Adelphi, Ohio
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Adelphi is a village in Ross County
Ross County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 73,345 people, 27,136 households, and 19,185 families residing in the county. The population density was 106 people per square mile . There were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The population was 371 at the 2000 census. The current Mayor of Adelphi is Josh Hettinger, a 1999 graduate of Zane Trace High School.

Geography

Adelphi is located at 39°27′58"N 82°44′45"W (39.466041, -82.745707).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 371 people, 156 households, and 111 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,343.3 people per square mile (511.6/km²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 637.3 per square mile (242.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.23% White, 2.96% African American, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 156 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $37,143. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $14,657. About 13.2% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

  • John Purdue
    John Purdue
    John Purdue was a famous industrialist based in Lafayette, Indiana and the primary original benefactor of Purdue University.-Early life:...

     - founding benefactor of Purdue University
    Purdue University
    Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

    ; Purdue Block, Lafayette, Indiana; Tippecanoe County, Indiana, founder
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