Minerva, Ohio

The village of Minerva began when a surveyor named John Whitacre purchased 125 acres of land from Isaac Craig in 1818 for the construction of a log mill. The town, named for his niece, Minerva Ann Taylor born April 19, 1828, grew up around the mill. She was born in a log house that still stands to this day, on which it is noted that she was born in 1828. Minerva's first schoolhouse was built in 1846. In its early years the Sandy and Beaver Canal helped drive Minerva's economy, to be replaced in importance by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1840s. Minerva manufacturers Willard and Isaac Pennock patented the United States' first steel railroad car in the nineteenth century.Village of Minerva (2010). "Our History." Accessed October 1, 2010. {{cite web |url=http://ci.minerva.oh.us/ |title=Village of Minerva - Home Page |access-date=December 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113183357/http://ci.minerva.oh.us/ |archive-date=January 13, 2009 }}

In 1915, the town's weekly newspaper, The Minerva News, charged one dollar for an annual subscription.{{Cite book

| publisher = Wilmer Atkinson Co

| title = The farm journal rural directory of Stark County

| location = Philadelphia

| page = 356

| access-date = November 11, 2013

| year = 1915

| url = https://archive.org/stream/farmjournalrural00unse#page/318/mode/2up

}}

Minerva is located along Sandy Creek.DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-233-1}}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|2.23|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|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}

{{US Census population

|align=left

|1870= 210

|1880= 565

|1890= 1139

|1900= 1200

|1910= 1396

|1920= 2261

|1930= 2675

|1940= 2937

|1950= 3280

|1960= 3833

|1970= 4359

|1980= 4549

|1990= 4318

|2000= 3934

|2010= 3720

|2020= 3684

|footnote=census data: 1870 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-08.pdf 1870] page 24, 1890,1900 : {{cite book|title=Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900|last1=Hunt|first1=William C.|year=1901|publisher=United States Census Printing Office|page=306|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pnk9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA306}}, 1910, 1920, 1930 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf 1930] page 40, 1940, 1950 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch09.pdf 1950] page 26, 1960, 1970 : [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/26084397v1ch3.pdf 1970] page=144, 1990 : [https://www.census.gov 1990], 2000 : [https://www.census.gov 2000], 2010 : {{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|access-date=November 25, 2012|title=Explore Census Data}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2013}} of 2010, there were 3,720 people, 1,580 households, and 1,009 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1668.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,762 housing units at an average density of {{convert|790.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 1,580 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.1% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median age in the village was 41.2 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,934 people, 1,603 households, and 1,082 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,840.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,718 housing units at an average density of {{convert|803.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.03% White, 0.05% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 1,603.5 households, out of which 30.31% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.56% were non-families. 28.41% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,468, and the median income for a family was $39,669. Males had a median income of $30,477 versus $21,156 for females. The per capita income for the village was $116,853. About 6.3% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

File:Wheeling and Lake Erie RR Minerva Station.jpg Minerva station.]]

Minerva operates under a chartered council–manager government, where there are four council members elected as a legislature for 4-year terms in addition to a mayor, who serves as an executive.{{cite web|title=Village Council |publisher=The Village of Minerva |url=https://minerva.oh.us/village-information/village-council/ |accessdate=March 25, 2022}} The council employs a village manager for administration. The current mayor is Tim Tarbet, and the current village administrator is Benjamin Gunderson.{{cite web|title=Village Administrator |publisher=The Village of Minerva |url=https://minerva.oh.us/departments-services/village-administrator/ |accessdate=October 9, 2023}}

Children in Minerva are served by the public Minerva Local School District, which includes one elementary school, one middle school, and Minerva High School.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39029_columbiana/DC20SD_C39029.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Columbiana County, OH|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=February 18, 2023}}

• Carol Costello, television commentator, former host of CNN Newsroom
• John Cowan, soul music and progressive bluegrass musician; bassist for The Doobie Brothers
• Phil Davison, former candidate for Stark County Treasurer
• Oscar Grimes, baseball player, son of Ray Grimes and nephew of Roy Grimes, twin brothers who were also major leaguers.
• Ralph Hodgson, poet
• Bill Powell, owner and designer of Clearview Golf Club{{cite web | title = Golf Pioneer Dies | publisher = Morning Journal News | date = January 2, 2010 | url = http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/516168.html | access-date = November 11, 2013 | archive-date = November 11, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111051850/http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/516168.html | url-status = dead }}
• A. J. Trauth, actor and musician known for playing Alan Twitty on Even Stevens
• Theodore Newton Vail, telephone industrialist
• Charles Erwin Wilson, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and CEO for General Motors

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Category:Villages in Carroll County, Ohio

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Category:1818 establishments in Ohio

Category:Populated places established in 1818

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