Caldwell, Ohio | |
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Village | |
Main Street, downtown
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Location of Caldwell, Ohio |
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Location of Caldwell in Noble County |
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Coordinates: 39°44′51″N 81°30′58″W / 39.74750°N 81.51611°WCoordinates: 39°44′51″N 81°30′58″W / 39.74750°N 81.51611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Noble |
Area | |
• Total | 0.90 sq mi (2.33 km2) |
• Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,748 |
• Estimate (2012) | 1,733 |
• Density | 1,964.0/sq mi (758.3/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 43724 |
Area code(s) | 740 |
FIPS code | 39-10940 |
GNIS feature ID | 1038609 |
Caldwell is a village located along the West Fork of Duck Creek in Noble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,748 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Noble County.
Caldwell was founded in 1857, and named after Joseph and Samuel Caldwell, the original owners of the town site. The Pennsylvania Railroad arrived to Caldwell in the 1870s.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.90 square miles (2.33 km2), of which 0.89 square miles (2.31 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,748 people, 861 households, and 446 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,964.0 inhabitants per square mile (758.3/km2). There were 929 housing units at an average density of 1,043.8 per square mile (403.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.1% of the population.
There were 861 households of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.2% were non-families. 43.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.76.