishments in Ohio]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1851]] [[Category:Villages in Ohio]]
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