Mount Pleasant, Ohio

Mount Pleasant, Ohio
—  Village  —
Union Street in Mount Pleasant
Location of Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°10′32″N 80°47′59″W / 40.17556°N 80.79972°W / 40.17556; -80.79972Coordinates: 40°10′32″N 80°47′59″W / 40.17556°N 80.79972°W / 40.17556; -80.79972
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Jefferson
Township	Mount Pleasant
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.6 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.6 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,240 ft (378 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	535
– Density	2,136.6/sq mi (824.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43939
Area code(s)	740
FIPS code	39-52976[2]
GNIS feature ID	1048993[1]

Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 535. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

In 1821, Benjamin Lundy started publishing The Genius of Universal Emancipation, an abolitionist newspaper, in Mount Pleasant. The paper eventually moved to Baltimore, Maryland. Lundy's house is a National Historic Landmark. Most of the village has been designated a historic district, the Mount Pleasant Historic District; it too is a National Historic Landmark.^[3]

Geography

Mount Pleasant is located at 40°10′32″N 80°47′59″W / 40.17556°N 80.79972°W / 40.17556; -80.79972 (40.175602, -80.799686)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 535 people, 201 households, and 158 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,136.6 people per square mile (826.3/km²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 886.6 per square mile (342.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.57% White, 1.31% African American, 0.37% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 201 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $46,591. Males had a median income of $39,821 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,647. About 7.7% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in the village of Mount Pleasant is provided by the Buckeye Local School District.

Notable residents

• Edward N. Kirk, American Civil War Union general mortally wounded in action
• 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
• Elzy Lay, an outlaw of the Old West and member of the Wild Bunch gang
• Stephen Mason Merrill, an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Moses Fleetwood Walker, born in Mount Pleasant, major league baseball player^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Mount Pleasant Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=80664599&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2009-11-21. 
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
5. ^ Reichler, Joseph L., ed (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th edition ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.