Moscow, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Moscow is a village in Clermont County
, Ohio
, United States
. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.
The William H. Zimmer Power Station
, nuclear power plant
converted to coal
-fired generation that creates 1300-megawatts of electricity is partially located within village limits.
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According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it is land and 2.44% is water.
of 2000, there were 244 people, 91 households, and 64 families residing in the village. The population density
was 606.3 people per square mile (235.5/km²). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 258.4 per square mile (100.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.13% White, 0.41% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.41% from other races
, and 1.23% from two or more races.
There were 91 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples
living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,563, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $30,357 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $12,491. About 14.3% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Clermont County, Ohio
Clermont County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, just east of Cincinnati. As of 2010, the population was 197,363. Its county seat is Batavia...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.
The William H. Zimmer Power Station
William H. Zimmer Power Station
The William H. Zimmer Power Station, located near Moscow, Ohio, is a coal-fired power plant. It was originally intended to be a boiling water reactor type of nuclear power plant. Although once estimated to be 97% complete, poor construction and quality assurance led to the plant being converted...
, nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
converted to coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
-fired generation that creates 1300-megawatts of electricity is partially located within village limits.
Geography
Moscow is located at 38°51′26"N 84°13′43"W (38.857258, -84.228609), along the Ohio RiverOhio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
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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 0.4 square miles (1 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it is land and 2.44% is water.
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 244 people, 91 households, and 64 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 606.3 people per square mile (235.5/km²). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 258.4 per square mile (100.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.13% White, 0.41% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.41% 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 1.23% from two or more races.
There were 91 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% 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, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,563, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $30,357 versus $26,250 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 $12,491. About 14.3% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
See also
- List of cities and towns along the Ohio River
- Take a tour of the Zimmer Power Station, Moscow's monumental industrial neighbor.