Editing Octa, Ohio

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'''Octa''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Fayette County, Ohio|Fayette County]], [[Ohio]], United States, along [[Rattlesnake Creek (Ohio)|Rattlesnake Creek]]. The population was 58 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Octa was originally called Allentown, and under the latter name was laid out by Elijah Allen, and named for him.<ref>{{cite book|last=Allen|first=Frank M.|title=History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions|url=https://archive.org/details/historyfayettec00allegoog|year=1914|publisher=B. F. Bowen, Incorporated|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyfayettec00allegoog/page/n317 299]}}</ref> The present name honors a person named Octa Barnes.<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=119|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=103}}</ref> A post office called Octa was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1929.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Fayette | title=Fayette County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=December 13, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it 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]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Parks==
Octa contains 2 parks within its boundaries.

The linear Park currently ends in Octa and goes toward Jamestown. The Fayette County Park District currently has plans to continue the bike trail from Octa to Washington Court House in the future

The other Park in Octa contains  baseball and softball diamonds and swing sets.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 123
|1910= 91
|1920= 107
|1930= 64
|1940= 67
|1950= 87
|1960= 95
|1970= 102
|1980= 74
|1990= 78
|2000= 83
|2010= 59
|2020= 58
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===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]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 59 people, 30 households, and 13 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|210.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 34 housing units at an average density of {{convert|121.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 84.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 15.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 30 households, of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 10.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 56.7% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the village was 45.8 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 23.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 83 people, 36 households, and 20 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|291.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 39 housing units at an average density of {{convert|136.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 6.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.82% of the population.

There were 36 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 33.3% 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 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 130.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 135.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,250, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $21,667 versus $22,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,846. There were 9.5% of families and 8.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Steinmetz, Robert, ''A Train Ran Through It: A Boy's Life in Octa, Ohio, 1940-1953, and History and Culture of the Rural Village and Region'', Amazon Books, 2018, p.&nbsp;173.

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