Doylestown, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Doylestown is a village located atop the highest point in Wayne County
, Ohio
, United States
. The population was 2,799 at the 2000 census. Doylestown is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.
Opportunity already existed in the surrounding lowlands of the hilltop town with streams flush with running water to power mills.
Woolen mills brought commerce to Doylestown but nothing could prepare it for the mining boom when coal was discovered in the deep hollows southeast of the village in 1840. Known as Rogues' Hollow for the wild goings-on of miners seeking work after the canals were completed, the hollow was congested with saloons, houses of ill repute, disease, dust and Sunday dog fights.
"Uptown," (as the village is referred to by surrounding residents) entrepreneurs developed pottery works, aluminumware and aluminum welding and in 1861 John F. Seiberling
arrived and opened the Excelsior Mowers and Droppers factory, the premiere farm equipment company of its time. The boom brought craftsmen and merchants from surrounding states to Doylestown via the Ohio and Erie Canal
which brought passengers and goods from Lake Erie
to Clinton, Ohio east of Doylestown. The eventual influx of Roman Catholics led to the building of SS Peter and Paul R.C. Church, recognized as the first church built in the massive Cleveland Diocese. Doylestown's economic downfall took place when on May 16, 1910, a fire destroyed the mower works and eventually the village's altitude made the cost and logistics of receiving and shipping goods too prohibitive.
Also, in 1910 the Chippewa High School was built. This building is now the 5th grade building for the Middle School.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 2,799 people, 1,119 households, and 782 families residing in the village. The population density
was 1,590.3 people per square mile (614.0/km²). There were 1,167 housing units at an average density of 663.0 per square mile (256.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.89% White, 0.14% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.21% from other races
, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
There were 1,119 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples
living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $47,969, and the median income for a family was $57,400. Males had a median income of $39,766 versus $25,701 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $21,408. About 3.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
to higher areas of the village where gravity then "transports" the "product" to the sewage treatment plant. Doylestown maintains a full time water department at the village hall where residents can pay bills and conduct business 6 days a week.
The Doylestown Police Department and the Chippewa Township Fire Department provide public safety and emergency medical and fire response. The Police Department operates full-time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Officers receive state of the art training and provide community outreach, offering free courses in citizen awareness, CPR and women's self defense. Home-check programs are available while residents are on vacation and a record of the patrol officer's stops are provided on the homeowner's return. Additionally, the Doylestown Police Department has a K-9
unit.
The Chippewa Township Fire Department is a part-time/paid on-call department. The Fire Department operates out of two stations; Station 1 is located on Gates Street inside the village-proper and Station 2 is located on Hatfield Road in the township. The Fire Department has over 40 Firefighter/EMS personnel. The department conducts many community programs to ensure the safety and well being of its residents, schools and businesses.
In 2006, the village installed a digital marquee in the Village Square to replace an aging and limited, manually operated message board. The LED
(light emitting diode)marquee, operates 24 hours a day, remotely programmed from a computer in the village hall. As well as text it can provide interactive graphics, providing messages free of charge to any local organization or "public good" displays such as changes in trash pickup, public hearings and Amber Alert
s.
Message requests simultaneously appear on the village's Public-access television
cable TV station operated by Doylestown Communications, a state of the art, locally owned and operated private business offering phone, internet, cable TV and fiber optics. Doylestown Communications has a full time customer service and technical assistance center in the downtown business area.
Wayne County, Ohio
Wayne County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. As of the 2010 census, the population was 114,520. Its county seat is Wooster....
, 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...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 2,799 at the 2000 census. Doylestown is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.
History
Doylestown was officially founded and recorded on Christmas Day, 1827 by William Doyle, a Scotch-Irish Pennsylvanian who first settled in Ohio in Milton Township, some six miles west of his soon-to-be-namesake. Upon moving to the village, Doyle employed a carpenter, John Montgomery, to help him build the first building, a log tavern. Soon after, Doyle encouraged family and friends from Pennsylvania to join him.Opportunity already existed in the surrounding lowlands of the hilltop town with streams flush with running water to power mills.
Woolen mills brought commerce to Doylestown but nothing could prepare it for the mining boom when coal was discovered in the deep hollows southeast of the village in 1840. Known as Rogues' Hollow for the wild goings-on of miners seeking work after the canals were completed, the hollow was congested with saloons, houses of ill repute, disease, dust and Sunday dog fights.
