Editing Zanesfield, Ohio

{{Distinguish|Zanesville, Ohio}}
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'''Zanesfield''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Logan County, Ohio|Logan County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States|United States of America]]. The population was 194 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  It is the smallest incorporated village in Logan County.

==History==
[[Image:Zanesfield-ohio-sloan-library.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Historic Sloan Library in Zanesfield]]
Zanesfield is named for Isaac Zane,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dt48AAAAYAAJ | title=The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary | publisher=Scott and Wright | date=1833 | access-date=December 12, 2013 | author=Kilbourn, John | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dt48AAAAYAAJ/page/n543 507]}}</ref> who was born in 1753 in what was then Berkeley County, Virginia, and is now [[Hardy County, West Virginia]]. He was the youngest brother of [[Ebenezer Zane]], for whom [[Zanesville, Ohio]], is named.

In 1762 at the age of nine, Isaac was captured by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] of the [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]] tribe and adopted into the tribe.  He lived with them along the [[Sandusky River]] for seventeen years.  He married [[Myeerah]] (White Crane), daughter of Chief ''[[Tarhe]]''.  They had several children.

His Wyandot connections and bilingual abilities served Zane well.  He later served as a guide to the Commissioners of the [[Northwest Territory]] during their treaty conferences with the Native Americans. Zane purchased {{convert|1800|acre|km2}} from the federal government at the site of Zanesfield in about 1795.  In return for his service to the United States, in 1802, the [[United States Congress]] granted Isaac Zane three tracts totalling {{convert|1920|acre|km2}} in [[Champaign County, Ohio]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Official Ohio Lands Book|last=Knepper |first=George W. |year=2002 |publisher=The Auditor of the State of Ohio |pages=52–53 |url=http://www.auditor.state.oh.us/Publications/General/OhioLandsBook.pdf#page=52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Ohio Lands and Their Subdivisions|last=Peters|first=William E.|year=1918 |publisher=W.E. Peters|pages=336–339 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HiApAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA336}}</ref> (see [[Zane's Tracts#Isaac Zane Tracts]]). In 1803, he was elected as one of the first trustees of Jefferson Township. Isaac Zane died in 1816, and was buried near Zanesfield.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Martzloff|first1=Clement L.|year=1905|title=Zane's Trace|journal=[[Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications]]|volume=13|pages=324 |url=http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0013324.html&StartPage=297&EndPage=331&volume=13&newtitle=Volume%2013%20Page%20297}}</ref>

The village was [[plat|laid out]] in 1819 by Alexander Long and [[Ebenezer Zane]].<ref>Perrin, W.H. and J.H. Battle.  ''History of Logan County and Ohio''.  [[Chicago]]: O.L. Baskin, 1880, 414.</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it 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
|1850= 317
|1860= 328
|1870= 282
|1880= 307
|1890= 318
|1900= 278
|1910= 250
|1920= 243
|1930= 262
|1940= 277
|1950= 288
|1960= 288
|1970= 272
|1980= 269
|1990= 183
|2000= 220
|2010= 197
|2020= 194
|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 197 people, 88 households, and 62 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1790.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 101 housing units at an average density of {{convert|918.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.5% from two or more races.

There were 88 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.65.

The median age in the village was 42.4 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 32% were from 45 to 64; and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 43.7% male and 56.3% 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 220 people, 96 households, and 57 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,867.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 105 housing units at an average density of {{convert|891.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.45% from two or more races. There are no [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]s or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]s of any race.

There were 96 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% 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 3.07.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,667, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $36,786 versus $23,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,869. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 4.3% of those over 64.

== Education ==
Zanesfield is served by the [[Benjamin Logan Local School District]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.benjaminlogan.org/home |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=www.benjaminlogan.org |language=en-US}}</ref> and home to a private school with an [[outdoor education]] model, Journey Nature School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journey Nature School {{!}} Kirkmont Center |url=https://www.kirkmontcenter.org/journey-nature-school/ |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=www.kirkmontcenter.org}}</ref>

The village has a public library, the Earl Sloan Library.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Earl Sloan Library |url=http://www.sloanlibraryoh.org/ |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=www.sloanlibraryoh.org}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Image:Zanesfield-ohio-limits.jpg|thumb|Zanesfield village limits]]
Unlike most villages in Logan County, Zanesfield has no [[List of State Routes in Ohio|state highways]]; the only road access is provided through County Roads 5, 10, and 153.  The nearest highway is [[U.S. Route 33]], a [[freeway]] with two [[interchange (road)|interchanges]] a short distance from Zanesfield. Originally, U.S. 33 ran from Bellefontaine along a portion of the present-day County Road 540 then southwards entering on Water Street through Zanesfield and then southeast along Columbus Street before its move to its current location outside the village in 1964.

==Notable people==

*[[Nicole Fawcett]] — award-winning [[volleyball]] player
*[[Earl Sloan]] — entrepreneur and philanthropist

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150202061313/http://www.co.logan.oh.us/html/county_map_-_large.html Detailed Logan County map]

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[[Category:Villages in Logan County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1819]]
[[Category:1819 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]