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College Corner is a village in the southwestern part of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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of Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

in Butler

Butler County, Ohio

Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 368,130. Its county seat is Hamilton. It is named for General Richard Butler, who died in 1791 fighting Indians in northern Ohio. Butler's army marched out of Fort Hamilton, where the city of...

and Preble

Preble County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,337 people, 16,001 households, and 12,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 100 people per square mile . There were 17,186 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

Counties, five miles northwest of Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. Oxford...

. It was settled in 1811 and takes its name from its position in the northwestern corner of the "College Township

College Township

The "College Township" was the full survey township located in the northwest corner of Butler County, Ohio, now corresponding to the civil township of Oxford, designated by the Ohio General Assembly to be the site of the state university now called Miami University...

", the survey township

Survey township

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designated the previous year by the Ohio General Assembly

Ohio General Assembly

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as the site of the state college that became Miami University

Miami University

Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...

. This survey township was later organized as a civil township

Civil township

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, Oxford Township. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.

The village lies on the state line with Indiana

Indiana

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and there is a West College Corner, Indiana

West College Corner, Indiana

West College Corner, also known as just College Corner, is a town in Union Township, Union County, Indiana about five miles northwest of Oxford, Ohio. The population was 634 at the 2000 census. The town is bordered on the east by the state line with Ohio. Across it is the town of College Corner, Ohio...

. The public school is bisected by the state line and is operated jointly with the Indiana authorities.

The Preble County portion of College Corner is part of the Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Greater Dayton

The Dayton metropolitan area is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Ohio, behind the largest, Greater Cincinnati, Greater Cleveland, and Greater Columbus.-Definitions:...

, while the Butler County portion is part of the Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

–Middletown

Middletown, Ohio

Middletown is an All-America City located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886...

, OH-KY

Kentucky

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-IN

Indiana

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area

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Geography

College Corner is located at 39°34′4"N 84°48′45"W (39.567851, -84.812537).

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²).None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 424 people, 203 households, and 106 families residing in the village. The population density

Population density

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was 1,592.5 people per square mile (606.3/km²). There were 225 housing units at an average density of 845.1 per square mile (321.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.82% White, 0.24% African American, and 0.94% from two or more races.

There were 203 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples

Marriage

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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.3% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,611, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $31,406 versus $21,964 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the village was $14,568. About 6.3% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Historic population figures

1900—378
1910—181
1920—162
1930—375
1940—379
1950—458
1960—676
1970—697
1980—809
1990—755

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