Cedarville is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The village is within the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,257 at the 2020 census.

History

Cedarville was settled by Irish and Scottish immigrants in 1799. Cedarville was originally known as Milford, and under the latter name was platted in 1816. This was because of postal confusion with the city of Milford, Ohio. A post office called Massies Creek was established in 1837, and the name was changed to Cedarville in 1843. The present name is for cedar trees near the original town site.

For many years beginning in the 1880s, public life in Cedarville centered around the downtown Cedarville Opera House; it survives to the present day, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Cedarville had a population of 4,257. The median age was 20.8 years. 8.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 5.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 84.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.8 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 670 households in Cedarville, of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.3% were married-couple households, 21.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 4,019 people, 686 households, and 411 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 759 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.4% White, 2.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 686 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the village was 21 years. 9.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 66.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 8.4% were from 25 to 44; 9.8% were from 45 to 64; and 6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.

2000 census

As of the census The weekend is capped by a fireworks display on the Sunday before Labor Day in Cedar Park.

Little Town of Lights

The Little Town of Lights is held annually on the first weekend of December. Residents coordinate their outdoor lighted decorations (traditionally empty gallon milk jugs with a candle placed inside) and also compete for the best display.

Education

thumb|alt=Black-and-white picture of Carnegie Library in Cedarville OH|Postcard of the village's Carnegie Library, currently in use by Cedarville University as a Fine Arts building

The Cedar Cliff Local School District operates three public schools combined in one building in the village: Cedarville Elementary School, Cedarville Middle School, and Cedarville High School, with a total of 616 students district wide. The Cedar Cliff Local School District gets its name from the two towns which it serves, Cedarville and Clifton.

Cedarville University, a Baptist institution, has been in operation at Cedarville since 1887.

Cedarville has a public library, a branch of the Greene County Public Library.

Notable people

  • David Jeremiah, evangelist
  • Bumpus Jones, Major League Baseball player
  • Mike Kellogg, radio evangelist
  • James H. Kyle, politician, South Dakota senator, "Father" of Labor Day
  • Eleanor Parker, actress
  • Whitelaw Reid, newspaper publisher and statesman

References

  • Village of Cedarville
  • Cedarville Chamber of Commerce
  • Cedarville branch of the Greene Country Public Library
  • Cedarville University