Editing Neffs, Ohio

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'''Neffs''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in northwestern [[Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio|Pultney Township]], [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 878 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Wheeling metropolitan area]].

==History==
A post office called Neffs has been in operation since 1892.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Belmont | title=Belmont County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> Besides the post office, Neffs had a sawmill and gristmill.<ref>{{cite book|last=Caldwell|first=John Alexander|title=History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofbelmont00cald|year=1880|publisher=Historical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofbelmont00cald/page/n319 280]}}</ref> The local Neffs (or Neife) family came to Belmont County from [[Switzerland]] via [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Maryland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McKelvey|first=A. T.|title=Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens|url=https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00mcke|year=1903|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00mcke/page/495 495]}}</ref>

On March 16, 1940, at approximately 11:00am EST, an explosion at Hanna Coal Company's No. 10 Mine at Willow Grove occurred, killing 72 men.<ref>Nash, Jay Robert, ''Darkest Hours, 1976, Chicago: Nelson-Hall, Inc, p. 385</ref>

Neffs was also the birthplace of model and actor [[Ken Clark (actor)|Ken Clark]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography: Ken Clark|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ken_clark|access-date=June 8, 2020|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>

==Geography==
Neffs is located in eastern Belmont County in the northwest part of [[Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio|Pultney Township]]. The center of the community lies in the valley of McMahon Creek, a tributary of the [[Ohio River]]. [[Ohio State Route 149]] passes through Neffs, leading east {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Bellaire, Ohio|Bellaire]] on the Ohio. Downtown [[Wheeling, West Virginia]], is an additional five miles to the north from Bellaire.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Neffs CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.93%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 1138
|2010= 993
|2020= 878
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3953788| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Neffs CDP, Ohio| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,138 people, 449 households, and 339 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|283.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 483 housing units at an average density of {{convert|120.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the community was 99.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 449 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $19,926 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the community was $13,557. About 7.7% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcoal/stclair.html List of casualties on March 16, 1940]

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1797]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Belmont County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1892 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1892]]