Kelleys Island, Ohio
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Kelleys Island is both a village located in Erie County, Ohio and the island which it fully occupies in Lake Erie. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total permanent population of 367. It is the largest of the American-occupied Lake Erie Islands.
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Island Development
Kelleys is heavily forested among several residential areas, some for year-round residents, others for summer vacationers. Some small farms and a small limestone quarrying operation exist on the island. Historically, Kelleys Island was the center of limestone production in the Great Lakes when in the late 19th century when 16 limestone kilns produced lime on the island.Glacial_grooves.jpg
Numerous ruins of these operations and quarries dot the island. On the northern side, Kelleys Island State Park offers camping and protects the Glacial Grooves State Memorial and the North Shore Alvar State Natural Area. The glacial striations puts Kelleys in mild fame as inside are the largest and most easily accessible remains of glacial grooves in the world. Inscription Rock in the downtown area has barely visible pictographs drawn by the Eries, a Native American tribe which had a village there in the 16th century.
The Islanders do most of their non-grocery shopping on the mainland where a private ferry runs to Marblehead, Ohio every half hour during tourist season or on South Bass Island to which a private ferry sends Islanders for 3.5 hours.
Geography
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Location of Kelleys Island, Ohio
Kelleys Island is located at 41°36'5" North, 82°41'51" West (41.601343, -82.697442)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 12.0 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.8 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.30% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 367 people, 183 households, and 112 families residing in the village. The population density is 31.1/km² (80.5/mi²). There are 709 housing units at an average density of 60.0/km² (155.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 99.46% White, 0.27% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.27% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 183 households out of which 15.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% are married couples living together, 5.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% are non-families. 35.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.99 and the average family size is 2.55.
In the village the population is spread out with 15.0% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 40.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 52 years. For every 100 females there are 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $35,500, and the median income for a family is $49,375. Males have a median income of $29,643 versus $26,071 for females. The per capita income for the village is $21,944. 9.8% of the population and 7.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 14.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
External links
- Offical Site (http://www.kelleysisland.com/)