Zoar, Ohio

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Population in July 2007: 191. Population change since 2000: -1.0%

Males: 90	(47.2%)
Females: 101	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	48.2 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Zip code: 44697

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,859 (it was $46,964 in 2000)

Zoar:	$53,859
Ohio:	$46,597

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,821 (it was $145,300 in 2000)

Zoar:	$183,821
Ohio:	$137,800

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Races in Zoar:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Korean (1.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Zoar: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.9%), Irish (16.6%), English (11.9%), Italian (6.7%), United States (6.7%), French (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 930 feet

Land area: 0.55 square miles.

Population density: 347 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Zoar

High school or higher: 92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
Unemployed: 10.4%
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Zoar village

Never married: 15.2%
Now married: 61.6%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 11.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.0%
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:

Zoar:	1.1% ($1,614)
Ohio:	1.3% ($1,271)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Canton, OH (13.5 miles , pop. 80,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Akron, OH (32.2 miles , pop. 217,074).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (333.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bolivar, OH (1.8 miles ), Mineral City, OH (1.8 miles ), East Sparta, OH (2.3 miles ), Parral, OH (2.3 miles ), Strasburg, OH (2.4 miles ), Dover, OH (2.6 miles ), Magnolia, OH (2.7 miles ), New Philadelphia, OH (2.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $180,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $180,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $180,000

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Latitude: 40.61 N, Longitude: 81.42 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 330

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Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+9.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Construction (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (34%)
Finance and insurance (15%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Personal and laundry services (12%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Other health and personal care stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Top executives (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Personal appearance workers (12%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Bus drivers (7%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)

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Average climate in Zoar, Ohio

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Zoar-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 43.0 miles away from the Zoar village center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.6 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 Zoar:

UNION HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DOVER, OH)
AULTMAN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CANTON, OH)
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; CANTON, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Zoar, OH

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Zoar:

STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 20 miles; CANTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-STARK CAMPUS (about 20 miles; NORTH CANTON, OH; FT enrollment: 2,053)
MOUNT UNION COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ALLIANCE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,188)
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS (about 33 miles; AKRON, OH; FT enrollment: 16,801)
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 41 miles; KENT, OH; FT enrollment: 18,677)
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; ASHLAND, OH; FT enrollment: 4,404)
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; FT enrollment: 9,726)

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

Lakes: Lime Kiln Lake (A), Zoar Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Zoar include: Zoar Historic District (1), Zoar Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

ZOAR VILLAGE GOLF COURSE INC. (Population served: 120, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-25-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-12-2000)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-12-2000)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-22-1998), St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-22-1998), St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-1998)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-18-1998), St Public Notif requested (FEB-18-1998), St Public Notif received (MAR-02-1998)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-21-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-22-1998), St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-1998)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-18-1998), St Public Notif requested (FEB-18-1998), St Public Notif received (MAR-02-1998)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-21-1997)

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	79.7%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	3.6%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This village:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Zoar compared to Ohio state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Zoar mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Tuscarawas County Ohio:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Religon statistics for Zoar

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Old Order Amish
Adherents	18.5%	18.0%	12.9%	11.3%	6.7%
Congregations	18.8%	2.6%	7.8%	6.8%	22.4%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Moravian Church in America	Church of the Nazarene	Free Methodist Church of North America	Other religions
Adherents	4.0%	4.0%	3.4%	2.2%	19.0%
Congregations	2.1%	3.1%	3.1%	0.5%	32.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$450
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$450

3.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,023 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.99%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($76 average AGI)
Tuscarawas County: 0.24%
Ohio average: 0.10%

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

from Stark County, OH	0.94% ($33,440 average AGI)
from Coshocton County, OH	0.26% ($25,990)
from Harrison County, OH	0.23% ($28,802)

4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.56%
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 Stark County, OH	1.04% ($30,018 average AGI)
to Coshocton County, OH	0.30% ($24,257)
to Carroll County, OH	0.20% ($25,221)

Strongest AM radio stations in Zoar:

WHBC (1480 AM; 15 kW; CANTON, OH; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRCW (1060 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CANTON, OH)
WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJER (1450 AM; 1 kW; DOVER-NEW PHILADELPH, OH; Owner: WJER RADIO, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHLO (640 AM; 5 kW; AKRON, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAKR (1590 AM; 5 kW; AKRON, OH; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WWMK (1260 AM; 10 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WKBN (570 AM; 5 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Zoar:

WNPQ (95.9 FM; NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH; Owner: TUSCARAWAS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJER-FM (101.7 FM; DOVER, OH; Owner: WJER RADIO, INC.)
WKRJ (91.5 FM; NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH; Owner: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY)
WOFN (88.7 FM; BEACH CITY, OH; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP.)
WKDD (98.1 FM; CANTON, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
W213AJ (90.5 FM; NEW PHILADELPHIA, ET, OH; Owner: VALLEY CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WTUZ (99.9 FM; UHRICHSVILLE, OH; Owner: WTUZ RADIO, INC.)
W208AS (89.5 FM; NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WRQK-FM (106.9 FM; CANTON, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHBC-FM (94.1 FM; CANTON, OH; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WZKL (92.5 FM; ALLIANCE, OH; Owner: D. A. PETERSON, INC.)
WONE-FM (97.5 FM; AKRON, OH; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WKSU-FM (89.7 FM; KENT, OH; Owner: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY)
WQMX (94.9 FM; MEDINA, OH; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP, INC)
WZIP (88.1 FM; AKRON, OH; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON)
WMXY (98.9 FM; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WQXK (105.1 FM; SALEM, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKLM (95.3 FM; MILLERSBURG, OH; Owner: WKLM RADIO, INC.)
W215AX (90.9 FM; CARROLLTON, OH; Owner: CARROLLTON BAPTIST TEMPLE)

TV broadcast stations around Zoar:

WDLI (Channel 17; CANTON, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WOUC-TV (Channel 44; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WVPX (Channel 23; AKRON, OH; Owner: PAXSON AKRON LICENSE, INC.)
WEAO (Channel 49; AKRON, OH; Owner: NORTHEASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION OF OHIO, INC.)
WKBN-TV (Channel 27; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
WNEO (Channel 45; ALLIANCE, OH; Owner: NORTHEASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION OF OHIO, INC.)
WIVM-LP (Channel 52; CANTON, OH; Owner: LUCINDA DeVAUL-TONGES)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

190 5th St, Call Sign: KYO332, Licensee ID: L00956603
Assigned Frequencies : 33.9400 MHz
Grant Date: 02/19/2005, Expiration Date: 03/19/2015
Registrant: Zoar Volunteer Fire Dept Inc, Zoar, OH 44697, Phone: (330) 874-1400

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 150J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 61026 , Serial Number: 15070744, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/1969
Registrant (Individual): Randy L Holdsworth, Po Box 643, Zoar, OH 44697

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2
Hazardous Condition: 1

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