Xenia, Ohio
Xenia is a city in Greene County, Ohio, near Dayton.
As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 24,164. It is the county seat of Greene County.
Xenia was the home of the novelist Helen Hooven Santmyer whose most well-known work remains And Ladies of the Club.
Xenia was the setting of the independent film Gummo by Harmony Korine.
Xenia (pronounced Zeen-yuh) means "hospitality" in Greek.
Xenia is the only city in the United States containing over 5,000 people starting with the letter "X".
Xenia was founded in 1803 - the year
Ohio was admitted into the Union.
On
April 3,
1974, an F5
tornado hit during
The Super Outbreak, the largest series of tornadoes in history. The tornado killed 33 people, injured an additional 1,150, destroyed almost half of the city's buildings, and made 10,000 homeless.
Xenia was hit again by another tornado on
September 20,
2000. 1 person was killed, 100 people were injured. This tornado followed a path parallel to the 1974 tornado.
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Location of Xenia, Ohio |
Xenia is at 39°41'1" North, 83°56'17" West (39.683707, -83.938064).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.5
km² (12.1
mi²). 31.5 km² (12.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
As of the
census of
2000, there are 24,164 people, 9,378 households, and 6,527 families residing in the city. The
population density is 767.9/km² (1,989.3/mi²). There are 9,924 housing units at an average density of 315.4/km² (817.0/mi²).
Race
The racial makeup of the city is 83.30%
White, 13.51%
African American, 0.34%
Native American, 0.29%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.53% from
other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population are
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
Households
There are 9,378 households out of which 34.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% are
married couples living together, 15.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% are non-families. 26.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.51 and the average family size is 3.02.
Ages
In the city the population is spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.4 males.
Income
The median income for a household in the city is $36,457, and the median income for a family is $43,046. Males have a median income of $34,497 versus $24,094 for females. The
per capita income for the city is $16,481. 11.6% of the population and 8.9% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.8% of those under the age of 18 and 9.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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