"Uptown," (as the village is referred to by surrounding residents) entrepreneurs developed pottery works, aluminumware and aluminum welding and in 1861 John F. Seiberling
John F. Seiberling
John Frederick Seiberling, Jr. was a United States Representative from Ohio. In 1974, he helped to establish what later became the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and served on the House Judiciary Committee that held the impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.-Biography:Born in Akron,...
arrived and opened the Excelsior Mowers and Droppers factory, the premiere farm equipment company of its time. The boom brought craftsmen and merchants from surrounding states to Doylestown via the Ohio and Erie Canal
Ohio and Erie Canal
The Ohio Canal or Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed in the 1820s and early 1830s. It connected Akron, Summit County, with the Cuyahoga River near its mouth on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Scioto County, and then...
which brought passengers and goods from Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
to Clinton, Ohio east of Doylestown. The eventual influx of Roman Catholics led to the building of SS Peter and Paul R.C. Church, recognized as the first church built in the massive Cleveland Diocese. Doylestown's economic downfall took place when on May 16, 1910, a fire destroyed the mower works and eventually the village's altitude made the cost and logistics of receiving and shipping goods too prohibitive.
Also, in 1910 the Chippewa High School was built. This building is now the 5th grade building for the Middle School.
Geography
Doylestown is located at 40°58′13"N 81°41′40"W (40.970278, -81.694346).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 2,799 people, 1,119 households, and 782 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,590.3 people per square mile (614.0/km²). There were 1,167 housing units at an average density of 663.0 per square mile (256.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.89% White, 0.14% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.21% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
There were 1,119 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $47,969, and the median income for a family was $57,400. Males had a median income of $39,766 versus $25,701 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $21,408. About 3.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
Public Services and Safety
The Village of Doylestown maintains and operates a modern water treatment and sewage disposal facility providing approximately 1400 households with pure processed water coming from two wells; one west and one south of the village. Given the village's unique geographical ebbs and flows, much of the sewage system employees "forced mains," pumping effluentEffluent
Effluent is an outflowing of water or gas from a natural body of water, or from a human-made structure.Effluent is defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as “wastewater - treated or untreated - that flows out of a treatment plant, sewer, or industrial outfall. Generally refers...
to higher areas of the village where gravity then "transports" the "product" to the sewage treatment plant. Doylestown maintains a full time water department at the village hall where residents can pay bills and conduct business 6 days a week.
The Doylestown Police Department and the Chippewa Township Fire Department provide public safety and emergency medical and fire response. The Police Department operates full-time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Officers receive state of the art training and provide community outreach, offering free courses in citizen awareness, CPR and women's self defense. Home-check programs are available while residents are on vacation and a record of the patrol officer's stops are provided on the homeowner's return. Additionally, the Doylestown Police Department has a K-9
Police dog
A police dog, often referred to as a "K-9 dog" in some areas , is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel in their work...
unit.
The Chippewa Township Fire Department is a part-time/paid on-call department. The Fire Department operates out of two stations; Station 1 is located on Gates Street inside the village-proper and Station 2 is located on Hatfield Road in the township. The Fire Department has over 40 Firefighter/EMS personnel. The department conducts many community programs to ensure the safety and well being of its residents, schools and businesses.
In 2006, the village installed a digital marquee in the Village Square to replace an aging and limited, manually operated message board. The LED
LEd
LEd is a TeX/LaTeX editing software working under Microsoft Windows. It is a freeware product....
(light emitting diode)marquee, operates 24 hours a day, remotely programmed from a computer in the village hall. As well as text it can provide interactive graphics, providing messages free of charge to any local organization or "public good" displays such as changes in trash pickup, public hearings and Amber Alert
AMBER Alert
An AMBER Alert or a Child Abduction Emergency is a child abduction alert bulletin in several countries throughout the world, issued upon the suspected abduction of a child, since 1996...
s.
Message requests simultaneously appear on the village's Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV station operated by Doylestown Communications, a state of the art, locally owned and operated private business offering phone, internet, cable TV and fiber optics. Doylestown Communications has a full time customer service and technical assistance center in the downtown business area.
Further reading
- Holden, Cal. History of Doylestown Ohio, 175th anniversary ed. N.p.: Carlisle, 2002.
- lib.oh.us/newspapers.asp Tri-County Weekly News (Doylestown, Ohio) July 1891-Dec.1893 Accessed November 19, 2008.
- http://www.rogueshollow.org Accessed 11/19/08.
- Walking tour kicks off Doylestown celebration Writer: Jim McGarrity, August, 2002, The Daily Record (newspaper), Wooster Ohio.
- Rogues' Hollow: History and Legends: Russell Frey, 1st Edition,1958.