Editing Plymouth, Ohio

{{for|the unincorporated settlement in Ashtabula County|Plymouth Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio}}
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|official_name            = Plymouth, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]], [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]]

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|leader_name              = Cassandra Fryman{{cn|date=March 2024}} [[Libertarian Party (United States)|(L)]]
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|population_total         = 1707
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|postal_code             = 44865
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
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|blank_info              = 39-63800<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|website                 = http://www.plymouthoh.org/
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'''Plymouth''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]] and [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. The population was 1,707 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].

The Richland County portion of Plymouth is part of the [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] [[Mansfield metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], while the Huron County portion is part of the [[Norwalk, Ohio|Norwalk]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Plymouth was laid out in 1825.<ref name="Baughman 194">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qDwVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA194 | title=History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1 | publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Baughman, Abraham J. | year=1909 | pages=194}}</ref> The village was named after [[Plymouth Rock]].<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=128|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|pages=112–113}}</ref> Plymouth was incorporated in 1834.<ref name="Baughman 194" />

Plymouth was formerly the headquarters of the [[Plymouth Locomotive Works]], a builder of industrial [[railroad]] [[locomotive]]s. The factory closed in 1999. The company designed and built an [[automobile]] named Plymouth in the early part of the century, but it was not mass-produced, but there were [[truck]]s and [[tractor]]s produced by Commercial Motor Truck Company under the Plymouth name in the same period.<ref>The Model G truck had 50 horsepower, friction transmission, dual chain drive, 1000-6000 lb payload or 9-20 seats. Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.67.</ref> Later, [[Chrysler Motors]] developed the Plymouth Automobile Division, but thought the Ohio company had infringed on their name. A court battle ensued over the ownership of the name Plymouth, which Chrysler lost when it was determined the original Plymouth car preceded Chrysler's by several years.

==Geography==
Plymouth is located at {{coord|40|59|46|N|82|40|0|W|type:city}} (40.996121, -82.666746).<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|2.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

The east/west main street in downtown Plymouth is known as East Main and West Broadway and in the surrounding unincorporated areas is known as Base Line Road, as it divides Richland and Huron counties, which puts the village in dual political geographies. This presents several difficulties such as taxes, laws and law enforcement. While the village has its own police force, half shares jurisdiction with the Huron County Sheriff's Department and half with the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 462
|1870= 703
|1880= 1145
|1890= 1133
|1900= 1154
|1910= 1314
|1920= 1374
|1930= 1339
|1940= 1403
|1950= 1510
|1960= 1822
|1970= 1993
|1980= 1939
|1990= 1942
|2000= 1852
|2010= 1857
|2020= 1707
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>Data in historical populations table from {{citation|title=US Census, 1890|year = 1891|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=40kUAAAAYAAJ&q=census%20pataskala&pg=RA1-PA151}}; {{citation|title=US Census, 1920|year = 1921|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oei2AAAAIAAJ&q=census+pataskala&pg=PA565}}; {{citation|title=US Census, 1950|year = 1952| isbn=9780598466846 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=32pQAAAAYAAJ&q=census%20pataska%201930&pg=SA35-PA18}}; {{citation|title=US Census, 1970|year = 1973|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4j0YAAAAYAAJ&q=1970%20census%20ohio%20%22heath%22&pg=SA37-PA15}}; {{citation|title=US Census, 2000|isbn = 9781428986060|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9A1ElkbD3YcC&q=1990%20census%20ohio&pg=PA21}}; {{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</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 1,857 people, 696 households, and 499 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|751.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 794 housing units at an average density of {{convert|321.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% 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 2.5% of the population.

There were 696 households, of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the village was 34.1 years. 29.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.5% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,852 people, 678 households, and 536 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|834.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 744 housing units at an average density of {{convert|335.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 678 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,994, and the median income for a family was $40,559. Males had a median income of $35,737 versus $23,807 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,474. About 10.4% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Plymouth is located within the [[Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District]]. The district administers three public schools in Plymouth including Plymouth-Shiloh Elementary School, Shiloh Middle School, and [[Plymouth High School (Ohio)|Plymouth High School]].<ref>{{cite web |last=greatschools |url=http://www.greatschools.org/ohio/plymouth/Plymouth_Shiloh-Local/ |title=Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District Profile |access-date=December 4, 2013 }}</ref>

Plymouth has a public library, a branch of the Mansfield–Richland County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mrcpl.org/branches | title=Locations | publisher=Mansfield-Richland County Public Library | access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

==Entertainment==
The first movie theater in Plymouth was opened in the mid-1910s by Reuben Deisler. The Deisler Theatre gained some national press because its eponymous operator was completely blind.<ref>A Blind Man's Attractive House. ''[https://archive.org/details/motography161elec Motography]'' August 5, 1916. Vol XVI. No 6. p 304. Retrieved May 15, 2017</ref> The building was still standing as of September 2009.

==Notable people==
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* [[David Ross Locke]], [[journalist]] and early political commentator during the [[American Civil War]]
* [[Eleanor Searle|Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum]], spouse of [[Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney]] and founder of the Heritage Center Museum
* [[John M. C. Smith]], [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Michigan]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.plymouthoh.org/ Village website]

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[[Category:Villages in Huron County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Richland County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]