Plainfield, Ohio

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Population in July 2007: 158. Population change since 2000: +0.6%

Males: 79	(50.0%)
Females: 79	(50.0%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Zip code: 43836

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,683 (it was $39,821 in 2000)

Plainfield:	$47,683
Ohio:	$46,597

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,957 (it was $60,000 in 2000)

Plainfield:	$84,957
Ohio:	$137,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $97,748; Detached houses: $88,820; Mobile homes: $122,500

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Races in Plainfield:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Chinese (0.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Plainfield: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.5%), English (9.5%), French (8.2%), Hungarian (6.3%), United States (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 0.42 square miles.

Population density: 377 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Plainfield

High school or higher: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
Unemployed: 3.8%
Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plainfield village

Never married: 21.9%
Now married: 67.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 3.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.3%
Ohio:	3.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Plainfield:	0.9% ($559)
Ohio:	1.3% ($1,271)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Canton, OH (45.1 miles , pop. 80,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Akron, OH (60.8 miles , pop. 217,074).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (330.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: West Lafayette, OH (2.2 miles ), Newcomerstown, OH (2.8 miles ), Kimbolton, OH (2.9 miles) , Coshocton, OH (2.9 miles ), Conesville, OH (3.1 miles ), Adamsville, OH (3.6 miles) , Port Washington, OH (3.6 miles ), Cambridge, OH (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $60,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 40.21 N, Longitude: 81.72 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 740

Plainfield household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-4.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Utilities (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Textile mills and textile products (16%)
Wood products (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
Religious workers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (16%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)

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Average climate in Plainfield, Ohio

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Plainfield-area historical tornado activity is near Ohio state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.8 miles away from the Plainfield village center killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1969, a category 3 tornado 28.1 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Plainfield:

COSHOCTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; COSHOCTON, OH)
CAMBRIDGE CAMPUS (about 15 miles; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 15 miles; CAMBRIDGE, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Plainfield, OH

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plainfield:

DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 50 miles; CANTON, OH; FT enrollment: 2,324)
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-STARK CAMPUS (about 50 miles; NORTH CANTON, OH; FT enrollment: 2,053)
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; ASHLAND, OH; FT enrollment: 4,404)
MOUNT UNION COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ALLIANCE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,188)
WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; AKRON, OH; FT enrollment: 16,801)

Public elementary/middle school in Plainfield:

Plainfield Elementary School (Students: 76; Location: PO Box 448; Grades: 2-5)

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Church in Plainfield: Plainfield United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Plainfield Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bacon Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Plainfield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Plainfield and their reported violations in the past:

PLAINFIELD RESTAURANT AND GENERAL STORE, INC. (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-21-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-01-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-01-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-21-2003)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-1997), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-1998), St Compliance achieved (APR-21-2003)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-19-1997), St Public Notif requested (SEP-19-1997), St Compliance achieved (APR-21-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-19-1997), St Public Notif requested (SEP-19-1997), St Compliance achieved (APR-21-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-1997), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-1998), St Compliance achieved (APR-21-2003)

4 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	68.2%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	2.6%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Plainfield compared to Ohio state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Plainfield mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Coshocton County Ohio:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Electricity (21%) Utility gas (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (3%)

Religon statistics for Plainfield

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of the Nazarene	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	37.4%	11.2%	7.5%	6.4%	6.3%
Congregations	30.6%	1.4%	5.6%	5.6%	6.9%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Salvation Army	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	4.9%	3.4%	3.0%	2.8%	17.1%
Congregations	2.8%	4.2%	1.4%	1.4%	40.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$85
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$502
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$34
Totals for Government	0	$0		9	$621

3.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.80%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Tuscarawas County, OH	0.80% ($24,257 average AGI)
from Muskingum County, OH	0.55% ($23,013)
from Licking County, OH	0.27% ($26,579)

4.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,524 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.71%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Tuscarawas County, OH	0.68% ($25,990 average AGI)
to Franklin County, OH	0.54% ($24,961)
to Licking County, OH	0.51% ($22,493)

Strongest AM radio stations in Plainfield:

WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTNS (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: COSHOCTON BROADCASTING CO.)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WILE (1270 AM; 1 kW; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: AVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
WHBC (1480 AM; 15 kW; CANTON, OH; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plainfield:

WTNS-FM (99.3 FM; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: COSHOCTON BROADCASTING CO.)
WILE-FM (97.7 FM; BYESVILLE, OH; Owner: AVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCMJ (96.7 FM; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: AVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W221AR (92.1 FM; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: RAVEN RIDGE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WOSE (91.1 FM; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
WBIK (92.1 FM; PLEASANT CITY, OH; Owner: DAVID L. WILSON)
WOUC-FM (89.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WHIZ-FM (102.5 FM; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WKLM (95.3 FM; MILLERSBURG, OH; Owner: WKLM RADIO, INC.)
WTUZ (99.9 FM; UHRICHSVILLE, OH; Owner: WTUZ RADIO, INC.)
W201BD (88.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
W213AJ (90.5 FM; NEW PHILADELPHIA, ET, OH; Owner: VALLEY CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Plainfield:

WOUC-TV (Channel 44; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WHIZ-TV (Channel 18; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO TELEVISION SYSTEM)
W16BT (Channel 16; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,120
Total average daily truck traffic: 89
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,430

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

DArryl L Anderson, 250 Ft W Of Twp 256 & Tr 257, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 89.3 m
Registrant: State Of Ohio, 1320 Arthur E. Adams Drive, , OH 43221-3221, Phone: (614) 995-0060, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KB8VTI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00210672
Grant Date: 01/03/1995, Expiration Date: 12/01/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/01/2002
Registrant: John W Miller, 301 E Main St, Plainfield, OH 43836
Call Sign: W8PTX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01329047
Grant Date: 10/03/2007, Expiration Date: 11/18/2017, Certifier: John E Mc Dowell
Registrant: John E Mc Dowell, Box 467, Plainfield, OH 43836
Call Sign: KW8P, Previous Call Sign: KB8VTI, Licensee ID: L00210672
Grant Date: 02/01/2002, Expiration Date: 02/01/2012, Certifier: John W Miller
Registrant: John W Miller, 301 E Main St, Plainfield, OH 43836
Call Sign: KD8HHQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01344757
Grant Date: 11/26/2007, Expiration Date: 11/26/2017, Certifier: Beatrice J Mcdowell
Registrant: Beatrice J Mcdowell, Plainfield, OH 43836

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5
Hazardous Condition: 5
Good Intent Call: 1

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