Marengo, Ohio
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Marengo is a village in Morrow County
Morrow County, Ohio
Morrow County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Shawnee people used the area for hunting purposes before white settlers arrived in the early 19th century. Morrow County was organized in 1848 from parts of four neighboring counties and named for Jeremiah Morrow, Governor of...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The population was 297 at the 2000 census. Marengo is south of Mount Gilead
Mount Gilead, Ohio
Mount Gilead is a village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States.Mount Gilead's population was 3,290 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morrow County and the center of population of Ohio. The village was established in 1832, eight years after white settlers arrived in the region...

, the county seat
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.

Geography

Marengo is located at 40°24′5"N 82°48′37"W (40.401341, -82.810382). It is considered to be a part of "Central Ohio."

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 297 people, 114 households, and 80 families residing in the village. The population density
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 was 1,668.8 people per square mile (637.1/km²). There were 120 housing units at an average density of 674.3 per square mile (257.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.96% White, 0.34% Asian, 0.34% from other races
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, and 3.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 114 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $47,000. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $21,528 for females. The per capita income
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 for the village was $14,768. About 3.5% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
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