Editing Pemberville, Ohio

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|official_name            = Pemberville, Ohio
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Freedom Township, Wood County, Ohio|Freedom]]

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|leader_name              = Carol Ann Bailey<ref>{{cite news |title=Passionate about Pemberville: Bailey is incoming mayor |url=https://www.sent-trib.com/2022/03/16/passionate-about-pemberville-bailey-is-incoming-mayor/ |access-date=September 25, 2023 |agency=Sentinel-Tribune |date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
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|population_total         = 1326
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|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
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|website                 = {{URL|https://pemberville.org}}
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'''Pemberville''' is a village located on the banks of the [[Portage River (Ohio)|Portage River]] in [[Wood County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 1,326 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Pemberville was [[plat]]ted in 1854, and named for James Pember, a first settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leeson|first=Michael A.|title=Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=edoyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA261|year=1897|publisher=J.H. Beers & Company|page=261}}</ref> An early variant name was The Forks.<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=124|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=108}}</ref> A post office called Pemberville has been in operation since 1866.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Wood | title=Wood County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref> The village was incorporated in 1876. The mayor of Pemberville is Carol Bailey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |title=Cities, Townships, & Villages |publisher=Wood County Government |access-date=March 31, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Pemberville is located at {{coord|41|24|41|N|83|27|31|W|type:city}} (41.411371, -83.458710).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 644
|1890= 843
|1900= 1081
|1910= 1006
|1920= 938
|1930= 960
|1940= 1036
|1950= 1099
|1960= 1237
|1970= 1301
|1980= 1321
|1990= 1279
|2000= 1365
|2010= 1371
|2020= 1326
|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>
}}

===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 1,371 people, 532 households, and 373 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1181.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 578 housing units at an average density of {{convert|498.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.6% of the population.

There were 532 households, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.9% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the town was 39.6 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,365 people, 541 households, and 374 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,232.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 560 housing units at an average density of {{convert|505.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.13% of the population.

There were 541 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 27.7% 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 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,938, and the median income for a family was $57,361. Males had a median income of $40,050 versus $26,944 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,248. About 2.1% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
===Opera House===
[[File:Pemberville village hall and opera house.jpg|thumb|left|Pemberville Village Hall and opera house]]
The Pemberville [[Opera house|Opera House]] is a completely restored and functioning opera house, located on the second floor of the town hall.  Built in 1891, it is the oldest functioning opera house in the state of Ohio.<ref>[http://www.toledoblade.com/East/2010/09/08/Pemberville-Opera-House-aims-for-25-000-from-online-voting.html Pemberville Opera House aims for $25,000 from online voting]</ref> An {{convert|860|ft2|adj=on}} two-story addition was added in early 2016 by Adohr Corp that created easier, [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA]] compliant, accessibility into the existing building as well as an elevator to get from the first floor to the second floor where the Opera House is located. The second floor included the construction of a Men's and Women's restroom so that the audience would not have to walk down the back stairs to get to the first floor public restrooms.

===Library===
The Pemberville Public Library serves the communities in eastern [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood County]] from its administrative offices in Pemberville and branches in [[Stony Ridge, Ohio|Stony Ridge]] and [[Luckey, Ohio|Luckey]]. In 2006, the library loaned 105,183 items and provided 348 programs to its patrons. Total holdings in 2006 were over 64,000 volumes with 240 periodical subscriptions.<ref name="OHLibStats2">{{cite web|url=http://www.library.ohio.gov/publib/06OhioLibraryStatisticFullFile.xls |title=2006 Ohio Public Library Statistics |access-date=September 8, 2008 |publisher=State Library of Ohio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519205425/http://www.library.ohio.gov/publib/06OhioLibraryStatisticFullFile.xls |archive-date=May 19, 2008 }} ([[Microsoft Excel file format]])</ref>

===Free Fair===
Pemberville has one of the last free fairs in Ohio, held in August each year. Every year there is a tug of war contest held in the valley in between the church and the elementary school.

==Notable person==
* [[Elihu H. Mason]], a member of [[Great Locomotive Chase|Andrew's Raiders]] during the [[American Civil War]]{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

==Twin towns==
* [[Rödinghausen]], district of [[Herford]], federal state [[States of Germany|North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.pemberville.org/ Village website]
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~somsel/pemberville.html History of Pemberville, Ohio]

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[[Category:Villages in Wood County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1876]]
[[Category:1876 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]