Editing Georgetown, Ohio

{{About||the community in Fayette County|Georgetown, Fayette County, Ohio|the community in Harrison County|Georgetown, Harrison County, Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Georgetown, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Brown County Courthouse in Georgetown from southwest.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = [[Brown County Courthouse (Ohio)|Brown County Courthouse]]
|image_flag               = Flag of Georgetown, Ohio.png
|image_seal               = Seal of Georgetown, Ohio.png

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|map_caption              = Location of Georgetown, Ohio
|image_map1               = Map of Brown County Ohio Highlighting Georgetown Village.png
|mapsize1                 = 250px
|map_caption1             = Location of Georgetown in Brown 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        = [[Brown County, Ohio|Brown]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio|Pleasant]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Kelly Bolington<ref name="Village Officials">{{cite web |title=Village Officials |url=https://www.georgetownohio.gov/page/village-officials |publisher=Village of Georgetown |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Town Council President]]
|leader_name1             = Kelley Campbell<ref name="Village Officials">{{cite web |title=Village Officials |url=https://www.georgetownohio.gov/page/village-officials |publisher=Village of Georgetown |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
|established_title        = 
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.15
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.15
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|area_total_km2           = 10.76
|area_land_km2            = 10.76
|area_water_km2          = 0.00

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 4458
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 4453
|population_density_sq_mi = 1071.98
|population_density_km2   = 413.93

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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             = 932
|coordinates              = {{coord|38|52|30|N|83|53|50|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45121
|area_code                = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937, 326]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-29778<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>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2398952<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398952}}</ref>
|website                  = https://www.georgetownohio.gov/
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Georgetown''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Brown County, Ohio]], United States, located about {{convert|36|mi}} southeast of [[Cincinnati]].<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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 4,453 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Georgetown was the childhood home of U.S. President [[Ulysses S. Grant]].

==History==
Georgetown was [[plat]]ted in 1819.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_udUyAQAAMAAJ | title=The History of Brown County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. | publisher=Higginson Book Company | year=1883  | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_udUyAQAAMAAJ/page/n366 385]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-bnYAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA13 | title=120 Waterfall Hikes Around Cincinnati Ohio | publisher=Lulu.com | access-date=November 27, 2013 | author=Karle, Tina | year=2010 | pages=13| isbn=9780557378647 }}</ref> The village took its name from [[Georgetown, Kentucky]].<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=66|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815083514/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=66|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2022|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=50}}</ref> A post office called Georgetown has been in operation since 1821.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=June 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013181747/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH |archive-date=October 13, 2015 }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|4.04|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= 618
|1860= 723
|1870= 1037
|1880= 1293
|1890= 1473
|1900= 1529
|1910= 1580
|1920= 1670
|1930= 1531
|1940= 1848
|1950= 2200
|1960= 2674
|1970= 3087
|1980= 3467
|1990= 3627
|2000= 3631
|2010= 4331
|2020= 4453
|estyear=2023
|estimate=4458
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|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 4,331 people, 1,722 households, and 1,085 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1072.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,939 housing units at an average density of {{convert|480.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 1,722 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.0% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median age in the village was 38.6 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,691 people, 1,565 households, and 996 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|997.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,702 housing units at an average density of {{convert|459.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 1,565 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,807, and the median income for a family was $37,371. Males had a median income of $31,897 versus $19,634 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,112. About 11.7% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] grew up and attended grade school in Georgetown. The school house is still in the town, where the locals refer to it as the [[Grant Schoolhouse]]. Also in Georgetown are [[Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home|Grant's childhood home]] and the [[Tanning (leather)|tannery]] that his father owned across the street. All three are stops on the Land of Grant tour.

Being the county seat, Georgetown hosts the large Brown County Fair and parade which brings in thousands of patrons from other towns. The headstone of General [[Thomas L. Hamer]] is in the old cemetery located by the Brown County Fair Grounds.

Seventeen acres of the city was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978 as the [[Georgetown Historic District (Georgetown, Ohio)|Georgetown Historic District]].<ref>{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>

==Education==
Georgetown has a public library, a branch of the Brown County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.browncountypubliclibrary.org/hal | title=Hours and Locations | publisher=Brown County Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>
Georgetown Exempted Village Schools that consists of a High School; Principal Taylor Cox, and an Elementary School; Principal Carrie Kratzer.

==Notable people==
* [[Carr Van Anda]], Managing Editor of the ''[[New York Times]]''
* [[Marie Decca]], lyric soprano operatic singer
* [[Electra Collins Doren]], [[suffragette]], [[library scientist]]
* [[Brian Grant]], professional basketball player
* [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Civil War general, [[U.S. President|President of the United States]]
* [[Jesse Root Grant]], father of Ulysses S. Grant, settled in Georgetown, became Mayor of Georgetown in 1837
* [[Thomas L. Hamer]], U.S. Congressman who fought in the [[Mexican–American War]]
* [[August V. Kautz]], U.S. Army Major General
* [[Albert Kautz]], U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
* [[Rodney J. McKinley]], [[Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force]]
* [[John Ruthven (artist)|John Ruthven]], wildlife artist
* [[Robert A. Kehoe|Dr. Robert A. Kehoe]], American toxicologist, proponent of leaded gasoline

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180px" class="center">
File:Flying over Georgetown.jpg|Georgetown's north side from the air.
File:GeorgetownOhio1.JPG|Georgetown corporation limit sign.
File:GeorgetownOhio2.JPG|Looking north on Main Street in Georgetown.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{NIE Poster|Georgetown (Ohio)|Georgetown, Ohio}}
* [https://www.georgetownohio.gov/ Village website]
* [http://www.thelittlestatefair.com/ Brown County Fair]

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