The village of Paulding is the county seat of Paulding County, Ohio.
Paulding was a planned community, founded in 1848 at the center of the county, and named after the county by speculators who expected to profit by moving the county seat. In 1851, the county seat was moved from Charloe, which had been county seat for a decade; prior to that, court was held at Rochester.
The town square is devoted to the courthouse, a rather attractive orange brick structure surrounded by majestic trees upon a spacious lawn. In the centennial year of 1876, the county commissioners determined to build a new courthouse, and visited many courthouses, finally deciding to erect a duplicate of the courthouse in Jackson, Michigan at a cost of $40,000. The courthouse was finished in 1886.
Paulding is located at 41°8'30" North, 84°34'53" West (41.141689, -84.581503).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.2 km2 (2.4 mi2). 5.9 km2 (2.3 mi2) of it is land and 0.3 km2 (0.1 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 4.20% water. It is 723 feet above sea level.
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,595 people, 1,466 households, and 988 families residing in the village. The population in July 2004 was 3,415, a 5.0% drop since the start of the decade. is estimated at The population density is 608.8/km2 (1,577.1/mi2). There are 1,583 housing units at an average density of 268.1/km2 (694.4/mi2). The racial makeup of the village is 91.04% White, 2.56% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.81% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. 6.93% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,466 households out of which 33.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% are married couples living together, 11.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% are non-families. 28.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 2.96.
In the village the population is spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $35,943, and the median income for a family is $41,962. Males have a median income of $33,042 versus $22,103 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,383. 9.0% of the population and 6.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 12.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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