Morrow, Ohio
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Morrow is a village located in Salem Township, Warren County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,286, up from 1,206 in 1990. The village is named for Governor Jeremiah Morrow.
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Geography
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Location of Morrow, Ohio
Morrow is located at 39°21'11" North, 84°7'47" West (39.353116, -84.129594)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.74% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 1,286 people, 462 households, and 298 families residing in the village. The population density is 293.8/km² (760.7/mi²). There are 498 housing units at an average density of 113.8/km² (294.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.82% White, 0.70% African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. 2.18% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 462 households out of which 34.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% are married couples living together, 14.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% are non-families. 29.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.58 and the average family size is 3.19.
In the village the population is spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $32,566, and the median income for a family is $44,750. Males have a median income of $31,827 versus $24,444 for females. The per capita income for the village is $15,416. 15.5% of the population and 5.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.1% of those under the age of 18 and 11.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
The village is in the Little Miami Local School District. It is served by the Morrow telephone exchange and the Morrow post office.
Morrow ohio is also the basis for a joke in the Muppet Show (song) Season 1, Episode 5. It goes something like this: You'd like to go to morrow but you shoulda have left yesterday not today.... etc.
External links
References
- Elva R. Adams. Warren County Revisited. [Lebanon, Ohio]: Warren County Historical Society, 1989.
- Robert L. Black. The Little Miami Railroad. Cincinnati: n.p., 1940.
- The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, Ohio: The Centennial Atlas Association, 1903.
- Josiah Morrow. The History of Warren County, Ohio. Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1883. (Reprinted several times)
- Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0899332811
- William E. Smith. History of Southwestern Ohio: The Miami Valleys. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1964. 3 vols.
- Warren County Engineer's Office. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.