Peebles, Ohio

Peebles was founded in 1881 with the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named for John G. Peebles, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the settlement.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8HwUAAAAYAAJ | title=A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time | publisher=E B. Stivers | author=Evans, Nelson Wiley | year=1900 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8HwUAAAAYAAJ/page/n485 446]}} That railroad was the Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad, today the Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (CCET).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|1.18|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}

{{US Census population

|1890= 358

|1900= 763

|1910= 921

|1920= 1008

|1930= 1235

|1940= 1356

|1950= 1498

|1960= 1601

|1970= 1629

|1980= 1790

|1990= 1782

|2000= 1739

|2010= 1782

|2020= 1774

|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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The village's estimated median household income was $19,058 in 2009, and the median income for a family was $30,390. The village's per capita income was $13,739. About 27.1% of residents of the village were below the poverty line, including 26.3% for White residents, 100% for African American residents, 0% for Hispanic and Latino residents, 100% for Native American residents, and 37.6% of residents of two or more races.

As of the census of 2010, 1,782 people, 758 households, and 456 families resided in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,469|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 867 housing units at an average density of {{convert|722.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 758 households, of which 35.09% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04.

As of the census of 2010 the population by age was 27.5% under the age of 18, 72.5% of the age 18 & over, 5.84% of the age 20 to 24, 11.22% of the age 25 to 34, 19.36% of the age 35 to 49, 17.56% of the age 50 to 64, 14.7% of the age 65 & over. There were 839 males and 943 females.

Peebles is served by Peebles High School and Peebles Elementary School, and the Peebles Public Library,{{cite web | url=https://adamscolibrary.org/locations/ | title=Locations & Hours | publisher=Adams County Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}} a branch of the Adams County Public Library.

The Peebles High School student enrollment for 2009-2010: 490. Female enrollment: 243. Male enrollment: 247.{{Cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/school/peebles-high-school-oh.html|title = Peebles High School in Peebles, Ohio (OH) - Test Results, Rating, Ranking, Grades, Scores, Classes, Enrollment, Teachers, Students, and Report Card}}

The Peebles Elementary School student enrollment for 2009-2010: 633. Female enrollment: 311. Male enrollment: 322.{{Cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/school/peebles-elementary-school-oh.html|title = Peebles Elementary School in Peebles, Ohio (OH) - Test Results, Rating, Ranking, Grades, Scores, Classes, Enrollment, Teachers, Students, and Report Card}}

• Tom Blackburn, basketball coach at the University of Dayton
• Samantha Hunt, author{{ cite book |last=Pratt Institute

|date=December 8, 1984 |title=Campus Directory at Pratt Institute |url=https://www.pratt.edu/faculty_and_staff/bio/?id=shun1012}}

• Edmund Wittenmyer, U.S. Army major general{{cite book |last=Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy |date=June 11, 1937 |title=Sixty-Eighth Annual Report |url=http://digital-library.usma.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aogreunion/id/18848/rec/27 |location=Newburgh, NY |publisher=The Moore Printing Company |via=United States Military Academy Library |page=147 |ref={{sfnRef|Sixty-Eighth Annual Report}}}}

File:PeeblesOH1.JPG|Peebles corporation limit sign.

File:PeeblesOH3.JPG|Water tower in Peebles.

File:PeeblesOH4.JPG|1957 Cairn of Peace located on the corner of Main and Elm Streets in Peebles.

File:Peebles, Ohio sign.jpg|Peebles Ohio Historical Marker outlining the history of Peebles.

File:Peebles village hall.jpg|Peebles Village Hall

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Category:Villages in Adams County, Ohio

Category:1881 establishments in Ohio

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Category:Villages in Ohio