Rayland, Ohio
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Rayland is a village in Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Ohio
Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 69,709. Its county seat is Steubenville and is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was at the time Vice President....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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, along the Ohio River
Ohio River
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. The population was 434 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton
Weirton, West Virginia
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Steubenville
Steubenville, Ohio
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, WV
West Virginia
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-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Weirton-Steubenville metropolitan area
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Geography

Rayland is located at 40°11′0"N 80°41′27"W (40.183277, -80.690971).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 434 people, 175 households, and 134 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 998.9 people per square mile (389.7/km²). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 455.7 per square mile (177.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.39% White, 0.69% African American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races
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, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 175 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 80.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,386, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $38,500 versus $19,531 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $13,382. About 17.1% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in the village of Rayland is provided by the Buckeye Local School District
Buckeye Local School District (Jefferson County)
The Buckeye Local School District is a public school district based in Dillonvale, Ohio, United States.The school district includes all of Mount Pleasant, Smithfield, Warren, and Wells townships in southern Jefferson County as well as very small portions of Cross Creek, Steubenville, and Wayne...

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