Editing Rawson, Ohio

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|official_name            = Rawson, Ohio
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|population_total         = 567
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|postal_code             = 45841, 45881
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
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|blank_info              = 39-65634<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>
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'''Rawson''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 567 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Rawson was laid out in 1855 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="History 496">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dA7VAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA496 | title=History of Hancock County, Ohio | publisher=Warner, Beers | year=1886 | pages=496}}</ref> The village was named for L. Q. Rawson, the president of the [[Fremont and Indiana Railroad]].<ref name="History 496" /> Rawson was incorporated in 1884.<ref name="History 496" /> In 1889 [[Whitecapping|White Caps]] were active in Rawson, twice destroying a Rawson saloon.<ref>{{cite news |title=VISITED BY WHITE CAPS. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1889/05/02/archives/visited-by-white-caps.html |access-date=April 13, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=May 2, 1889}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Cultivator & Country Gentleman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=96VMAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22rawson%2C+ohio%22+%22white+caps%22&pg=PA375 |access-date=April 13, 2022 |publisher=Luther Tucker & Son |date=1889 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.40|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= 227
|1890= 458
|1900= 473
|1910= 470
|1920= 416
|1930= 453
|1940= 441
|1950= 407
|1960= 407
|1970= 466
|1980= 477
|1990= 482
|2000= 465
|2010= 570
|2020= 567
|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 570 people, 191 households, and 152 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1425.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 209 housing units at an average density of {{convert|522.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 191 households, of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.28.

The median age in the village was 30.8 years. 33.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.1% were from 25 to 44; 21.7% were from 45 to 64; and 8.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 465 people, 159 households, and 127 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,168.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 166 housing units at an average density of {{convert|417.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.29% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 159 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.4% 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 2.92 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,969, and the median income for a family was $43,542. Males had a median income of $31,528 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,259. About 6.3% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Cassius Jackson Keyser]], [[mathematician]]

==References==
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{{Hancock County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Hancock County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]