From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy, Ohio
— Village —
Location of Pomeroy, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°1′41″N 82°1′55″W / 39.02806°N 82.03194°W
/ 39.02806; -82.03194Coordinates: 39°1′41″N 82°1′55″W /
39.02806°N 82.03194°W / 39.02806; -82.03194
Country United States
State Ohio
Set into the side of a cliff, the three-story Meigs County court-
County Meigs
house offers a ground level entrance on each story, gaining it a
Township Salisbury
mention in Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Area
- Total 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2)
- Land 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2) Geography
- Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Pomeroy is located at 39°1′41″N 82°1′55″W / 39.02806°N
Elevation[1] 571 ft (174 m) 82.03194°W / 39.02806; -82.03194 (39.028192,
-82.031866). [4]
Population (2000)
- Total 1,966 According to the United States Census Bureau, the
- Density 607.5/sq mi (234.6/km2) village has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), of
which, 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2) of it is land and
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
0.1 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (1.52%) is water.
DST)
- Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 45769
Area code(s) 740 Demographics
FIPS code 39-64024[2] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,966 people, 835
GNIS feature ID 1061563[1] households, and 516 families residing in the village. The
population density was 607.5 people per square mile
Pomeroy is a village in and the county seat of Meigs (234.3/km2). There were 1,041 housing units at an av-
County, Ohio, United States,[3] along the Ohio River. The erage density of 321.7 per square mile (124.1/km2). The
population was 1,966 at the 2000 census. During the late racial makeup of the village was 94.91% White, 2.14%
19th century, Pomeroy was an important producer of African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.10% Asian,
coal and salt. The first coal barges on the Ohio River were 0.10% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more
loaded there. races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the
population.
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There were 835 households out of which 30.8% had • Livia Simpson Poffenbarger, newspaper owner/
children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were editor, civic leader
married couples living together, 17.6% had a female • Charlie Slack, NCAA basketball record holder for
householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were single season rebounding average
non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of in-
dividuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was
Trivia
2.32 and the average family size was 2.95. • Due to its extremely hilly topography, Pomeroy may
In the village the population was spread out with be the only community of its size in the United
25.4% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% States of America that is mentioned twice in Ripley’s
from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were Believe It or Not!. One mention is of the three-story
65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For Meigs County Courthouse in downtown Pomeroy,
every 100 females there were 78.2 males. For every 100 which is the only one in America that has a ground-
females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males. level entrance on every floor. Pomeroy is also
The median income for a household in the village was recognized for being the only community in the
$19,971, and the median income for a family was $22,406. country that does not have a single four-way
Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $20,093 intersection.
for females. The per capita income for the village was
$11,305. About 35.4% of families and 39.2% of the pop-
ulation were below the poverty line, including 61.8% of
See also
those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over. • List of cities and towns along the Ohio River
Education References
Public education in the village of Pomeroy is provided [1] ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States
by the Meigs Local School District. Campuses serving the Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
village include Meigs Primary School (Grades K-2), Meigs http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Intermediate School (Grades 3-5), Meigs Middle School [2] ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census
(Grades 6-8), and Meigs High School (Grades 9-12). Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
[3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties.
Notable natives and residents http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/
• Mike Bartrum, an NFL long snapper/tight end FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
• James Edwin Campbell, a poet, writer and educator [4] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
• Norman "Kid" Elberfeld, a Major League Baseball States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
shortstop and manager http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
• Samuel Dana Horton, a bimetallism writer gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
• Valentine B. Horton, U.S. Representative during the
first two years of the American Civil War
• Reverend Fr. John Joseph Jessing, founder of the
External links
Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio • A Quicktime VR panorama of the town’s Methodist
• Benny Kauff, Major League Baseball player Church
• Art Lewis, an NFL player and coach • Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Pomeroy".
• Cy Morgan, a Major League Baseball pitcher Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge
• Tobias A. Plants, U.S. Representative, and publisher University Press.
of Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph
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