New Paris, Ohio

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New Paris, Ohio
Village
Location of New Paris, Ohio Location of New Paris, Ohio
Location of New Paris in Preble County Location of New Paris in Preble County
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Preble
Area
• Total	0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2)
• Land	0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,629
• Estimate (2012)	1,607
• Density	2,201.4/sq mi (850.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	45347
Area code(s)	937
FIPS code	39-55188
GNIS feature ID	1065129

New Paris is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,629 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The area was in the tribal grounds of the Pottawatomi, Miami and Wyandot Indians.

The earliest settlers of the town arrived in about 1806, many of them coming from near Paris in Bourbon County, Kentucky. They named their new community after the one they left in Kentucky.

The area south of the village called Cedar Springs was an early health spa.

New Paris became an incorporated village in 1832.

In 1833, New Paris contained four stores, one tavern, three physicians, one church, two gristmills, four sawmills, sixty dwelling houses, and about 400 inhabitants.

On April 30, 1865, a nine-car funeral train carrying Abraham Lincoln's body and about 300 mourners, stopped for memorial ceremonies at New Paris, one of many stops of the president's "national funeral" procession from Washington to Springfield, Illinois. New Paris as well as nearby Greenville, Ohio and Richmond, Indiana were selected for this honor because of strong Union support during the Civil War, and to avoid a route passing through the Copperhead (Anti-War) hotbeds of Dayton and Cincinnati.

Geography

New Paris is located at (39.855952, -84.794170).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.76 square miles (1.97 km²), of which, 0.74 square miles (1.92 km²) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) is water.

The village is at the intersection of State Routes 121 and 320, north of Interstate 70.

New Paris is just east of the Indiana state line.

The village is heavily dominated by cornfields, a staple of this area of Ohio.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	154		—
1880	835		—
1890	842		0.8%
1900	790		−6.2%
1910	870		10.1%
1920	907		4.3%
1930	925		2.0%
1940	989		6.9%
1950	1,046		5.8%
1960	1,679		60.5%
1970	1,692		0.8%
1980	1,709		1.0%
1990	1,801		5.4%
2000	1,623		−9.9%
2010	1,629		0.4%
Est. 2014	1,592		−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,629 people, 715 households, and 431 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,201.4 inhabitants per square mile (850.0/km²). There were 788 housing units at an average density of 1,064.9 per square mile (411.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 715 households of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.7% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the village was 36.7 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623 people, 692 households, and 446 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,272.1 people per square mile (882.6/km²). There were 744 housing units at an average density of 1,041.6 per square mile (404.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.01% White, 0.31% African American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.12% of the population.

There were 692 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,726, and the median income for a family was $36,402. Males had a median income of $27,870 versus $21,731 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,422. About 8.2% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Benjamin Hanby, wrote the Christmas carol "Up On The House Top" in New Paris in 1864
• Grayson L. Kirk, president of Columbia University, advisor to the State Department, and instrumental in the formation of the United Nations; was briefly principal of New Paris High School
• David Purviance, minister and legislator

External links

• New Paris Chamber of Commerce