West Elkton, Ohio
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West Elkton is a village in Preble County
Preble County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 42,337 people, 16,001 households, and 12,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 100 people per square mile . There were 17,186 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The population was 194 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
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 Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.

Geography

West Elkton is located at 39°35′18"N 84°33′23"W (39.588224, -84.556355).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 194 people, 71 households, and 50 families residing in the village. The population density
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 was 383.2 people per square mile (146.9/km²). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 160.0 per square mile (61.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.97% White, 0.52% from other races
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, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 71 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples
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 living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 113.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,417, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $40,938 versus $25,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $16,676. About 9.4% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
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