Newcomerstown, Ohio
Tuscarawas County
39-54432
Newcomerstown is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, and situated some 85 miles (137 km ) east-northeast of Columbus. 1900 people lived in 2659 in Newcomerstown. At the 2000 census, the population was 4008th
The famous baseball player Cy Young lived for some time in Newcomerstown, and died here in 1955.
Geography
Newcomer Towns geographical coordinates loud 40 ° 16 ' N, 81 ° 36' W40.274444444444 - 81.6025. The place is located on the Tuscarawas River. Historically, the place was known by the name of Des Nouveaux Venus. The town is located south of U.S. Highway 36 at the intersection of two former railway routes.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.6 km ², of which 6.4 km ² of land and 0.2 km ² omitted ( = 2.36 %) to water.
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were Newcomerstown 4008 people. The population density was 626.5 people per km ². There were 1817 housing units at an average 284.0 per km ². The population newcomer Towns consisted of 95.83 % White, 2.57 % African American, 0.25 % Native American, 0.07 % Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 0.20 % reported from other races, and 1.07 % from two or more races. 0.72 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Residents newcomer Towns distributed to 1654 households out of which 31.4 % were living in children under 18 years. 46.8 % married couples living together, 13.2 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7 % were non-families. 31.0 % of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 16.0 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size is 2.96.
The population was spread out with 26.1 % under the, 7.8 % 18 -24- year-old, 26.9 % 25 -44- year-old, 21.2% 45-64 year olds and 17.9 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 81.8 men.
The median household income in Newcomerstown was 27,414 U.S. dollars and the median family income reached the level of 34 464 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 26,703 U.S. dollars, compared to 18,375 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 15,946 U.S. dollars. 16.0 % of the population and 12.0 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 26.2 % of minors and 11.4 % of those age 65 or over.
Personalities
- Woody Hayes, football coach
- Michael R. White, former Mayor of Cleveland
- Cy Young, Baseball Player