Editing Vanlue, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Vanlue, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[City (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Vanlue High School.jpg
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|image_caption            = [[Vanlue High School|High school]] on [[Ohio State Route 330|State Route 330]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Vanlue, Ohio
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|map_caption1             = Location within Hancock 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|Counties]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = [[Village council]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Robbie Brooks<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hancockboardofelections.com/?page_id=784 | title=Village Officials | publisher=Hancock County Board Of Elections | access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 0.92
|area_land_km2            = 0.90
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.36
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.35
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 
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|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 341
|population_density_km2   = 378.48
|population_density_sq_mi = 979.89

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|timezone                = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset              = -5
|timezone_DST            = EDT
|utc_offset_DST          = -4
|elevation_footnotes     = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft            = 814
|coordinates             = {{coord|40|58|31|N|83|28|57|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 45890
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info              = 39-79534
|blank1_name             = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info             = 2400048<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2400048}}</ref>
|website                 = https://villageofvanlue.com/home
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}}

'''Vanlue''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 341 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
The village is 2 miles west from [[Sheriden Cave]], where native habitation was dated to have occurred around 11,000BC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wolf |first1=Jeannie |title=Indian Trail Caverns home to major archaeological find {{!}} The Courier |url=https://thecourier.com/life/life-news/2016/06/16/indian-trail-caverns-home-to-major-archaeological-find/ |publisher=The Courier |access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Robinette |first1=Tom |title=The mammoth's lament: Study shows how cosmic impact sparked devastating climate change |url=https://phys.org/news/2013-05-mammoth-lament-cosmic-impact-devastating.html |website=phys.org |access-date=November 24, 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref>

Vanlue was [[plat]]ted in 1847 by William Vanlue, and named for him.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Hancock County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock01brow|year=1886|publisher=Warner, Beers|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock01brow/page/366 366]}}</ref> A post office called Vanlue has been in operation since 1850.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Hancock | title=Hancock County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|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|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|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 364
|1890= 352
|1900= 356
|1910= 400
|1920= 368
|1930= 351
|1940= 355
|1950= 365
|1960= 386
|1970= 539
|1980= 390
|1990= 373
|2000= 371
|2010= 359
|2020= 341
|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 359 people, 141 households, and 93 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1025.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 152 housing units at an average density of {{convert|434.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.3% of the population.

There were 141 households, of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 0.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.0% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% 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 3.15.

The median age in the village was 35.8 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 371 people, 141 households, and 104 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,325.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 151 housing units at an average density of {{convert|539.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 141 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,786, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $34,886 versus $21,964 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,768. None of the families and 3.7% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 15.4% of those over 64.

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