Editing West Unity, Ohio

{{distinguish|West Union, Ohio}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = West Unity, Ohio
| settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| image_caption            = Jackson Street downtown
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| map_caption1             = Location of West Unity in Williams County

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| subdivision_name2        = [[Williams County, Ohio|Williams]]

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| population_total         = 1763
| population_density_km2   = 442.25
| population_density_sq_mi = 1145.55

| timezone               = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset             = -5
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| elevation_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
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| coordinates            = {{coord|41|35|20|N|84|25|49|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type       = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code            = 43570
| area_code              = [[Area code 419|419]]
| blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info             = 39-84308
| blank1_name            = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website                = http://www.westunity.org/
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'''West Unity''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Williams County, Ohio|Williams County]], [[Ohio]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  The population was 1,763 at the [[2010 United States Census|2020 census]].

==History ==
West Unity was [[plat]]ted in 1842.<ref name="Times">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UMNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BFIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6768%2C7635338 | title=West Unity planning for sesqu-centennial | work=The Bryan Times | date=March 26, 1961 | access-date=November 2, 2015 | pages=16}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at West Unity since 1842.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Williams&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Williams County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=November 1, 2015}}</ref> The village was incorporated in 1866.<ref name="Times" />

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.17|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
|1870= 537
|1880= 881
|1890= 872
|1900= 897
|1910= 980
|1920= 906
|1930= 825
|1940= 920
|1950= 827
|1960= 1192
|1970= 1589
|1980= 1639
|1990= 1677
|2000= 1790
|2010= 1671
|2020= 1763
|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 1,671 people, 699 households, and 447 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1428.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 798 housing units at an average density of {{convert|682.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.7% of the population.

There were 699 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.1% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the village was 36.3 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13% 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">{{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 1,790 people, 733 households, and 477 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,732.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 763 housing units at an average density of {{convert|738.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.13% of the population.

There were 733 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $42,455. Males had a median income of $31,934 versus $21,058 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,950. About 6.2% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
*Mayor- Don Leu <ref name="Mayor">{{Cite web|url=http://www.westunity.org/mayor.html|title = Home}}</ref>
*Village Administrator- Josh Fritsch
*Fiscal Officer- Sarah Higdon
*Deputy Clerk- Aubrey Jennings
*Police Chief- J.R. Jones
*Council- President Kevin Gray, David Short, Steve Marvin, Terri LeBowsky, Nathan Massie and Shawn Blaisdell.<ref name="Council">{{Cite web|url=http://www.westunity.org/council.html|title = Home}}</ref>

==Education==
West Unity is home to the Millcreek-West Unity School district, serving the K-12 educational needs for the residents of Alvordton and West Unity. This system includes [[Hilltop High School (West Unity, Ohio)|Hilltop High School]] and Hilltop Elementary. Both schools are connected on the same campus. Hilltop High School is partnered with Four County Career Center and Northwest State Community College. Upon reaching junior year, a student may attend either of these institutions.

West Unity has a public library, a branch of the Williams County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mywcpl.org/content/hours-locations | title=Hours & Locations | publisher=Williams County Public Library | access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://westunity.org/ Village website]
* [https://www.westunity.com/ Community website]

{{Williams County, Ohio}}

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