Editing South Salem, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = South Salem, Ohio
| settlement_type                 = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname                        = 
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| image_caption                   = The [[South Salem Academy]]
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| map_caption                     = Location of South Salem, Ohio
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| map_caption1                    = Location of South Salem in Ross County

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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Ross County, Ohio|Ross]]

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| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Michael Stroud{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
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| population_total                = 219
| population_density_km2          = 469.94
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1216.67

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| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 45681
| area_code                       = [[Area code 740|740]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 39-73698<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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'''South Salem''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Ross County, Ohio|Ross County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 219 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
In 1842, local [[Presbyterian Church in the United States of America|Presbyterian]] minister Hugh Stewart Fullerton orchestrated the establishment of a school in southwestern Ross County.<ref>Owen, Lorrie K., ed.  ''Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places''.  Vol. 2.  [[St. Clair Shores, Michigan|St. Clair Shores]]: Somerset, 1999, 1223-1224.</ref>  Known as the "[[South Salem Academy|Salem Academy]]," this school became the foundation of the present village: landowner John Sample [[plat]]ted South Salem in 1846 in order better to serve the students and teachers of the school.  After two years of rapid growth, the village reached the point that it could easily serve the needs of the school, and growth ceased.  Although South Salem [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in the 1870s, few other changes occurred during the late years of the nineteenth century.  In 1917, its population was deemed to be between 350 and 400 residents, a size that had remained consistent since the 1850s.<ref>Evans, Lyle S.  ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mToVAAAAYAAJ A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development]''.  Vol. 1.  [[Chicago]] and [[New York City|New York]]: Lewis, 1917, 473-474.</ref>  The Salem Academy (by then known as the "South Salem Academy") closed in 1907 due to competition from other schools,<ref>[http://www.ohiochannel.org/your_state/remarkable_ohio/marker_details.cfm?marker_id=456&file_id=8011 Marker #4-71: Salem Academy], Ohio Channel and the [[Ohio Historical Society]], 2006.  Accessed September 2, 2010.</ref> and since that time, the village has declined in population.<ref name="GR2" />

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.21|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=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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1850= 479
|1860= 318
|1880= 299
|1890= 263
|1900= 264
|1910= 211
|1920= 193
|1930= 201
|1940= 185
|1950= 206
|1960= 180
|1970= 209
|1980= 252
|1990= 227
|2000= 213
|2010= 204
|2020= 219
|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 204 people, 80 households, and 58 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|971.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 84 housing units at an average density of {{convert|400.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.5% from two or more races.

There were 80 households, of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the village was 42 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 213 people, 77 households, and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,027.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 81 housing units at an average density of {{convert|390.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 77 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $12,762. About 6.3% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.4% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Ross County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1846]]
[[Category:Villages in Ross County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1846 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]