Editing Salesville, Ohio

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|official_name            = Salesville, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|nickname                 = 
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|image_caption            = [[Ohio State Route 265|Main Street]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Salesville, Ohio
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Guernsey County, Ohio|Guernsey]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of Ohio townships|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Millwood Township, Guernsey County, Ohio|Millwood]]

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|population_total         = 123
|population_density_km2   = 244.29
|population_density_sq_mi = 634.02

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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 43778
|area_code                = [[Area code 740|740]]
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'''Salesville''' is a [[census-designated place]] and former [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Guernsey County, Ohio|Guernsey County]], [[Ohio]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020]] census, the population was 123, down from 129 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. Its residents voted for dissolution in 2016.<ref name="Enquirer Fugleberg">{{cite news|title=Hit by floods and budget cuts, village to vote on disappearing|first=Jeremy|last=Fugleberg|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|publisher=Gannett Company|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 26, 2016|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/25/hit-floods-and-budget-cuts-neville-vote-disappearing/80458300/}}</ref>

==History==
Salesville was [[plat]]ted in 1835.<ref name="Sarchet 315">{{cite book|last=Sarchet|first=Cyrus Parkinson Beatty|title=History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofguernse01sarc#page/314/mode/2up|year=1911|publisher=B.F. Bowen & Company|page=315}}</ref> The village was incorporated in 1878.<ref name="Sarchet 315" /> A post office called Salesville was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 2002.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Guernsey | title=Guernsey County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref>

In 1828 at a Salesville [[camp meeting]], [[Joseph C. Dylkes]] made his public claim as a [[messiah]], becoming known as the Leatherwood God.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

==Geography==
Salesville is located along [[Leatherwood Creek (Wills Creek)|Leatherwood Creek]].<ref name=DeLorme>{{cite book| title= Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1991 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-233-1 |pages= 72}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village had a total area of {{convert|0.10|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]]|access-date=2013-01-06|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=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1850= 71
|1860= 120
|1870= 172
|1880= 266
|1890= 296
|1900= 286
|1910= 265
|1920= 247
|1930= 193
|1940= 213
|1950= 187
|1960= 173
|1970= 154
|1980= 139
|1990= 84
|2000= 154
|2010= 129
|2020= 123
|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=2013-01-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 129 people, 50 households, and 34 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1290.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 58 housing units at an average density of {{convert|580.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 1.6% from two or more races.

There were 50 households, of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.0% 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 2.58 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age in the village was 37.5 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 154 people, 53 households, and 40 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,567.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 67 housing units at an average density of {{convert|682.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.65% from two or more races.

There were 53 households, out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the village the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $15,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,250. About 7.3% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 26.1% of those 65 or over.

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{{Guernsey County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Guernsey County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1878 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1878]]
[[Category:2015 disestablishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2015]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Ohio]]