Clinton, Ohio
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Clinton is a village in Summit County
Summit County, Ohio
Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,337 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Akron metropolitan area
The Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties, Summit and Portage, in northeastern Ohio and is anchored by the city of Akron...

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History

Clinton was formerly known as Warwick, and that name is still used for the rail junction.

The village was laid out in 1816. Growth accelerated upon the arrival of the Ohio and Erie Canal
Ohio and Erie Canal
The Ohio Canal or Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed in the 1820s and early 1830s. It connected Akron, Summit County, with the Cuyahoga River near its mouth on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Scioto County, and then...

. The arrival of the railroad in the 1880s, put the canal, which was then in need of costly repairs, out of business. A major flood in 1913 required that the remaining canal locks be destroyed.

Geography

Clinton is located at 40°55′24"N 81°37′59"W (40.923388, -81.633088), along the Tuscarawas River
Tuscarawas River
The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States...

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According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (2.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,337 people, 496 households, and 380 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 376.2 people per square mile (145.4/km²). There were 528 housing units at an average density of 148.6 per square mile (57.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.68% White, 0.37% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.22% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 496 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $49,353, and the median income for a family was $53,438. Males had a median income of $38,047 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $23,063. About 3.6% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

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