Main Street in McConnelsville in 2007

The Morgan County Courthouse in 2007

Geography

McConnelsville is located at (39.648915, -81.851954). It is on the east bank of the Muskingum River, opposite Malta, Ohio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 kmē), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 kmē) of it (3.85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,676 people, 805 households, and 445 families residing in the village. The population density was 953.7 people per square mile (367.7/kmē). There were 881 housing units at an average density of 501.3/sq mi (193.3/kmē). The racial makeup of the village was 95.70% White, 1.49% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 805 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 42.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 77.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,563, and the median income for a family was $39,769. Males had a median income of $31,615 versus $19,537 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,818. About 13.7% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

• Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, explorer, and topographer of the Colorado River, Alaska, and Siberia
• William Lawrence, Republican politician involved with the attempt to impeach Andrew Johnson, creating the United States Department of Justice, helping to create the American Red Cross, and ratifying the Geneva Convention
• Seth Thomas, appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Thomas Tipton, a Senator from Nebraska

References

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