Editing Weston, Ohio

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|official_name            = Weston, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood]]

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|population_total         = 1455
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|postal_code             = 43569
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
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|blank_info              = 39-83972
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|website                 = http://www.westonohio.org/
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'''Weston''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Wood County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 1,455 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  Weston is located just 10 miles west of [[Bowling Green, Ohio]], a university town.

==History==
[[Image:weston3.jpg|thumb|left|Weston United Methodist Church]]
Weston was originally called Taylortown, and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1853 by Thomas Taylor, and named for him.<ref name="Leeson 427">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/commemorativehis00lees | title=Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development | publisher=J.H. Beers & Company | last=Leeson | first=Michael A. | year=1897 | page=[https://archive.org/details/commemorativehis00lees/page/n452 427]}}</ref> Another early variant name was New Westfield.<ref name="Leeson 427" /> The present name is from [[Weston Township, Wood County, Ohio|Weston Township]].<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 New Westfield was established in 1856, and the name was changed to Weston in 1863.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Wood | title=Wood County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref> The village was incorporated in 1873.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |title=Cities, Townships, & Villages |publisher=Wood County Government |access-date=January 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606014831/http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2015 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.13|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}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 698
|1890= 845
|1900= 953
|1910= 913
|1920= 844
|1930= 794
|1940= 859
|1950= 973
|1960= 1075
|1970= 1269
|1980= 1708
|1990= 1716
|2000= 1659
|2010= 1590
|2020= 1455
|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 1,590 people, 609 households, and 424 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1407.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 700 housing units at an average density of {{convert|619.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.8% of the population.

There were 609 households, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the village was 35.8 years. 29.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 10.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.4% male and 50.6% 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 1,659 people, 638 households, and 454 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,476.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 662 housing units at an average density of {{convert|589.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.74% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.10% of the population

==Library==
The Weston Public Library serves the communities in southwestern [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood County]] from its administrative offices in Weston and a branch in [[Grand Rapids, Ohio|Grand Rapids]]. In 2006, the library loaned 96,919 items and provided 186 programs to its 3,399 cardholders. Total holdings in 2006 were over 35,000 volumes with over 130 periodical subscriptions.<ref name="OHLibStats2">{{cite web|url=http://www.library.ohio.gov/publib/06OhioLibraryStatisticFullFile.xls |title=2006 Ohio Public Library Statistics |access-date=September 8, 2008 |publisher=State Library of Ohio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519205425/http://www.library.ohio.gov/publib/06OhioLibraryStatisticFullFile.xls |archive-date=May 19, 2008 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://westonohio.org/ Village website]

{{Wood County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Wood County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]