Yellow Springs, Ohio
| Yellow Springs, Ohio | |
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| Coordinates: 39°48′6″N 83°53′34″W / 39.80167°N 83.89278°WCoordinates: 39°48′6″N 83°53′34″W / 39.80167°N 83.89278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,487 |
| • Density | 1,981.3/sq mi (764.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45387 |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| Website | http://www.yso.com |
Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and is the location of Antioch College and Antioch University Midwest. The population was 3,487 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] History
The village was founded in 1825 by William Mills and approximately 100 families, followers of Robert Owen, who wanted to emulate the utopian community at New Harmony, Indiana. The communitarian efforts dissolved due to internal conflicts. The Little Miami Railroad was completed in 1846 and brought increased commerce, inhabitants, and tourism.
Yellow Springs was one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad and the village was known for its racial tolerance. Wheeling Gaunt, a former slave who purchased his own freedom, came to Yellow Springs in the 1860s and owned a substantial amount of land upon his death in 1894. Gaunt bequeathed to the village a large piece of land on its western side, requesting that the rent be used to buy flour for the "poor and worthy widows" of Yellow Springs. Although the land was used to create Gaunt Park, and thus does not generate rent, the village expanded the bequest to include sugar and still delivers flour and sugar to the village's widows at Christmas time, a tradition that generates annual media coverage.[1]
Antioch College was founded in 1852 by the Christian Connection, and began operating in 1853 with the distinguished scholar Horace Mann as its first president. Arthur E. Morgan was the innovative president of Antioch College who implemented a much-imitated work-study program for students. An engineer by training, Morgan became head of the Tennessee Valley Authority in Franklin D. Roosevelt's Administration. Upon his return to Yellow Springs, Morgan was a key leader of Quaker intentional community developments in Ohio and North Carolina. Antioch College was closed by Antioch University in 2008 but reopened, as an independent college, in 2011.
In 1979, Yellow Springs held the distinction of being the smallest municipality to pass an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.[2][3]
[edit] Geography
Yellow Springs is located at 39°48′6″N 83°53′34″W / 39.80167°N 83.89278°W (39.801723, -83.892662)[4]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all of it land.
The village takes its name from a natural spring located in nearby Glen Helen Preserve which is rich in iron ore, leaving a yellowish-orange coloring on the rocks. The spring was thought to have curative properties and spas and hotels were built nearby.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,761 people, 1,587 households, and 896 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,981.3 people per square mile (764.3/km²). There were 1,676 housing units at an average density of 882.9 per square mile (340.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 76.58% White, 14.97% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 5.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.
There were 1,587 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the village the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $51,984, and the median income for a family was $67,857. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $37,744 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,062. About 7.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Media
Yellow Springs is the home of public radio station WYSO, which is a member station of National Public Radio and is licensed to the Board of Trustees of Antioch University.
Local news and events are covered by an independent weekly newspaper, the Yellow Springs News.
[edit] Arts and culture
Relative to its size, Yellow Springs has a large arts community. Local organizations include:
- Yellow Springs Arts Council
- Yellow Springs Kids Playhouse, an award-winning summer theater program
- Chamber Music Yellow Springs (CMYS)
Yellow Springs is served by a branch of the Greene County Public Library.
[edit] Notable people
- Noah Adams, public radio journalist and author[6]
- Arnold Adoff, poet and author
- Cindy Blackman, jazz/rock drummer
- Dave Chappelle, American comedian & actor[7]
- Steve Curwood, author and public radio personality
- Mike DeWine, former US Senator
- Richie Furay, musician
- Virginia Hamilton, children's author
- Anne Harris, musician and actor
- Mike Kahoe, Major League Baseball player[8]
- Robert Freeman Wexler, writer of surreal fiction
- Aaron Zagory, former Stanford University football player[9]
Additional listings of people in the arts that came from or through Yellow Springs, Ohio at "Yellow Springs and the Arts"[10]
[edit] Antioch faculty and students
- Herb Gardner, cartoonist and dramatist
- Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist
- Coretta Scott King, human rights activist, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Horace Mann, educator and president of Antioch College
- Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia delegate to the United States House of Representatives
- Cliff Robertson, actor
- Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone
[edit] Attractions
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Cemetery Rd covered bridge located in Glen Helen Nature Preserve
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Clifton Gorge Nature Area, John Bryan State Park
[edit] References
- ^ "Flour, sugar and tradition of caring". Yellow Springs News. December 11, 2003. http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2003/december/121103_flour.html. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
- ^ Johnson, Gregory A.. "Workplace Discrimination". glbtq.com. http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/workplace_discrimination.html. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ "Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Civil Rights Laws In the U.S." (PDF). The Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. August 1998. http://www.thataway.org/exchange/files/docs/glbt_civil_rights_laws.PDF. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Laura Dempsey (2008-12-08). "WYSO picks NPR veteran as new GM". Dayton Daily News. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/12/08/ddn120808wysoweb.html. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ The Associated Press (September 11, 2006). "Chappelle plans to stay in Ohio town". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-11-chappelle-ohio_x.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kahoemi01.shtml
- ^ http://usc.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=57061
- ^ Eschlman. "Yellow Springs and The Arts". A sampling of people in the arts that came from or through Yellow Springs, Ohio. http://oneglobepublishing.com/yso/arts.shtml. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ John Bryan State Park Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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