Orrville, Ohio

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Orrville is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,551 at the 2000 census. The J.M. Smucker Co., owner of the successful Smucker's brand, is in Orrville. Orrville is the hometown of college basketball coach Bobby Knight.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Economy
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Orrville is located at 40°50′29″N, 81°46′17″W (40.841441, -81.771524)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.9 km² (5.3 mi²). 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.19% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,551 people, 3,305 households, and 2,343 families residing in the city. The population density was 618.3/km² (1,600.8/mi²). There were 3,489 housing units at an average density of 252.3/km² (653.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.89% White, 5.93% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.

There were 3,305 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $46,728. Males had a median income of $32,565 versus $25,252 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,419. About 5.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Economy

Orrville is corporate headquarters for the J.M. Smucker Company. Smucker's has its factory and office complexes located within city limits and a tourist attraction gift shop called "Simply Smucker's" just south of the city. This is what gave Orrville the nick name "Smuckerland."

Other companies located in Orrville include Smith Dairy.

[edit] External links

City of Orrville

Image:Map of Wayne County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG	Municipalities and Communities of Wayne County, Ohio (County Seat: Wooster)
Cities	Orrville \| Wooster
Villages	Apple Creek \| Burbank \| Congress \| Dalton \| Doylestown \| Fredericksburg \| Marshallville \| Mount Eaton \| Shreve \| Smithville \| West Salem
Townships	Baughman \| Canaan \| Chester \| Chippewa \| Clinton \| Congress \| East Union \| Franklin \| Green \| Milton \| Paint \| Plain \| Salt Creek \| Sugar Creek \| Wayne \| Wooster