Grand Rapids, Ohio
Grand Rapids is a village in Wood County, Ohio, along the Maumee River. The population was 1,002 at the 2000 census. Grand Rapids is served by a branch of the Weston Public Library.
Grand Rapids is the hometown of Robyn Hancock, the 1996 Miss Ohio who represented Ohio in the Miss America contest. She previously held the title of Miss Crestline.
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Geography
![Location of Grand Rapids, Ohio](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/OHMap-doton-Grand_Rapids.png)
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Grand Rapids is located at 41°24′39″N 83°52′1″W / 41.41083°N 83.86694°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (41.410801, -83.866907)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (15.25%) is water.
History
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,002 people, 402 households, and 266 families residing in the village. The population density was 773.7/km² (1,990.7/mi²). There were 423 housing units at an average density of 326.6/km² (840.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.21% White, 0.20% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 1.60% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.89% of the population.
There were 402 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $42,014, and the median income for a family was $50,982. Males had a median income of $35,357 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,796. About 2.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.