Lower Salem, Ohio
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Lower Salem, Ohio
|settlement_type = Village
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|image_skyline = Lower Salem village hall.jpg
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|image_caption = Village Hall on Main Street
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|map_caption = Location of Lower Salem, Ohio
|image_map1 = Map of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Lower Salem Village.png
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|map_caption1 = Location of Lower Salem in Washington County
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Ohio
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Washington
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Jared Lowe http://www.pwc.state.oh.us/Documents/Agreements/agrCU19T.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 0.16
|area_land_km2 = 0.15
|area_water_km2 = 0.01
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.06
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.06
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 75
|population_density_km2 = 493.25
|population_density_sq_mi = 1271.19
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_ft = 696
|coordinates = {{coord|39|33|48|N|81|23|39|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 45745
|area_code = 740
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 39-45220{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
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|blank1_info = 2399196{{GNIS|2399196}}
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Lower Salem is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States. The population was 75 at the 2020 census.
History
Lower Salem had its start when a corduroy road (called the Old Plank Road) was built through it to Marietta.{{cite web | url=http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/549960/How-communities-got-their-names.html?nav=5248 | title=How communities got their names | work=Marietta Times | date=February 19, 2013 | accessdate=December 29, 2015}} It has a post office.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Washington | title=Washington County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=December 29, 2015}} The town site was not laid out until 1850, and was settled predominantly by German immigrants.{{cite book|last=Hathaway|first=Seymour J.|title=History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmariett01andr|year=1902|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmariett01andr/page/321 321]}} Lower Salem was once home to a hotel, a doctor's office, an armory, Wagner's General Store, and a gas station and auto parts shop. While all of these buildings remain standing, all have gone out of business. {{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=July 2, 2012}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left|1870= 187
|1880= 198
|1900= 190
|1910= 187
|1920= 138
|1930= 135
|1940= 135
|1950= 126
|1960= 143
|1970= 106
|1980= 110
|1990= 103
|2000= 109
|2010= 86
|2020= 75
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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=2010 census=
As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 6, 2013}} of 2010, there were 86 people, 31 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1433.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 39 housing units at an average density of {{convert|650.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.0% White and 7.0% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
There were 31 households, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.
The median age in the village was 41 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28% were from 25 to 44; 29.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 44.2% male and 55.8% female.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, there were 109 people, 36 households, and 27 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,373.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 38 housing units at an average density of {{convert|478.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.58% White, 0.92% African American, and 5.50% from two or more races.
There were 36 households, out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.52.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 73.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,209. There were 7.4% of families and 5.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 3.7% of under eighteens and 10.5% of those over 64.
Education
Salem-Liberty Elementary School sits north of State Route 821 opposite the East Fork of Duck Creek west of the town's corporation limit and serves as the elementary school for about 80 students of the Fort Frye Local School District. According to [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp? National Center for Education Statistics] and {{Cite web |title=Fort Frye Local School District |url=https://www.fortfrye.k12.oh.us |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=www.fortfrye.k12.oh.us}}
References
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{{Washington County, Ohio}}
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