Editing West Union, Ohio

{{distinguish|West Unity, Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = West Union, Ohio
| official_name      = Village of West Union
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| image_blank_emblem = WestUnionOHlogo.png
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| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Looking east on [[Ohio State Route 125|Main Street]]
| image_flag         = 
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| image_map          = Adams County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas West Union highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 260px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].

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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Jason Buda<ref name="VillageOfWestUnion" >{{cite web|title=Council Member Directory|url=https://westunionoh.net/board-members|publisher=The Village of West Union|access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.83
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.83
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| area_total_km2     = 7.33
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<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 3004
| population_density_sq_mi = 1061.11
| population_density_km2 = 409.71

<!-- General information -->| 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       = 873
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|47|30|N|83|32|39|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 45693
| area_code          = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937, 326]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 39-84294
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2400146<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2400146}}</ref>
| website            = [http://www.westunionoh.net/ www.westunionoh.net]
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''West Union''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Adams County, Ohio]], United States, about {{convert|55|mi|km}} southeast of [[Cincinnati]]. The population was 3,004 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> West Union is served by [[West Union High School (Ohio)|West Union High School]], the [[Adams County/Ohio Valley School District]], and the West Union Public Library,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://adamscolibrary.org/locations/ | title=Locations & Hours | publisher=Adams County Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> a branch of the [[Adams County, Ohio#Government|Adams County Public Library]].

==History==
West Union was laid out in 1803.<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=159|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=143}}</ref> A post office called West Union has been in operation since 1805.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=June 21, 2016}}</ref> The village was incorporated in 1859.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA876 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=November 30, 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=876| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.83|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>

State Routes [[Ohio State Route 41|41]], [[Ohio State Route 125|125]], and [[Ohio State Route 247|247]] all intersect and run concurrently through the downtown area.

Ironically, West Union lies east of [[Union, Ohio]], a city in [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery County]]. West Union and Union are not adjacent to each other, actually being approximately 120 miles from each other.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 229
|1820= 406
|1830= 429
|1840= 462
|1850= 444
|1860= 450
|1870= 486
|1880= 626
|1890= 825
|1900= 1033
|1910= 1080
|1920= 992
|1930= 1094
|1940= 1334
|1950= 1508
|1960= 1762
|1970= 1951
|1980= 2791
|1990= 3096
|2000= 2903
|2010= 3241
|2020= 3004
|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> 3,421, 1,322 households, and 420 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1145.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,493 housing units at an average density of {{convert|527.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 1,322 households, of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the village was 40.1 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64, and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.5% male and 54.5% 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 2,903 people, 1,242 households, and 757 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,130.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 13 housing units at an average density of {{convert|534.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.002% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 1,242 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $20,566, and the median income for a family was $25,531. Males had a median income of $25,104 versus $19,107 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,302. About 15.8% of families and 21.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Edmund Wittenmyer]], U.S. Army major general, taught school in West Union from 1876 to 1883<ref>{{cite book |last=Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy |date=June 11, 1937 |title=Sixty-Eighth Annual Report |url=http://digital-library.usma.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aogreunion/id/18848/rec/27 |location=Newburgh, NY |publisher=The Moore Printing Company |via=[[United States Military Academy Library]] |page=145 |ref={{sfnRef|''Sixty-Eighth Annual Report''}}}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.westunionoh.net/ Village website]

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[[Category:Villages in Adams County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1803 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]