"Bethel is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,637 at the 2000 census.
Bethel was founded in 1798, by Obed Denham, in what was then the Northwest Territory.
Bethel is the birthplace of former US Senator Thomas Morris, advocate of human liberty.
Bethel was a childhood home of United States President Ulysses S. Grant who was born in nearby Point Pleasant. Bethel is home to the Grant Memorial. It was also the birthplace of Ulysses Simpson Grant, Jr., his son, who became an attorney and entrepreneur.
Bethel is also the birthplace of Christian recording artist Jimmy Dooley.
It is home to the Star Light Drive-In, one of the few remaining drive-in theatres in the United States.
[edit]Geography
Bethel is located at 38°57′47″N, 84°4′54″W (38.963171, -84.081787)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.5 kmē), all of it land.
[edit]Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,637 people, 1,012 households, and 682 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,969.2 people per square mile (759.8/kmē). There were 1,099 housing units at an average density of 820.7/sq mi (316.7/kmē). The racial makeup of the village was 98.29% White, 0.11% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 1,012 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,385, and the median income for a family was $38,448. Males had a median income of $31,829 versus $23,844 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,071. About 16.4% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over."
God what a hole. I hate that place
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